Utah State Senate

Utah State Senate
Utah State Legislature

Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
New session started	January 24, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate	Michael G. Waddoups, (R) since November 7, 2008
Majority Leader	Scott K. Jenkins, (R) since January 20, 2010
Minority Leader	Ross I. Romero, (D) since November 5, 2010
Structure
Members	29
Political groups	Republican Party (22) Democratic Party (7)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article VI, Utah Constitution
Salary	$117/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (15 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2012 (14 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place

State Senate Chamber Utah State Capitol Salt Lake City, Utah
Website
Utah State Senate

The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of constituent senatorial districts. Each senatorial district is composed of approximately 91,000 people. Members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms without term limits.

The Senate convenes at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City.

1 Composition of the Senate
- 1.1 Leadership, 2011-2012 session
- 1.2 Members of the 59th Senate
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Composition of the Senate

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of the 58th legislature	21	8	29	0

Beginning of the 59th Legislature	22	7	29	0
December 15, 2011^[1]	21	7	28	1
Latest voting share	75%	25%

Leadership, 2011-2012 session

Further information: 58th Utah State Legislature and List of Utah State Legislatures

Position	Name	Party	District
President of the Senate	Michael G. Waddoups	Republican	6
Majority Leader	Scott K. Jenkins	Republican	20
Majority Whip	Wayne L. Niederhauser	Republican	9
Assistant Majority Whip	Peter C. Knudson	Republican	17
Minority Leader	Ross I. Romero	Democratic	7
Minority Whip	Karen Morgan	Democratic	8
Assistant Minority Whip	Patricia W. Jones	Democratic	4

Members of the 59th Senate

Further information: 59th Utah State Legislature and List of Utah State Legislatures

District	Name	Party	Counties Represented
1	Luz Robles	Dem	Salt Lake
2	Ben McAdams	Dem	Salt Lake
3	Gene Davis	Dem	Salt Lake
4	Patricia W. Jones	Dem	Salt Lake
5	Karen Mayne	Dem	Salt Lake
6	Michael G. Waddoups	Rep	Salt Lake
7	Ross I. Romero	Dem	Salt Lake
8	Karen Morgan	Dem	Salt Lake
9	Wayne L. Niederhauser	Rep	Salt Lake
10	Aaron Osmond	Rep	Salt Lake
11	Howard A. Stephenson	Rep	Salt Lake, Utah
12	Daniel W. Thatcher	Rep	Salt Lake, Tooele
13	Mark B. Madsen	Rep	Tooele, Utah
14	John L. Valentine	Rep	Utah
15	Margaret Dayton	Rep	Utah
16	Curt Bramble	Rep	Utah
17	Peter C. Knudson	Rep	Box Elder, Cache, Tooele
18	Stuart C. Reid	Rep	Davis, Weber
19	Allen M. Christensen	Rep	Morgan, Summit, Weber
20	Scott K. Jenkins	Rep	Weber
21	Jerry W. Stevenson	Rep	Davis
22	Stuart Adams	Rep	Davis
23	Vacant		Davis
24	Ralph Okerlund	Rep	Juab, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Wayne
25	Lyle W. Hillyard	Rep	Cache, Rich
26	Kevin T. VanTassell	Rep	Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch
27	David P. Hinkins	Rep	Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah
28	Casey O. Anderson	Rep	Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Washington
29	Stephen H. Urquhart	Rep	Washington

References

^ Republican Dan Liljenquist (District 23) resigned.

External links

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Members of the Utah State Senate

59th State Legislature (2011)
President of the Senate: Michael G. Waddoups (R) • Majority Leader: Scott K. Jenkins (R) • Minority Leader: Ross I. Romero (D)

Luz Robles (D)
Ben McAdams (D)
Gene Davis (D)
Patricia W. Jones (D)
Karen Mayne (D)
Michael G. Waddoups (R)
Ross I. Romero (D)
Karen Morgan (D)

Wayne L. Niederhauser (R)
Aaron Osmond (R)
Howard A. Stephenson (R)
Daniel W. Thatcher (R)
Mark B. Madsen (R)
John L. Valentine (R)
Margaret Dayton (R)
Curt Bramble (R)

Peter C. Knudson (R)
Jon J. Greiner (R)
Allen M. Christensen (R)
Scott K. Jenkins (R)
Jerry W. Stevenson (R)
Stuart Adams (R)
Daniel Liljenquist (R)
Darin G. Peterson (R)

Lyle W. Hillyard (R)
Kevin T. VanTassell (R)
David P. Hinkins (R)
Dennis E. Stowell (R)
Stephen H. Urquhart (R)

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