Utah State Senate
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Utah State Senate | |
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Utah State Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | Upper house |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 28, 2013 |
Leadership | |
President of the Senate |
Wayne L. Niederhauser, (R) Since January 28, 2013 |
Majority Leader |
Ralph Okerlund, (R) Since January 28, 2013 |
Minority Leader |
Gene Davis, (D) Since January 28, 2013 |
Structure | |
Seats | 29 |
Political groups |
Republican Party (24) Democratic Party (5) |
Length of term | 4 years |
Authority | Article VI, Utah Constitution |
Salary | $130 per diem |
Elections | |
Last election |
November 6, 2012 (14 seats) |
Next election |
November 4, 2014 (15 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.
Composition of the Senate
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
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Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
End of the 59th legislature | 21 | 8 | 29 | 0 |
Beginning of the 60th Legislature | 24 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 83% | 17% |
Leadership, 2013-2014 session
Further information: List of Utah State Legislatures
Position | Name | Party | District |
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President of the Senate | Wayne L. Niederhauser | Republican | 9 |
Majority Leader | Ralph Okerlund | Republican | 24 |
Majority Whip | J. Stuart Adams | Republican | 22 |
Assistant Majority Whip | Peter C. Knudson | Republican | 17 |
Minority Leader | Gene Davis | Democratic | 3 |
Minority Whip | Karen Mayne | Democratic | 5 |
Assistant Minority Whip | Patricia W. Jones | Democratic | 4 |
Members of the 60th Senate
District | Name | Party | Counties Represented |
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1 | Luz Robles | Dem | Salt Lake |
2 | Jim Dabakis | Dem | Salt Lake |
3 | Gene Davis | Dem | Salt Lake |
4 | Patricia W. Jones | Dem | Salt Lake |
5 | Karen Mayne | Dem | Salt Lake |
6 | Wayne A. Harper | Rep | Salt Lake |
7 | Deidre M. Henderson | Rep | Salt Lake |
8 | Brian E. Shiozawa | Rep | 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 | J. Stuart Adams | Rep | Davis |
23 | Todd Weiler | Rep | 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 | Evan J. Vickers | Rep | Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Washington |
29 | Stephen H. Urquhart | Rep | Washington |
See also
- Utah House of Representatives
- List of Utah State Legislatures
- Utah Republican Party
- Utah Democratic Party
External links
- Utah State Senate
- Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Utah
- Utah Republican Party
- Utah Democratic Party
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