Utah State Senate
Upper house of the Utah State Legislature
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The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah.[3] The Utah Senate is composed of 29 elected members, each representing one senate district. Each senate district is composed of approximately 95,000 people.[4] 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.
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Utah State Senate | |
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| Utah State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 21, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 29 |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority
Other |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Authority | Article VI, Utah Constitution |
| Salary | $130/day + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 (15 seats) |
Next election | November 3, 2026 (15 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative control |
| Meeting place | |
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| State Senate Chamber Utah State Capitol Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Website | |
| Utah State Senate | |
The last elections were held in 2024.
Composition of the Senate
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Forward | Lib | Vacant | ||
| End of the 59th legislature | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Beginning of the 60th Legislature | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| End 60th | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 61st Legislature | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 62nd Legislature | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 63rd Legislature | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 64th Legislature | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 65th Legislature | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Begin 66th Legislature | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| March 7, 2025[5] | 22 | 1 | ||||
| December 12, 2025[6] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| December 17, 2025[7] | 1 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Latest voting share | 75.9% | 20.7% | 3.4% | |||
Leadership, 66th session
| Position | Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | J. Stuart Adams | Republican | 7 |
| Majority Leader | Kirk Cullimore Jr. | Republican | 19 |
| Majority Whip | Chris H. Wilson | Republican | 2 |
| Assistant Majority Whip | Mike McKell | Republican | 25 |
| Minority Leader | Luz Escamilla | Democratic | 10 |
| Minority Whip | Karen Kwan | Democratic | 12 |
| Assistant Minority Whip | Jen Plumb | Democratic | 9 |
Members of the 66th Senate
↑: Senator was originally appointed
Legislative website
Utah Senate staff, under direction of Senate Presidents Waddoups and Niederhauser worked with the House of Representatives, the LFA,[8] and other staff to develop what many have called the best legislative website in the nation. In 2014, le.utah.gov[9] won the NCSL Online Democracy Award.[10] The Utah Legislature previously won this award in 2005.[11]
Past composition of the Senate
See also
Notes
- Daniel Thatcher (SD-11) was a Republican until he left the party in 2025.[1] He resigned in December 2025 and was succeeded by another Forward Party member, Emily Buss.[2]