Utah State Senate

Utah State Senate
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 Since January 28, 2013
Structure
Seats	29

Political groups	Governing party Republican (24) Opposition party Democratic (5)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article VI, Utah Constitution
Salary	$130/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (15 seats)
Next election	November 1, 2016 (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.

Composition of the Senate

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of the 59th legislature	21	8	29	0

Beginning of the 60th Legislature	24	5	29	0
December 1, 2015^[1]	23		28	1
Latest voting share	7001821009999900000♠82.1%		7001179009999900000♠17.9%

Leadership, 2013-2014 session

Further information: List of Utah State Legislatures

Position	Name	Party	District
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	Luz Escamilla	Democratic	4

Members of the 60th Senate

District	Name	Party	First elected	Counties Represented
1	Luz Escamilla	Dem	2008	Salt Lake
2	Jim Dabakis	Dem	2012↑	Salt Lake
3	Gene Davis	Dem	1998	Salt Lake
4	Jani Iwamoto	Dem	2014	Salt Lake
5	Karen Mayne	Dem	2008	Salt Lake
6	Wayne Harper	Rep	2012	Salt Lake
7	Deidre Henderson	Rep	2012	Salt Lake
8	Brian Shiozawa	Rep	2012	Salt Lake
9	Wayne L. Niederhauser	Rep	2006↑	Salt Lake
10	Lincoln Fillmore	Rep	2015	Salt Lake
11	Howard A. Stephenson	Rep	1992	Salt Lake, Utah
12	Daniel Thatcher	Rep	2010	Salt Lake, Tooele
13	Mark B. Madsen	Rep	2004	Tooele, Utah
14	Alvin B. Jackson	Rep	2014↑	Utah
15	Margaret Dayton	Rep	2006	Utah
16	Curt Bramble	Rep	2000	Utah
17	Peter C. Knudson	Rep	1998	Box Elder, Cache, Tooele
18	Ann Millner	Rep	2014	Davis, Weber
19	Allen M. Christensen	Rep	2004	Morgan, Summit, Weber
20	Scott K. Jenkins	Rep	2000	Weber
21	Jerry W. Stevenson	Rep	2010↑	Davis
22	J. Stuart Adams	Rep	2009↑	Davis
23	Todd Weiler	Rep	2012↑	Davis
24	Ralph Okerlund	Rep	2008	Juab, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Wayne
25	Lyle W. Hillyard	Rep	1984	Cache, Rich
26	Kevin T. VanTassell	Rep	2006	Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch
27	David P. Hinkins	Rep	2008	Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah
28	Evan Vickers	Rep	2012	Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Washington
29	Stephen H. Urquhart	Rep	2008	Washington

↑: Senator was originally appointed

References

↑ Republican Aaron Osmond (District 10) resigned to accept a job in the private sector.

External links

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Members of the Utah State Senate

60th State Legislature (2013–2014) President of the Senate: Wayne L. Niederhauser (R) Majority Leader: Ralph Okerlund (R) Minority Leader: Gene Davis (D)

Luz Robles (D) Jim Dabakis (D) Gene Davis (D) Jani Iwamoto (D) Karen Mayne (D) Wayne Harper (R) Deidre Henderson (R) Brian Shiozawa (R) Wayne L. Niederhauser (R) Lincoln Fillmore (R) Howard A. Stephenson (R) Daniel Thatcher (R) Mark B. Madsen (R) Alvin B Jackson (R) Margaret Dayton (R) Curt Bramble (R) Peter C. Knudson (R) Ann Millner (R) Allen M. Christensen (R) Scott K. Jenkins (R) Jerry Stevenson (R) J. Stuart Adams (R) Todd Weiler (R) Ralph Okerlund (R) Lyle W. Hillyard (R) Kevin T. VanTassell (R) David Hinkins (R) Evan Vickers (R) Stephen H. Urquhart (R)

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