57th Utah State Legislature

The 57th Utah State Legislature was elected Tuesday, November 7, 2006 and convened on Monday, January 15, 2007.

Dates of sessions

• 2007 General Session: January 15, 2007 - February 28, 2007
• 2007 First Special Session: August 22, 2007
• 2008 General Session: January 21, 2008 - March 5, 2008

Officers

Utah State Senate

Office	Office-holder
President of the Senate	John L. Valentine
Secretary of the Senate	Annette B. Moore
Minute Clerk	Leslie O. McLean
Docket Clerk	Lynette Erickson

Utah State House of Representatives

Office	Office-holder
Speaker of the House	Greg Curtis
Chief Clerk	Sandy D. Tenney
Reading Clerk	Ann Tilson
Journal Clerk	Janice A. Gadd

Leadership

Utah Senate

• President of the Senate: John L. Valentine (R-14)

Majority (Republican) Leadership

• Majority Leader: Curt Bramble (R-16)
• Majority Whip: Dan R. Eastman (R-23)
• Assistant Majority Whip: Sheldon Killpack (R-21)
• Senate Rules Committee Chair: John W. Hickman (R-29)

Minority (Democratic) Leadership

• Minority Leader: Mike Dmitrich (D-27)
• Minority Whip: Gene Davis (D-3)
• Assistant Minority Whip: Ed Mayne (D-5)
• Minority Caucus Manager: Pat Jones (D-4)

Utah House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House: Greg Curtis (R-49)

Majority (Republican) Leadership

• Majority Leader: Dave Clark (R-74)
• Majority Whip: Gordon E. Snow (R-54)
• Assistant Majority Whip: Brad Dee (R-11)
• House Rules Committee Chair: Stephen H. Urquhart (R-75)

Minority (Democratic) Leadership

• Minority Leader: Ralph Becker (D-24)
• Minority Whip: Brad King (D-69)
• Assistant Minority Whip: Carol Spackman Moss (D-37)
• Minority Caucus Manager: David Litvack (D-26)

Utah Senate

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The Utah State Senate seating chart.

Make-up

Affiliation		Members
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Republican Party	21
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Democratic Party	8
Total		29
Government Majority		13

Members

Name	Party	District	Counties
Bell, Gregory S.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	22	Davis
Bramble, Curtis S.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	16	Utah
Buttars, D. Chris	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	10	Salt Lake
Christensen, Allen M.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	19	Morgan, Summit, Weber
Davis, Gene	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	3	Salt Lake
Dayton, Margaret	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	15	Utah
Dmitrich, Mike	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	27	Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah
Eastman, Dan R.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	23	Davis
Fife, Fred J.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	1	Salt Lake
Goodfellow, Brent H.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	12	Salt Lake, Tooele
Greiner, Jon J.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	18	Davis, Weber
Hickman, John W.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	29	Washington
Hillyard, Lyle W.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	25	Cache, Rich
Jenkins, Scott K.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	20	Weber
Jones, Patricia W.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	4	Salt Lake
Killpack, Sheldon L.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	21	Davis
Knudson, Peter C.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	17	Box Elder, Cache, Tooele
Madsen, Mark B.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	13	Tooele, Utah
Mayne, Ed	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	5	Salt Lake
McCoy, Scott D.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	2	Salt Lake
Niederhauser, Wayne L.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	9	Salt Lake
Peterson, Darin G.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	24	Juab, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Wayne
Romero, Ross I.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	7	Salt Lake
Stephenson, Howard A.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	11	Salt Lake, Utah
Stowell, Dennis E.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	28	Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Washington
Valentine, John L.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	14	Utah
VanTassell, Kevin T.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	26	Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch
Waddoups, Michael G.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	6	Salt Lake
Walker, Carlene M.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	8	Salt Lake

Utah House of Representatives

Make-up

Affiliation		Members
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Republican Party	55
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Democratic Party	20
Total		75
Government Majority		37

Members

Name	Party	District	Residence	Freshman	Notes
Aagard, Douglas C.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	15	Kaysville
Allen, Sheryl L.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	19	Bountiful
Andersen, Sylvia	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	48	Sandy	X
Barrus, Roger E.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	18	Centerville
Becker, Ralph	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	24	Salt Lake City		Elected Mayor of Salt Lake City on November 6, 2007. Rebecca Chavez-Houck was appointed to replace Ralph Becker as Representative for District 24.
Bigelow, Ron C.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	32	West Valley City
Bird, Jim	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	42	West Jordan	X
Biskupski, Jackie	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	30	Salt Lake City
Bowman, DeMar Bud	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	72	Cedar City
Brown, Melvin R.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	53	Coalville	X
Buxton, D. Gregg	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	12	Roy		Appointed Director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM) in April 2007. Richard A. Greenwood was appointed to replace D. Gregg Buxton as Representative for District 12.
Chavez-Houck, Rebecca	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	24	Salt Lake City	X	Appointed to replace Ralph Becker who was elected Mayor of Salt Lake City. Sworn into Office on January 16, 2008.
Clark, David	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	74	Santa Clara
Clark, Stephen D.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	63	Provo
Cosgrove, Tim M.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	44	Murray
Curtis, Greg J.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	49	Salt Lake City
Daw, Bradley M.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	60	Orem
Dee, Brad L.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	11	Ogden, Utah
Donnelson, Glenn A.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	7	North Ogden
Dougall, John	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	27	American Fork
Draxler, Jack R.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	3	North Logan	X
Duckworth, Carl S.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	22	Magna
Dunnigan, James A.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	39	Taylorsville
Ferry, Ben C.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	2	Corinne
Fisher, Janice M.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	29	West Valley City
Fisher, Julie	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	17	Fruit Heights
Fowlke, Lorie D.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	59	Orem
Frank, Craig A.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	57	Pleasant Grove
Froerer, Gage	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	8	Huntsville	X
Garn, Kevin S.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	16	Layton	X
Gibson, Kerry W.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	6	Ogden
Gowans, James R.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	21	Tooele
Greenwood, Richard A.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	12	Roy		Appointed to replace D. Gregg Buxton who was appointed Director of DFCM in April 2007. Sworn in on January 16, 2008
Grover, Keith	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	61	Provo	X
Hansen, Neil A.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	9	Ogden
Harper, Wayne A.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	43	Ogden
Hemingway, Lynn	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	40	Salt Lake City	X
Hendrickson, Neal B.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	33	West Valley City
Herrod, Christopher N.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	62	Provo	X
Holdaway, Kory M.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	34	Taylorsville
Hughes, Gregory H.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	51	Draper
Hunsaker, Fred R.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	4	Logan
Hutchings, Eric K.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	38	Kearns
Johnson, Christine	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	25	Salt Lake City	X
King, Brad	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	69	Price
Kiser, Todd E.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	41	Sandy
Last, Bradley G.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	71	St. George
Litvack, David	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	26	Salt Lake City
Lockhart, Rebecca D.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	64	Provo
Mascaro, Steven R.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	47	West Jordan
Mathis, John G.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	55	Vernal
McGee, Rosalind J.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	28	Salt Lake City
McIff, Kay L.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	70	Richfield	X
Menlove, Ronda Rudd	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	1	Garland
Morgan, Karen W.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	46	Salt Lake City
Morley, Michael T.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	66	Spanish Fork
Moss, Carol Spackman	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	37	Salt Lake City
Neuenschwander, Paul A.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	20	Bountiful	X
Newbold, Merlynn T.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	50	South Jordan
Noel, Michael E.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	73	Kanab
Oda, Curtis	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	14	Clearfield
Painter, Patrick	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	67	Nephi
Ray, Paul	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	13	Clearfield
Riesen, Phil	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	36	Salt Lake City	X
Sandstrom, Stephen E.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	58	Orem	X
Seelig, Jennifer M.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	23	Salt Lake City
Shurtliff, LaWanna Lou	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	10	Ogden
Snow, Gordon E.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	54	Roosevelt
Sumsion, Kenneth W.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	56	American Fork	X
Tilton, Aaron	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	65	Springville
Urquhart, Stephen H.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	75	St. George
Walker, Mark W.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	45	Sandy
Webb, R. Curt	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	5	Logan		Appointed to replace Scott L. Wyatt who was appointed President of Snow College. Sworn in on January 16, 2008.
Wheatley, Mark A.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	35	Murray
Wheeler, Richard W.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	68	Ephraim		Called to the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bradley A. Winn was appointed to replace Richard W. Wheeler as Representative for District 68.
Wiley, Larry B.	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	31	West Valley City
Wimmer, Carl	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	52	Herriman	X
Winn, Bradley A.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	68	Ephraim	X	Appointed to replace Richard A. Wheeler who was called to the 5th Quorum of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sworn in on January 16, 2008.
Wyatt, Scott L.	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	5	Logan		Appointed President of Snow College in July 2007. R. Curt Webb was appointed to replace Scott L. Wyatt as Representative for District 5.

Employees/Staff

• Legislative Research Library and Information Center
• Office of Legislative Printing
• Office of the Legislative Auditor General
• Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
• Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

See also

• Government of Utah
• List of Utah State Legislatures

External links

• Utah State Legislature
• 2008 Election Results
• Office of the Governor