58th Utah State Legislature

The 58th Utah State Legislature was elected Tuesday, November 5, 2008 and convened on Monday, January 26, 2009.

Dates of sessions

• 2009 General Session: January 26, 2009 - March 12, 2009

Leadership

Senate

• President of the Senate: Michael G. Waddoups (R-6)

Majority (Republican) Leadership

• Majority Leader: Sheldon Killpack (R-21)
• Majority Whip: Scott K. Jenkins (R-20)
• Assistant Majority Whip: Greg Bell (R-22)
• Senate Rules Committee Chair: Margaret Dayton (R-15)

Minority (Democratic) Leadership

• Minority Leader: Patricia W. Jones (D-4)
• Minority Whip: Ross I. Romero (D-7)
• Assistant Minority Whip: Karen Mayne (D-5)
• Minority Caucus Manager: Luz Robles (D-1)

House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House: David Clark (R-74)

Majority (Republican) Leadership

• Majority Leader: Kevin Garn (R-16)
• Majority Whip: Brad Dee (R-11)
• Majority Assistant Whip: Rebecca Lockhart (R-64)
• House Rules Committee Chair: Ben Ferry (R-2)

Minority (Democratic) Leadership

• Minority Leader: David Litvack (D-26)
• Minority Whip: James Gowans (D-21)
• Minority Assistant Whip: Carol Spackman Moss (D-37)
• Minority Caucus Manager: Jennifer Seelig (D-23)

Composure

Senate Makeup

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	21
	Democratic Party	8
Total		29
Government Majority		13

Members

Name	Party	District	Counties
Bell, Gregory S.	Republican	22	Davis
Bramble, Curtis S.	Republican	16	Utah
Buttars, D. Chris	Republican	10	Salt Lake
Christensen, Allen M.	Republican	19	Morgan, Summit, Weber
Davis, Gene	Democrat	3	Salt Lake
Dayton, Margaret	Republican	15	Utah
Goodfellow, Brent H.	Democrat	12	Salt Lake, Tooele
Greiner, Jon J.	Republican	18	Davis, Weber
Hillyard, Lyle W.	Republican	25	Cache, Rich
Hinkins, David	Republican	27	Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah
Jenkins, Scott K.	Republican	20	Weber
Jones, Patricia W.	Democrat	4	Salt Lake
Killpack, Sheldon L.	Republican	21	Davis
Knudson, Peter C.	Republican	17	Box Elder, Cache, Tooele
Liljenquist, Dan	Republican	23	Davis
Madsen, Mark B.	Republican	13	Tooele, Utah
Mayne, Ed	Democrat	5	Salt Lake
McCoy, Scott D.	Democrat	2	Salt Lake
Morgan, Karen	Democrat	8	Salt Lake
Niederhauser, Wayne L.	Republican	9	Salt Lake
Okerlund, Ralph	Republican	24	Juab, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Wayne
Robles, Luz	Democrat	1	Salt Lake
Romero, Ross I.	Democrat	7	Salt Lake
Stephenson, Howard A.	Republican	11	Salt Lake, Utah
Stowell, Dennis E.	Republican	28	Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Washington
Valentine, John L.	Republican	14	Utah
VanTassell, Kevin T.	Republican	26	Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch
Waddoups, Michael G.	Republican	6	Salt Lake
Urquhart, Steve	Republican	29	Washington

House of Representatives Makeup

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	53
	Democratic Party	22
Total		75
Government Majority		31

Members

Name	Party	District	Residence	Freshman	Notes
Aagard, Douglas C.	Republican	15	Kaysville
Allen, Sheryl L.	Republican	19	Bountiful
Barrus, Roger E.	Republican	18	Centerville
Beck, Trisha S.	Democrat	48	Sandy	X
Chavez-Houck, Rebecca	Democrat	24	Salt Lake City
Bigelow, Ron C.	Republican	32	West Valley City
Bird, Jim	Republican	42	West Jordan
Biskupski, Jackie	Democrat	30	Salt Lake City
Black, Laura	Democrat	45	Sandy
Brown, Melvin R.	Republican	53	Coalville
Clark, David	Republican	74	Santa Clara
Clark, Stephen D.	Republican	63	Provo
Cosgrove, Tim M.	Democrat	44	Murray
Daw, Bradley M.	Republican	60	Orem
Dee, Brad L.	Republican	11	Ogden
Dougall, John	Republican	27	American Fork
Draxler, Jack R.	Republican	3	North Logan
Duckworth, Susan	Democratic	22	Magna	X
Dunnigan, James A.	Republican	39	Taylorsville
Edwards, Rebecca	Republican	20	Bountiful	X
Ferry, Ben C.	Republican	2	Corinne
Fisher, Janice M.	Democrat	29	West Valley City
Fisher, Julie	Republican	17	Fruit Heights
Fowlke, Lorie D.	Republican	59	Orem
Frank, Craig A.	Republican	57	Pleasant Grove
Froerer, Gage	Republican	8	Huntsville
Garn, Kevin S.	Republican	16	Layton
Gibson, Francis D.	Republican	65	Springville	X
Gibson, Kerry W.	Republican	6	Ogden
Gowans, James R.	Democrat	21	Tooele
Greenwood, Richard A.	Republican	12	Roy
Grover, Keith	Republican	61	Provo
Hansen, Neil A.	Democrat	9	Ogden
Harper, Wayne A.	Republican	43	Ogden
Hemingway, Lynn	Democrat	40	Salt Lake City
Hendrickson, Neal D.	Democrat	33	West Valley City
Herrod, Christopher N.	Republican	62	Provo
Holdaway, Kory M.	Republican	34	Taylorsville
Hughes, Gregory H.	Republican	51	Draper
Hunsaker, Fred R.	Republican	4	Logan
Hutchings, Eric K.	Republican	38	Kearns
Ipson, Don L.	Republican	75	St. George	X
Johnson, Christine	Democrat	25	Salt Lake City
Kiser, Todd E.	Republican	41	Sandy
Last, Bradley G.	Republican	71	St. George
Litvack, David	Democrat	26	Salt Lake City
Lockhart, Rebecca D.	Republican	64	Provo
Mascaro, Steven R.	Republican	47	West Jordan
Mathis, John G.	Republican	55	Vernal
King, Brian S.	Democrat	28	Salt Lake City
McIff, Kay L.	Republican	70	Richfield	X
Menlove, Ronda Rudd	Republican	1	Garland
Morley, Michael T.	Republican	66	Spanish Fork
Moss, Carol Spackman	Democrat	37	Salt Lake City
Newbold, Merlynn T.	Republican	50	South Jordan
Noel, Michael E.	Republican	73	Kanab
Oda, Curtis	Republican	14	Clearfield
Painter, Patrick	Republican	67	Nephi
Powell, Kraig	Republican	54	Heber City	X
Poulson, Marie H.	Democrat	46	Salt Lake City	X
Ray, Paul	Republican	13	Clearfield
Riesen, Phil	Democrat	36	Salt Lake City
Sandstrom, Stephen E.	Republican	58	Orem
Seegmiller, F. Jay	Democrat	49	Salt Lake City	X
Seelig, Jennifer M.	Democrat	23	Salt Lake City
Sumsion, Kenneth W.	Republican	56	American Fork
Vickers, Evan J.	Republican	72	Cedar City	X
Wallis, Brent	Republican	10	Ogden	X
Watkins, Christine F.	Democrat	69	Price	X
Webb, R. Curt	Republican	5	Logan
Wheatley, Mark A.	Democrat	35	Murray
Wilcox, Ryan	Republican	7	Ogden	X
Wiley, Larry B.	Democrat	31	West Valley City
Wimmer, Carl	Republican	52	Herriman	X
Winn, Bradley A.	Republican	68	Ephraim	X

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