Utah State Senate
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Utah State Senate | |
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Utah State Legislature | |
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Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 28, 2013 |
Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | Gene Davis since January 28, 2013 |
Structure | |
Seats | 29 |
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Political groups | Governing party
Opposition parties
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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 | |
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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 | Libertarian | Vacant | ||
End of the 59th legislature | 21 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Beginning of the 60th Legislature | 24 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
December 1, 2015[1] | 23 | 28 | 1 | ||
January 5, 2016[2] | 24 | 29 | 0 | ||
July 26, 2016[3] | 23 | 1 | |||
Latest voting share | 79% | 17% | 3% |
Leadership, 2013-2014 session
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 | Luz Escamilla | Democratic | 4 |
Members of the 60th Senate
- ↑: Senator was originally appointed
See also
- Utah House of Representatives
- List of Utah State Legislatures
- Utah Democratic Party
- Utah Republican Party
References
- ^ Republican Aaron Osmond (District 10) resigned to accept a job in the private sector. [1]
- ^ Republican Lincoln Fillmore (District 10) appointed to succeed Osmond
- ^ Republican Mark B. Madsen (District 13) switches to the Libertarian Party