2021-2022 UT Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Utah State Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Permitless Concealed Carry

Allows persons 21 years of age or older in Utah to carry a concealed firearm without a permit.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB60 Roll Call 998029

2. Civilian Review Boards

Would create the Community and Police Relations Commission in Utah, which would be required to address "systemic issues of inequality and racial disparities," as well as report on "data collection" and "law enforcement transparency."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB283 Roll Call 1009681

3. Limiting Presidential Executive Orders

Prevents enforcement of certain executive orders by the U.S. President, requires the Utah Constitutional Defense Council to review certain presidential executive orders, and authorizes the state Attorney General or Governor to seek to have them declared unconstitutional.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB415 Roll Call 1019511

4. Ending Mask Mandates

Terminated the public health orders that required the wearing of a mask or face covering in Salt Lake County, Summit County, Salt Lake City, or any other locality in Utah.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SJR3 Roll Call 1126492

5. Social Services Budget

Provides the social services base budget for the State of Utah, which appropriates $247,133,400 for FY 2022, plus $7,934,112,600 for FY 2023.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$8,154.00/year
HB7 Roll Call 1128478

6. Election Security

Enhances election security and voter confidence by instituting a number of election and ballot-related security measures, including valid voter identification requirements.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB313 Roll Call 1161436

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Nelson T. Abbott R 67%
Cheryl K. Acton R 83%
Carl R. Albrecht R 83%
Stewart E. Barlow R 83%
Gay Lynn Bennion D 0%
Kera Birkeland R 83%
Brady Brammer R 100%
Joel K. Briscoe D 0%
Walt Brooks R 100%
Jefferson S. Burton R 67%
Scott H. Chew R 83%
Steve R. Christiansen R 100%
Kay J. Christofferson R 60%
Clare Collard D 0%
Jennifer Dailey-Provost D 17%
James A. Dunnigan R 40%
Steve Eliason R 40%
Joel Ferry R 80%
Melissa Garff Ballard R 67%
Francis D. Gibson R 100%
Matthew H. Gwynn R 67%
Craig Hall R N/A
Stephen G. Handy R 40%
Suzanne Harrison D 0%
Timothy D. Hawkes R 67%
Jon Hawkins R N/A
Sandra Hollins D 0%
Ken Ivory R 67%
Dan N. Johnson R 67%
Marsha Judkins R 67%
Brian S. King D 0%
Michael L. Kohler R 83%
Karen Kwan D 0%
Bradley G. Last R 75%
Rosemary T. Lesser D 0%
Karianne Lisonbee R 83%
Steven J. Lund R 67%
Phil Lyman R 83%
Cory Maloy R 83%
Ashlee Matthews D 17%
Kelly B. Miles R 67%
Carol Spackman Moss D 0%
Jefferson Moss R 80%
Calvin R. Musselman R 67%
Merrill F. Nelson R 50%
Doug Owens D 0%
Michael J. Petersen R 83%
Karen M. Peterson R 33%
Val L. Peterson R 83%
Candice B. Pierucci R 80%
Stephanie Pitcher D 20%
Susan Pulsipher R 60%
Paul F. Ray R 67%
Adam Robertson R 83%
Angela Romero D 0%
Douglas V. Sagers R 80%
Mike Schultz R 50%
Travis M. Seegmiller R 100%
Rex P. Shipp R 83%
Casey Snider R 83%
V. Lowry Snow R 83%
Robert M. Spendlove R 67%
Jeffrey D. Stenquist R 67%
Andrew Stoddard D 0%
Keven J. Stratton R 83%
Mark A. Strong R 83%
Jordan D. Teuscher R 67%
Norman K. Thurston R 60%
Steve Waldrip R 50%
Raymond P. Ward R 50%
Christine F. Watkins R 80%
Judy Weeks-Rohner R N/A
Elizabeth Weight D 0%
Douglas R. Welton R 50%
Mark A. Wheatley D 0%
Stephen L. Whyte R 67%
Ryan D. Wilcox R 83%
Brad R. Wilson R 60%
Mike Winder R 50%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat3.2%
Republican71.8%
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