2023 UT Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Utah State Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second 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

1. Ban on Sex Mutilation Against Minors

Bans "transgender medical treatments and procedures" against minor children.

2. State Funding of Low-Income Family 529 Plans

Allows an individual experiencing "intergenerational poverty" to receive a state match of deposits into certain 529 savings accounts.

3. Contingency Voting in Primary Elections

Would establish a majority-based runoff process in regular primary elections through contingency voting.

4. Rightful Return of Firearms Seized at Airports

Provides that a firearm seized from an individual at an airport shall be returned to that individual if they are the rightful owner of and may lawfully possess the firearm.

5. CHIP "Benefits" for Illegal Aliens

Creates new Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) "benefits" for non-citizen children aged 18 or younger who are not lawfully present in United States.

6. Closing Abortion Clinics

Prevents an abortion clinic from being licensed after May 2, 2023, and from operating on or after January 1, 2024, or when their license expires.

How did they vote?

Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote

Name	Party	Score
Nelson T. Abbott	R	67%
Cheryl K. Acton	R	50%
Carl R. Albrecht	R	50%
Stewart E. Barlow	R	83%
Gay Lynn Bennion	D	0%
Kera Birkeland	R	67%
Bridger Bolinder	R	67%
Brady Brammer	R	67%
Joel K. Briscoe	D	0%
Walt Brooks	R	67%
Jefferson S. Burton	R	60%
Scott H. Chew	R	40%
Kay J. Christofferson	R	50%
Tyler Clancy	R	67%
James F. Cobb	R	67%
Paul A. Cutler	R	67%
Jennifer Dailey-Provost	D	0%
James A. Dunnigan	R	60%
Steve Eliason	R	50%
Joseph Elison	R	67%
Melissa Garff Ballard	R	67%
Brett Garner	D	0%
Stephanie Gricius	R	67%
Matthew H. Gwynn	R	80%
Katy Hall	R	67%
Jon Hawkins	R	60%
Sahara Hayes	D	0%
Sandra Hollins	D	0%
Ken Ivory	R	67%
Colin W. Jack	R	67%
Tim Jimenez	R	67%
Dan N. Johnson	R	50%
Marsha Judkins	R	50%
Brian S. King	D	0%
Michael L. Kohler	R	80%
Quinn Kotter	R	50%
Jason B. Kyle	R	50%
Trevor A. Lee	R	50%
Rosemary T. Lesser	D	17%
Karianne Lisonbee	R	67%
Anthony E. Loubet	R	50%
Steven J. Lund	R	80%
Phil Lyman	R	67%
Cory Maloy	R	83%
Ashlee Matthews	D	17%
Carol Spackman Moss	D	0%
Jefferson Moss	R	50%
Calvin R. Musselman	R	60%
Doug Owens	D	0%
Michael J. Petersen	R	67%
Karen M. Peterson	R	67%
Thomas W. Peterson	R	50%
Val L. Peterson	R	80%
Candice B. Pierucci	R	40%
Susan Pulsipher	R	50%
Angela Romero	D	0%
Mike Schultz	R	40%
Rex P. Shipp	R	67%
Casey Snider	R	50%
Robert M. Spendlove	R	80%
Jeffrey D. Stenquist	R	50%
Andrew Stoddard	D	17%
Keven J. Stratton	R	67%
Mark A. Strong	R	67%
Jordan D. Teuscher	R	67%
Norman K. Thurston	R	60%
R. Neil Walter	R	50%
Raymond P. Ward	R	67%
Christine F. Watkins	R	60%
Judy Weeks-Rohner	R	60%
Douglas R. Welton	R	50%
Mark A. Wheatley	D	17%
Stephen L. Whyte	R	67%
Ryan D. Wilcox	R	40%
Brad R. Wilson	R	60%

Average Freedom Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	4.9%
Republican	61.2%