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59th Utah State Legislature

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{{Infobox legislature

| name = 59th Utah State Legislature

| legislature = Utah State Legislature

| coa_pic = Seal of Utah (2011).svg

| session_room = Senate chamber1.jpg

| house_type = Upper house

| term_limits = None

| new_session = January 24, 2011

| leader1_type = President of the Senate

| leader1 = Michael G. Waddoups

| party1 = (R)

| election1 = November 7, 2008

| leader2_type = Majority Leader

| leader2 = Scott K. Jenkins

| party2 = (R)

| election2 = January 20, 2010

| leader4_type = Minority Leader

| leader4 = Ross I. Romero

| party4 = (D)

| election4 = November 5, 2010

| authority = Article VI, Utah Constitution

| salary = $117/day + per diem

| term_length = 2 years

| members = 29

| last_election1 = November 2, 2010
(15 seats)

| next_election1 = November 6, 2012
(14 seats)

| redistricting = Legislative Control

| political_groups1 = Republican Party (22)
Democratic Party (7)

| website = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030430144014/http://www.utahsenate.org/perl/spage/index.pl Utah State Senate]}}

}}The 59th Utah State Legislature was elected Tuesday, November 2, 2010 and convened on January 24, 2011.

Dates of sessions

  • 2009 General Session: January 24, 2011 - March 10, 2011

Leadership

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!rowspan=3|Affiliation

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!rowspan=3|Total

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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

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Republican

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Latest voting share

!{{party shading/Republican}}|75.8%

!24.2%

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=Leadership, 2011-2012 session=

{{Further|List of Utah State Legislatures}}

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! Position !! Name !! Party !! District

President of the SenateMichael G. Waddoups{{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican6
Majority LeaderScott K. Jenkins{{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican20
Majority WhipWayne L. Niederhauser{{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican9
Assistant Majority WhipPeter C. Knudson{{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican17
Minority LeaderRoss I. Romero{{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic7
Minority WhipKaren Morgan{{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic8
Assistant Minority WhipPatricia W. Jones{{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic4

=House of Representatives=

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! Position !! Name !! Party !! District

Speaker of the HouseBecky Lockhart{{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican74
Majority LeaderBrad Dee{{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican16
Majority WhipGregory Hughes{{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican11
Minority LeaderDavid Litvack{{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic26
Minority WhipJennifer Seelig{{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic21

Composition

=Senate Makeup=

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! colspan="2" | Affiliation

! Members

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| Republican Party

| 21

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| Democratic Party

| 8

colspan="2" rowspan="1" |  Total

| 29

colspan="2" rowspan="1" |  Government Majority

| 13

=Members=

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DistrictNamePartyCounties
Represent
1Luz Robles{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemSalt Lake
2Ben McAdams{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemSalt Lake
3Gene Davis{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemSalt Lake
4Patricia W. Jones{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemSalt Lake
5Karen Mayne{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemSalt Lake
6Michael G. Waddoups{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepSalt Lake
7Ross I. Romero{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemSalt Lake
8Karen Morgan{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemSalt Lake
9Wayne L. Niederhauser{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepSalt Lake
10Chris Buttars{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepSalt Lake
11Howard A. Stephenson{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepSalt Lake, Utah
12Daniel W. Thatcher{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepSalt Lake, Tooele
13Mark B. Madsen{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepTooele, Utah
14John L. Valentine{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepUtah
15Margaret Dayton{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepUtah
16Curt Bramble{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepUtah
17Peter C. Knudson{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepBox Elder, Cache, Tooele
18Jon J. Greiner{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepDavis, Weber
19Allen M. Christensen{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepMorgan, Summit, Weber
20Scott K. Jenkins{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepWeber
21Jerry W. Stevenson{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepDavis
22Stuart Adams{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepDavis
23Daniel Liljenquist{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepDavis
24Ralph Okerlund{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepJuab, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Wayne
25Lyle W. Hillyard{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepCache, Rich
26Kevin T. VanTassell{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepDaggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch
27David P. Hinkins{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepCarbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah
28Dennis E. Stowell{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepBeaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Washington
29Stephen H. Urquhart{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepWashington

=House of Representatives Makeup=

=Members=

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DistrictNamePartyResidenceFreshman
1Ronda Menlove{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanGarland
2Lee Perry{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanPerry{{center|X}}
3Jack Draxler{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanNorth Logan
4David Butterfield{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanLogan{{center|X}}
5R. Curt Webb{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanLogan
6Brad Galvez{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanWest Haven{{center|X}}
7Ryan Wilcox{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanNorth Ogden
8Gage Froerer{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanHuntsville
9Jeremy Peterson{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanOgden{{center|X}}
10Dixon Pitcher{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanOgden{{center|X}}
11Brad Dee{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanOgden
12Richard Greenwood{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanRoy
13Paul Ray{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanClearfield
14Curtis Oda{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanClearfield
15Brad Wilson{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanKaysville{{center|X}}
16Stephen Handy{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanLayton{{center|X}}
17Julie Fisher{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanFruit Heights
18Roger Barrus{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanCenterville
19Jim Nielson{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanBountiful{{center|X}}
20Rebecca Edwards{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanBountiful
21Douglas Sagers{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanTooele
22Susan Duckworth{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticMagna
23Jennifer Seelig{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticSalt Lake City
24Rebecca Chavez-Houck{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticSalt Lake City
25Joel Briscoe{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticSalt Lake City{{center|X}}
26David Litvack{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticSalt Lake City
27John Dougall{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanAmerican Fork
28Brian King{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticSalt Lake City
29Janice Fisher{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticWest Valley City
30Jackie Biskupski{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticSalt Lake City
31Larry Wiley{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticWest Valley City
32Fred Cox{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanWest Valley City{{center|X}}
33Neal Henrickson{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticWest Valley City
34Johnny Anderson{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanTaylorsville{{center|X}}
35Mark A. Wheatley{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticMurray
36Patrice M. Arent{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticSalt Lake City{{center|X}}
37Carol Spackman Moss{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticSalt Lake City
38Eric Hutchings{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanKearns
39James Dunnigan{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanTaylorsville
40Lynn Hemingway{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticSalt Lake City
41Todd Kiser{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSandy
42Jim Bird{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanWest Jordan
43Wayne Harper{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanWest Jordan
44Tim Cosgrove{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticMurray
45Steve Eliason{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSandy{{center|X}}
46Marie Poulson{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticSalt Lake City
47Ken Ivory{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanWest Jordan{{center|X}}
48LaVar Christensen{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanDraper{{center|X}}
49Derek Brown{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSalt Lake City{{center|X}}
50Merlynn Newbold{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSouth Jordan
51Gregory Hughes{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanDraper
52Carl Wimmer{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanHerriman
53Melvin Brown{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanCoalville
54Kraig Powell{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanHeber
55John Mathis{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanVernal
56Kenneth Sumsion{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanAmerican Fork
57Holly Richardson{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanPleasant Grove{{center|X}}
58Stephen Sandstrom{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanOrem
59Val Peterson{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanOrem
60Bradley Daw{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanOrem
61Keith Grover{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanProvo
62Christopher Herrod{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanProvo
63Dean Sanpei{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanProvo{{center|X}}
64Rebecca D. Lockhart{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanProvo
65Francis Gibson{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSpringville
66Michael Morley{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSpanish Fork
67Patrick Painter{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanNephi
68Bill Wright{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanEphraim
69Christine Watkins{{Party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticPrice
70Kay McIff{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanRichfield
71Bradley Last{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSt. George
72Evan Vickers{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanCedar City
73Michael Noel{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanKanab
74David Clark{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSanta Clara
75Don Ipson{{Party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSt. George

Employees/Staff

  • [http://www.le.state.ut.us/lrgc/lrlic.htm Legislative Research Library and Information Center]
  • [http://www.le.state.ut.us/printing/index.htm Office of Legislative Printing]
  • [http://www.le.state.ut.us/audit/olag.htm Office of the Legislative Auditor General]
  • [http://www.le.state.ut.us/lfa/index.htm Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst]
  • [http://www.le.state.ut.us/lrgc/lrgc.htm Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel]

See also

External links

  • [https://le.utah.gov/ Utah State Legislature]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090611035008/http://elections.utah.gov/CANVASS%202008.xls 2008 Election Results]
  • [http://www.utah.gov/governor/ Office of the Governor]

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{{succession box

| before=58th Utah State Legislature

| title=59th Utah State Legislature

| years=2009 - 2010

| after=60th Utah State Legislature}}

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