The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Utah Senate is composed of 29 elected members, each representing one senate district. Each senate district is composed of approximately 95,000 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.
The last elections were held in 2024.
Composition of the Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalVacantRepublicanDemocraticForwardLibertarianEnd of the 59th legislature21800290Beginning of the 60th Legislature24500290End 60th23161st Legislature2360029062nd Legislature2450029063rd Legislature2360029064th Legislature2360029065th Legislature23600290Begin 66th Legislature23600290March 7, 2025Daniel Thatcher (District 11) switched parties from Republican to the Forward Party. 221December 12, 2025Forward Senator Daniel Thatcher (District 11) resigned. 0281December 17, 2025Forward Senator Emily Buss appointed to succeed Thatcher. 1290Latest voting share
Leadership, 66th session
Position Name Party District President of the Senate J. Stuart Adams Republican 7 Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore Jr. Republican 19 Majority Whip Chris H. Wilson Republican 2 Assistant Majority Whip Mike McKell Republican 25 Minority Leader Luz Escamilla Democratic 10 Minority Whip Karen Kwan Democratic 12 Assistant Minority Whip Jen Plumb Democratic 9
Members of the 66th Senate
DistrictNamePartyStartNext ElectionCountiesResidence1Rep20182026Box Elder, Cache, TooeleTremonton2Rep20202028Cache, RichLogan3Rep20202028Morgan, Summit, WeberNorth Ogden4Rep20242028Davis, WeberWest Haven5Rep20142026Davis, Morgan, WeberOgden6Rep20102026DavisLayton7Rep20092026DavisLayton8Rep20122028Davis, Salt LakeWoods Cross9Dem20222026Salt LakeSalt Lake City10Dem20082028Salt LakeSalt Lake City11FWD20252026Salt Lake, Utah, TooeleEagle Mountain12Dem20232026Salt LakeTaylorsville13Dem20222026Salt LakeMillcreek14Dem20222026Salt LakeSalt Lake City15Dem20182028Salt LakeCottonwood Heights16Rep20122028Salt LakeTaylorsville17Rep20162028Salt LakeSouth Jordan18Rep20182026Salt Lake, UtahRiverton19Rep20182026Salt Lake, UtahSandy20Rep20182026Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, WasatchRoosevelt21Rep20252026UtahPleasant Grove22Rep20232028Salt Lake, UtahSaratoga Springs23Rep20182026UtahProvo24Rep20242028Utah, WasatchOrem25Rep20202028UtahSpanish Fork26Rep20082028Carbon, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, San Juan, Utah, Wasatch, WayneOrangeville27Rep20202028Garfield, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Utah, Washington, WayneFountain Green28Rep20122026Beaver, Iron, Juab, Millard, WashingtonCedar City29Rep20162028WashingtonSt. George
Legislative website Utah Senate staff, under direction of Senate Presidents Waddoups and Niederhauser worked with the House of Representatives, the LFA,LFA and other staff to develop what many have called the best legislative website in the nation. In 2014, le.utah.govle.utah.gov won the NCSL Online Democracy Award. The Utah Legislature previously won this award in 2005.
Past composition of the Senate
See also Utah House of Representatives List of Utah State Legislatures Utah Democratic Party Utah Republican Party
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References
External links Utah State Senate Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Utah Utah Republican Party Utah Democratic Party