# 57th Utah State Legislature

The 57th Utah State Legislature was elected Tuesday, November 7, 2006 and convened on Monday, January 15, 2007.

## Dates of sessions

* 2007 General Session: January 15, 2007 - February 28, 2007
* 2007 First Special Session: August 22, 2007
* 2008 General Session: January 21, 2008 - March 5, 2008

## Officers
### Utah State Senate

| Office | Office-holder |
| President of the Senate | John L. Valentine |
| Secretary of the Senate | Annette B. Moore |
| Minute Clerk | Leslie O. McLean |
| Docket Clerk | Lynette Erickson |

### Utah State House of Representatives

| Office | Office-holder |
| Speaker of the House | Greg Curtis |
| Chief Clerk | Sandy D. Tenney |
| Reading Clerk | Ann Tilson |
| Journal Clerk | Janice A. Gadd |

## Leadership
### Utah Senate

* President of the Senate: John L. Valentine (R-14)
Majority (Republican) Leadership
* Majority Leader: Curt Bramble (R-16)
* Majority Whip: Dan R. Eastman (R-23)
* Assistant Majority Whip: Sheldon Killpack (R-21)
* Senate Rules Committee Chair: John W. Hickman (R-29)
Minority (Democratic) Leadership
* Minority Leader: Mike Dmitrich (D-27)
* Minority Whip: Gene Davis (D-3)
* Assistant Minority Whip: Ed Mayne (D-5)
* Minority Caucus Manager: Pat Jones (D-4)

### Utah House of Representatives

* Speaker of the House: Greg Curtis (R-49)
Majority (Republican) Leadership
* Majority Leader: Dave Clark (R-74)
* Majority Whip: Gordon E. Snow (R-54)
* Assistant Majority Whip: Brad Dee (R-11)
* House Rules Committee Chair: Stephen H. Urquhart (R-75)
Minority (Democratic) Leadership
* Minority Leader: Ralph Becker (D-24)
* Minority Whip: Brad King (D-69)
* Assistant Minority Whip: Carol Spackman Moss (D-37)
* Minority Caucus Manager: David Litvack (D-26)

## Utah Senate
### Make-up

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 21 |
| | Democratic Party | 8 |
| Total | Total | 29 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 13 |

### Members

| Name | Party | District | Counties |
| Bell, Gregory S. | Republican | 22 | Davis |
| Bramble, Curtis S. | Republican | 16 | Utah |
| Buttars, D. Chris | Republican | 10 | Salt Lake |
| Christensen, Allen M. | Republican | 19 | Morgan, Summit, Weber |
| Davis, Gene | Democrat | 3 | Salt Lake |
| Dayton, Margaret | Republican | 15 | Utah |
| Dmitrich, Mike | Democrat | 27 | Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah |
| Eastman, Dan R. | Republican | 23 | Davis |
| Fife, Fred J. | Democrat | 1 | Salt Lake |
| Goodfellow, Brent H. | Democrat | 12 | Salt Lake, Tooele |
| Greiner, Jon J. | Republican | 18 | Davis, Weber |
| Hickman, John W. | Republican | 29 | Washington |
| Hillyard, Lyle W. | Republican | 25 | Cache, Rich |
| Jenkins, Scott K. | Republican | 20 | Weber |
| Jones, Patricia W. | Democrat | 4 | Salt Lake |
| Killpack, Sheldon L. | Republican | 21 | Davis |
| Knudson, Peter C. | Republican | 17 | Box Elder, Cache, Tooele |
| Madsen, Mark B. | Republican | 13 | Tooele, Utah |
| Mayne, Ed | Democrat | 5 | Salt Lake |
| McCoy, Scott D. | Democrat | 2 | Salt Lake |
| Niederhauser, Wayne L. | Republican | 9 | Salt Lake |
| Peterson, Darin G. | Republican | 24 | Juab, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Wayne |
| Romero, Ross I. | Democrat | 7 | Salt Lake |
| Stephenson, Howard A. | Republican | 11 | Salt Lake, Utah |
| Stowell, Dennis E. | Republican | 28 | Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Washington |
| Valentine, John L. | Republican | 14 | Utah |
| VanTassell, Kevin T. | Republican | 26 | Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch |
| Waddoups, Michael G. | Republican | 6 | Salt Lake |
| Walker, Carlene M. | Republican | 8 | Salt Lake |

## Utah House of Representatives
### Make-up

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 55 |
| | Democratic Party | 20 |
| Total | Total | 75 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 37 |

### Members

| Name | Party | District | Residence | Freshman | Notes |
| Aagard, Douglas C. | Republican | 15 | Kaysville | | |
| Allen, Sheryl L. | Republican | 19 | Bountiful | | |
| Andersen, Sylvia | Republican | 48 | Sandy | X | |
| Barrus, Roger E. | Republican | 18 | Centerville | | |
| Becker, Ralph | Democrat | 24 | Salt Lake City | | Elected Mayor of Salt Lake City on November 6, 2007. Rebecca Chavez-Houck was appointed to replace Ralph Becker as Representative for District 24. |
| Bigelow, Ron C. | Republican | 32 | West Valley City | | |
| Bird, Jim | Republican | 42 | West Jordan | X | |
| Biskupski, Jackie | Democrat | 30 | Salt Lake City | | |
| Bowman, DeMar Bud | Republican | 72 | Cedar City | | |
| Brown, Melvin R. | Republican | 53 | Coalville | X | |
| Buxton, D. Gregg | Republican | 12 | Roy | | Appointed Director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM) in April 2007. Richard A. Greenwood was appointed to replace D. Gregg Buxton as Representative for District 12. |
| Chavez-Houck, Rebecca | Democratic | 24 | Salt Lake City | X | Appointed to replace Ralph Becker who was elected Mayor of Salt Lake City. Sworn into Office on January 16, 2008. |
| Clark, David | Republican | 74 | Santa Clara | | |
| Clark, Stephen D. | Republican | 63 | Provo | | |
| Cosgrove, Tim M. | Democrat | 44 | Murray | | |
| Curtis, Greg J. | Republican | 49 | Salt Lake City | | |
| Daw, Bradley M. | Republican | 60 | Orem | | |
| Dee, Brad L. | Republican | 11 | Ogden, Utah | | |
| Donnelson, Glenn A. | Republican | 7 | North Ogden | | |
| Dougall, John | Republican | 27 | American Fork | | |
| Draxler, Jack R. | Republican | 3 | North Logan | X | |
| Duckworth, Carl S. | Democratic | 22 | Magna | | |
| Dunnigan, James A. | Republican | 39 | Taylorsville | | |
| Ferry, Ben C. | Republican | 2 | Corinne | | |
| Fisher, Janice M. | Democrat | 29 | West Valley City | | |
| Fisher, Julie | Republican | 17 | Fruit Heights | | |
| Fowlke, Lorie D. | Republican | 59 | Orem | | |
| Frank, Craig A. | Republican | 57 | Pleasant Grove | | |
| Froerer, Gage | Republican | 8 | Huntsville | X | |
| Garn, Kevin S. | Republican | 16 | Layton | X | |
| Gibson, Kerry W. | Republican | 6 | Ogden | | |
| Gowans, James R. | Democrat | 21 | Tooele | | |
| Greenwood, Richard A. | Republican | 12 | Roy | | Appointed to replace D. Gregg Buxton who was appointed Director of DFCM in April 2007. Sworn in on January 16, 2008 |
| Grover, Keith | Republican | 61 | Provo | X | |
| Hansen, Neil A. | Democrat | 9 | Ogden | | |
| Harper, Wayne A. | Republican | 43 | Ogden | | |
| Hemingway, Lynn | Democrat | 40 | Salt Lake City | X | |
| Hendrickson, Neal B. | Democrat | 33 | West Valley City | | |
| Herrod, Christopher N. | Republican | 62 | Provo | X | |
| Holdaway, Kory M. | Republican | 34 | Taylorsville | | |
| Hughes, Gregory H. | Republican | 51 | Draper | | |
| Hunsaker, Fred R. | Republican | 4 | Logan | | |
| Hutchings, Eric K. | Republican | 38 | Kearns | | |
| Johnson, Christine | Democrat | 25 | Salt Lake City | X | |
| King, Brad | Democrat | 69 | Price | | |
| Kiser, Todd E. | Republican | 41 | Sandy | | |
| Last, Bradley G. | Republican | 71 | St. George | | |
| Litvack, David | Democrat | 26 | Salt Lake City | | |
| Lockhart, Rebecca D. | Republican | 64 | Provo | | |
| Mascaro, Steven R. | Republican | 47 | West Jordan | | |
| Mathis, John G. | Republican | 55 | Vernal | | |
| McGee, Rosalind J. | Democrat | 28 | Salt Lake City | | |
| McIff, Kay L. | Republican | 70 | Richfield | X | |
| Menlove, Ronda Rudd | Republican | 1 | Garland | | |
| Morgan, Karen W. | Democrat | 46 | Salt Lake City | | |
| Morley, Michael T. | Republican | 66 | Spanish Fork | | |
| Moss, Carol Spackman | Democrat | 37 | Salt Lake City | | |
| Neuenschwander, Paul A. | Republican | 20 | Bountiful | X | |
| Newbold, Merlynn T. | Republican | 50 | South Jordan | | |
| Noel, Michael E. | Republican | 73 | Kanab | | |
| Oda, Curtis | Republican | 14 | Clearfield | | |
| Painter, Patrick | Republican | 67 | Nephi | | |
| Ray, Paul | Republican | 13 | Clearfield | | |
| Riesen, Phil | Democrat | 36 | Salt Lake City | X | |
| Sandstrom, Stephen E. | Republican | 58 | Orem | X | |
| Seelig, Jennifer M. | Democrat | 23 | Salt Lake City | | |
| Shurtliff, LaWanna Lou | Democrat | 10 | Ogden | | |
| Snow, Gordon E. | Republican | 54 | Roosevelt | | |
| Sumsion, Kenneth W. | Republican | 56 | American Fork | X | |
| Tilton, Aaron | Republican | 65 | Springville | | |
| Urquhart, Stephen H. | Republican | 75 | St. George | | |
| Walker, Mark W. | Republican | 45 | Sandy | | |
| Webb, R. Curt | Republican | 5 | Logan | | Appointed to replace Scott L. Wyatt who was appointed President of Snow College. Sworn in on January 16, 2008. |
| Wheatley, Mark A. | Democrat | 35 | Murray | | |
| Wheeler, Richard W. | Republican | 68 | Ephraim | | Called to the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bradley A. Winn was appointed to replace Richard W. Wheeler as Representative for District 68. |
| Wiley, Larry B. | Democrat | 31 | West Valley City | | |
| Wimmer, Carl | Republican | 52 | Herriman | X | |
| Winn, Bradley A. | Republican | 68 | Ephraim | X | Appointed to replace Richard A. Wheeler who was called to the 5th Quorum of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sworn in on January 16, 2008. |
| Wyatt, Scott L. | Republican | 5 | Logan | | Appointed President of Snow College in July 2007. R. Curt Webb was appointed to replace Scott L. Wyatt as Representative for District 5. |

## Employees/Staff

* Legislative Research Library and Information Center
* Office of Legislative Printing
* Office of the Legislative Auditor General
* Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
* Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel