# 58th Utah State Legislature

The 58th Utah State Legislature was elected Tuesday, November 5, 2008 and convened on Monday, January 26, 2009.

## Dates of sessions

* 2009 General Session: January 26, 2009 - March 12, 2009

## Leadership
### Senate

* President of the Senate: Michael G. Waddoups (R-6)
Majority (Republican) Leadership
* Majority Leader: Sheldon Killpack (R-21)
* Majority Whip: Scott K. Jenkins (R-20)
* Assistant Majority Whip: Greg Bell (R-22)
* Senate Rules Committee Chair: Margaret Dayton (R-15)
Minority (Democratic) Leadership
* Minority Leader: Patricia W. Jones (D-4)
* Minority Whip: Ross I. Romero (D-7)
* Assistant Minority Whip: Karen Mayne (D-5)
* Minority Caucus Manager: Luz Robles (D-1)

### House of Representatives

* Speaker of the House: David Clark (R-74)
Majority (Republican) Leadership
* Majority Leader: Kevin Garn (R-16)
* Majority Whip: Brad Dee (R-11)
* Majority Assistant Whip: Rebecca Lockhart (R-64)
* House Rules Committee Chair: Ben Ferry (R-2)
Minority (Democratic) Leadership
* Minority Leader: David Litvack (D-26)
* Minority Whip: James Gowans (D-21)
* Minority Assistant Whip: Carol Spackman Moss (D-37)
* Minority Caucus Manager: Jennifer Seelig (D-23)

## Composure
### Senate Makeup

| 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 |
| Goodfellow, Brent H. | Democrat | 12 | Salt Lake, Tooele |
| Greiner, Jon J. | Republican | 18 | Davis, Weber |
| Hillyard, Lyle W. | Republican | 25 | Cache, Rich |
| Hinkins, David | Republican | 27 | Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah |
| 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 |
| Liljenquist, Dan | Republican | 23 | Davis |
| Madsen, Mark B. | Republican | 13 | Tooele, Utah |
| Mayne, Ed | Democrat | 5 | Salt Lake |
| McCoy, Scott D. | Democrat | 2 | Salt Lake |
| Morgan, Karen | Democrat | 8 | Salt Lake |
| Niederhauser, Wayne L. | Republican | 9 | Salt Lake |
| Okerlund, Ralph | Republican | 24 | Juab, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Wayne |
| Robles, Luz | Democrat | 1 | Salt Lake |
| 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 |
| Urquhart, Steve | Republican | 29 | Washington |

### House of Representatives Makeup

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 53 |
| | Democratic Party | 22 |
| Total | Total | 75 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 31 |

### Members

| Name | Party | District | Residence | Freshman |
| Aagard, Douglas C. | Republican | 15 | Kaysville | |
| Allen, Sheryl L. | Republican | 19 | Bountiful | |
| Barrus, Roger E. | Republican | 18 | Centerville | |
| Beck, Trisha S. | Democrat | 48 | Sandy | X |
| Chavez-Houck, Rebecca | Democrat | 24 | Salt Lake City | |
| Bigelow, Ron C. | Republican | 32 | West Valley City | |
| Bird, Jim | Republican | 42 | West Jordan | |
| Biskupski, Jackie | Democrat | 30 | Salt Lake City | |
| Black, Laura | Democrat | 45 | Sandy | |
| Brown, Melvin R. | Republican | 53 | Coalville | |
| Clark, David | Republican | 74 | Santa Clara | |
| Clark, Stephen D. | Republican | 63 | Provo | |
| Cosgrove, Tim M. | Democrat | 44 | Murray | |
| Daw, Bradley M. | Republican | 60 | Orem | |
| Dee, Brad L. | Republican | 11 | Ogden | |
| Dougall, John | Republican | 27 | American Fork | |
| Draxler, Jack R. | Republican | 3 | North Logan | |
| Duckworth, Susan | Democratic | 22 | Magna | X |
| Dunnigan, James A. | Republican | 39 | Taylorsville | |
| Edwards, Rebecca | Republican | 20 | Bountiful | X |
| 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 | |
| Garn, Kevin S. | Republican | 16 | Layton | |
| Gibson, Francis D. | Republican | 65 | Springville | X |
| Gibson, Kerry W. | Republican | 6 | Ogden | |
| Gowans, James R. | Democrat | 21 | Tooele | |
| Greenwood, Richard A. | Republican | 12 | Roy | |
| Grover, Keith | Republican | 61 | Provo | |
| Hansen, Neil A. | Democrat | 9 | Ogden | |
| Harper, Wayne A. | Republican | 43 | Ogden | |
| Hemingway, Lynn | Democrat | 40 | Salt Lake City | |
| Hendrickson, Neal D. | Democrat | 33 | West Valley City | |
| Herrod, Christopher N. | Republican | 62 | Provo | |
| Holdaway, Kory M. | Republican | 34 | Taylorsville | |
| Hughes, Gregory H. | Republican | 51 | Draper | |
| Hunsaker, Fred R. | Republican | 4 | Logan | |
| Hutchings, Eric K. | Republican | 38 | Kearns | |
| Ipson, Don L. | Republican | 75 | St. George | X |
| Johnson, Christine | Democrat | 25 | Salt Lake City | |
| 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 | |
| King, Brian S. | Democrat | 28 | Salt Lake City | |
| McIff, Kay L. | Republican | 70 | Richfield | X |
| Menlove, Ronda Rudd | Republican | 1 | Garland | |
| Morley, Michael T. | Republican | 66 | Spanish Fork | |
| Moss, Carol Spackman | Democrat | 37 | Salt Lake City | |
| Newbold, Merlynn T. | Republican | 50 | South Jordan | |
| Noel, Michael E. | Republican | 73 | Kanab | |
| Oda, Curtis | Republican | 14 | Clearfield | |
| Painter, Patrick | Republican | 67 | Nephi | |
| Powell, Kraig | Republican | 54 | Heber City | X |
| Poulson, Marie H. | Democrat | 46 | Salt Lake City | X |
| Ray, Paul | Republican | 13 | Clearfield | |
| Riesen, Phil | Democrat | 36 | Salt Lake City | |
| Sandstrom, Stephen E. | Republican | 58 | Orem | |
| Seegmiller, F. Jay | Democrat | 49 | Salt Lake City | X |
| Seelig, Jennifer M. | Democrat | 23 | Salt Lake City | |
| Sumsion, Kenneth W. | Republican | 56 | American Fork | |
| Vickers, Evan J. | Republican | 72 | Cedar City | X |
| Wallis, Brent | Republican | 10 | Ogden | X |
| Watkins, Christine F. | Democrat | 69 | Price | X |
| Webb, R. Curt | Republican | 5 | Logan | |
| Wheatley, Mark A. | Democrat | 35 | Murray | |
| Wilcox, Ryan | Republican | 7 | Ogden | X |
| Wiley, Larry B. | Democrat | 31 | West Valley City | |
| Wimmer, Carl | Republican | 52 | Herriman | X |
| Winn, Bradley A. | Republican | 68 | Ephraim | X |

## 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