title: 58th Utah State Legislature
text: # 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
  