title: 59th Utah State Legislature
text: # 59th Utah State Legislature
  
  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
  
  | Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Total | Vacant |
  | End of the 58th legislature | 21 | 8 | 29 | 0 |
  | Beginning of the 59th Legislature | 22 | 7 | 29 | 0 |
  | Latest voting share | 75.8% | 24.2% | | |
  
  ### Leadership, 2011-2012 session
  
  | Position | Name | Party | District |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | President of the Senate | Michael G. Waddoups | Republican | 6 |
  | Majority Leader | Scott K. Jenkins | Republican | 20 |
  | Majority Whip | Wayne L. Niederhauser | Republican | 9 |
  | Assistant Majority Whip | Peter C. Knudson | Republican | 17 |
  | Minority Leader | Ross I. Romero | Democratic | 7 |
  | Minority Whip | Karen Morgan | Democratic | 8 |
  | Assistant Minority Whip | Patricia W. Jones | Democratic | 4 |
  
  ### House of Representatives
  
  | Position | Name | Party | District |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Speaker of the House | Becky Lockhart | Republican | 74 |
  | Majority Leader | Brad Dee | Republican | 16 |
  | Majority Whip | Gregory Hughes | Republican | 11 |
  | Minority Leader | David Litvack | Democratic | 26 |
  | Minority Whip | Jennifer Seelig | Democratic | 21 |
  
  ## Composition
  
  ### Senate Makeup
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Republican Party | 21 |
  | | Democratic Party | 8 |
  | Total | Total | 29 |
  | Government Majority | Government Majority | 13 |
  
  ### Members
  
  | District | Name | Party | Counties Represent |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Luz Robles | Dem | Salt Lake |
  | 2 | Ben McAdams | Dem | Salt Lake |
  | 3 | Gene Davis | Dem | Salt Lake |
  | 4 | Patricia W. Jones | Dem | Salt Lake |
  | 5 | Karen Mayne | Dem | Salt Lake |
  | 6 | Michael G. Waddoups | Rep | Salt Lake |
  | 7 | Ross I. Romero | Dem | Salt Lake |
  | 8 | Karen Morgan | Dem | Salt Lake |
  | 9 | Wayne L. Niederhauser | Rep | Salt Lake |
  | 10 | Chris Buttars | Rep | Salt Lake |
  | 11 | Howard A. Stephenson | Rep | Salt Lake, Utah |
  | 12 | Daniel W. Thatcher | Rep | Salt Lake, Tooele |
  | 13 | Mark B. Madsen | Rep | Tooele, Utah |
  | 14 | John L. Valentine | Rep | Utah |
  | 15 | Margaret Dayton | Rep | Utah |
  | 16 | Curt Bramble | Rep | Utah |
  | 17 | Peter C. Knudson | Rep | Box Elder, Cache, Tooele |
  | 18 | Jon J. Greiner | Rep | Davis, Weber |
  | 19 | Allen M. Christensen | Rep | Morgan, Summit, Weber |
  | 20 | Scott K. Jenkins | Rep | Weber |
  | 21 | Jerry W. Stevenson | Rep | Davis |
  | 22 | Stuart Adams | Rep | Davis |
  | 23 | Daniel Liljenquist | Rep | Davis |
  | 24 | Ralph Okerlund | Rep | Juab, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Wayne |
  | 25 | Lyle W. Hillyard | Rep | Cache, Rich |
  | 26 | Kevin T. VanTassell | Rep | Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch |
  | 27 | David P. Hinkins | Rep | Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah |
  | 28 | Dennis E. Stowell | Rep | Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Washington |
  | 29 | Stephen H. Urquhart | Rep | Washington |
  | District | Name | Party | Residence | Freshman |
  | 1 | Ronda Menlove | Republican | Garland | |
  | 2 | Lee Perry | Republican | Perry | X |
  | 3 | Jack Draxler | Republican | North Logan | |
  | 4 | David Butterfield | Republican | Logan | X |
  | 5 | R. Curt Webb | Republican | Logan | |
  | 6 | Brad Galvez | Republican | West Haven | X |
  | 7 | Ryan Wilcox | Republican | North Ogden | |
  | 8 | Gage Froerer | Republican | Huntsville | |
  | 9 | Jeremy Peterson | Republican | Ogden | X |
  | 10 | Dixon Pitcher | Republican | Ogden | X |
  | 11 | Brad Dee | Republican | Ogden | |
  | 12 | Richard Greenwood | Republican | Roy | |
  | 13 | Paul Ray | Republican | Clearfield | |
  | 14 | Curtis Oda | Republican | Clearfield | |
  | 15 | Brad Wilson | Republican | Kaysville | X |
  | 16 | Stephen Handy | Republican | Layton | X |
  | 17 | Julie Fisher | Republican | Fruit Heights | |
  | 18 | Roger Barrus | Republican | Centerville | |
  | 19 | Jim Nielson | Republican | Bountiful | X |
  | 20 | Rebecca Edwards | Republican | Bountiful | |
  | 21 | Douglas Sagers | Republican | Tooele | |
  | 22 | Susan Duckworth | Democratic | Magna | |
  | 23 | Jennifer Seelig | Democratic | Salt Lake City | |
  | 24 | Rebecca Chavez-Houck | Democratic | Salt Lake City | |
  | 25 | Joel Briscoe | Democratic | Salt Lake City | X |
  | 26 | David Litvack | Democratic | Salt Lake City | |
  | 27 | John Dougall | Republican | American Fork | |
  | 28 | Brian King | Democratic | Salt Lake City | |
  | 29 | Janice Fisher | Democratic | West Valley City | |
  | 30 | Jackie Biskupski | Democratic | Salt Lake City | |
  | 31 | Larry Wiley | Democratic | West Valley City | |
  | 32 | Fred Cox | Republican | West Valley City | X |
  | 33 | Neal Henrickson | Democratic | West Valley City | |
  | 34 | Johnny Anderson | Republican | Taylorsville | X |
  | 35 | Mark A. Wheatley | Democratic | Murray | |
  | 36 | Patrice M. Arent | Democratic | Salt Lake City | X |
  | 37 | Carol Spackman Moss | Democratic | Salt Lake City | |
  | 38 | Eric Hutchings | Republican | Kearns | |
  | 39 | James Dunnigan | Republican | Taylorsville | |
  | 40 | Lynn Hemingway | Democratic | Salt Lake City | |
  | 41 | Todd Kiser | Republican | Sandy | |
  | 42 | Jim Bird | Republican | West Jordan | |
  | 43 | Wayne Harper | Republican | West Jordan | |
  | 44 | Tim Cosgrove | Democratic | Murray | |
  | 45 | Steve Eliason | Republican | Sandy | X |
  | 46 | Marie Poulson | Democratic | Salt Lake City | |
  | 47 | Ken Ivory | Republican | West Jordan | X |
  | 48 | LaVar Christensen | Republican | Draper | X |
  | 49 | Derek Brown | Republican | Salt Lake City | X |
  | 50 | Merlynn Newbold | Republican | South Jordan | |
  | 51 | Gregory Hughes | Republican | Draper | |
  | 52 | Carl Wimmer | Republican | Herriman | |
  | 53 | Melvin Brown | Republican | Coalville | |
  | 54 | Kraig Powell | Republican | Heber | |
  | 55 | John Mathis | Republican | Vernal | |
  | 56 | Kenneth Sumsion | Republican | American Fork | |
  | 57 | Holly Richardson | Republican | Pleasant Grove | X |
  | 58 | Stephen Sandstrom | Republican | Orem | |
  | 59 | Val Peterson | Republican | Orem | |
  | 60 | Bradley Daw | Republican | Orem | |
  | 61 | Keith Grover | Republican | Provo | |
  | 62 | Christopher Herrod | Republican | Provo | |
  | 63 | Dean Sanpei | Republican | Provo | X |
  | 64 | Rebecca D. Lockhart | Republican | Provo | |
  | 65 | Francis Gibson | Republican | Springville | |
  | 66 | Michael Morley | Republican | Spanish Fork | |
  | 67 | Patrick Painter | Republican | Nephi | |
  | 68 | Bill Wright | Republican | Ephraim | |
  | 69 | Christine Watkins | Democratic | Price | |
  | 70 | Kay McIff | Republican | Richfield | |
  | 71 | Bradley Last | Republican | St. George | |
  | 72 | Evan Vickers | Republican | Cedar City | |
  | 73 | Michael Noel | Republican | Kanab | |
  | 74 | David Clark | Republican | Santa Clara | |
  | 75 | Don Ipson | Republican | St. George | |
  
  ## 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
  