Utah House of Representatives

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The Utah House of Representatives is the lower body of the Utah State Legislature. There are 75 Representatives, each of whom is elected from districts having approximately 22,064 to 23,888 residents, these districts are based on population figures from the U.S. Census. Representatives are elected in even-numbered years and serve a two-year term. Representatives take office on the first day of January following their election.

Contents 1 Qualifications for Office 2 Make-up of Utah House of Representatives 3 Leadership 3.1 Officers 3.2 2006 Standing Committees 4 Members of the Utah House of Representatives 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Qualifications for Office

A House member must be at least 25 years old, a resident of Utah for three years and a resident of his or her district for six months and pay the required filing fee which is equal to 1/8 of 1% of the total salary for the full term of office legally paid to the officeholder.[1]

[edit] Make-up of Utah House of Representatives

The current party composition of the House of Representatives is:

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	56
	Democratic Party	19
Total		75
Government Majority		38

[edit] Leadership

The Speaker of the House is generally responsible for supervising the officers and employees of the House, and conducting House sessions. He is also responsible for enforcing rules of order, and appointing members of legislative committees.

The Majority and Minority leaders are responsible for conducting party caucuses, informing members of agendas and voting schedules, and mobilizing party strength in opposition to or support of legislation. They are assisted in their responsibilities by the Whips and Assistant Whips.

[edit] Officers

Majority (Republican) Leadership

• Speaker of the House: Greg Curtis of Sandy (R-49)
• Majority Leader: Jeff Alexander of Provo (R-62)
• Majority Whip: Steve Urquhart of St. George (R-75)
• Asst. Majority Whip: Ben C. Ferry of Corrine (R-2)
• Rules Chair: Becky Lockhart of Provo (R-64)

Minority (Democratic) Leadership

• Minority Leader: Ralph Becker of Salt Lake City (D-24)
• Minority Whip: Brad King of Price (D-69)
• Asst. Minority Whip: Pat Jones of Salt Lake City (D-40)
• Minorty Caucus Manager: Roz McGee of Salt Lake City (D-28)

[edit] 2006 Standing Committees

"A" Standing Committees

• House Business and Labor Committee[2]
• House Education Committee[3]
• House Health and Human Services Committee[4]
• House Public Utilities and Technology Committee[5]

"B" Standing Committees

• House Judiciary Committee[6]
• House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee[7]
• House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee[8]
• House Transportation Committee[9]

"C" Standing Committees

• House Government Operations Committee[10]
• House Political Subdivisions Committee[11]
• House Revenue and Taxation Committee[12]
• House Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Committee[13]
• House Rules Committee[14]
• House Retirement and Independent Entities Committee[15]
• House Ethics Committee[16]

[edit] Members of the Utah House of Representatives

#	Representative	Party	Position
1	Ronda Rudd Menlove	Republican
2	Ben C. Ferry	Republican	Assistant Majority Whip
3	Craig W. Buttars	Republican
4	Fred R. Hunsaker	Republican
5	Scott L. Wyatt	Republican
6	Kerry W. Gibson	Republican
7	Glenn A. Donnelson	Republican
8	Joseph G. Murray	Republican
9	Neil A. Hansen	Democrat
10	LaWanna Lou Shurtliff	Democrat
11	Brad L. Dee	Republican
12	D. Gregg Buxton	Republican
13	Paul Ray	Republican
14	Curtis Oda	Republican
15	Douglas C. Aagard	Republican
16	J. Stuart Adams	Republican
17	Julie Fisher	Republican
18	Roger E. Barrus	Republican
19	Sheryl L. Allen	Republican
20	Ann W. Hardy	Republican
21	James R. Gowans	Democrat
22	Carl W. Duckworth	Democrat
23	Jennifer M. Seelig	Democrat
24	Ralph Becker	Democrat	Minority Leader
25	Ross I. Romero	Democrat
26	David Litvack	Democrat
27	John Dougall	Republican
28	Rosalind J. McGee	Democrat	Minority Caucus Manager
29	Janice M. Fisher	Democrat
30	Jackie Biskupski	Democrat
31	Larry B. Wiley	Democrat
32	Ron Bigelow	Republican
33	Neal B. Hendrickson	Democrat
34	Kory M. Holdaway	Republican
35	Mark A. Wheatley	Democrat
36	M. Susan Lawrence	Republican
37	Carol Spackman Moss	Democrat
38	Eric K. Hutchings	Republican
39	James A. Dunnigan	Republican
40	Patricia W. Jones	Democrat	Assistant Minority Whip
41	Todd E. Kiser	Republican
42	Peggy Wallace	Republican
43	Wayne A. Harper	Republican
44	Tim M. Cosgrove	Democrat
45	Mark W. Walker	Republican
46	Karen W. Morgan	Democrat
47	Steven R. Mascaro	Republican
48	LaVar Christensen	Republican
49	Greg J. Curtis	Republican	Speaker of the House
50	Merylnn T. Newbold	Republican
51	Gregory H. Hughes	Republican
52	David L. Hogue	Republican
53	David Ure	Republican
54	Gordon E. Snow	Republican
55	John G. Mathis	Republican
56	David N. Cox	Republican
57	Craig A. Frank	Republican
58	James A. Ferrin	Republican
59	Lorie D. Fowlke	Republican
60	Bradley M. Daw	Republican
61	Margaret Dayton	Republican
62	Jeff Alexander	Republican	Majority Leader
63	Stephen D. Clark	Republican
64	Rebecca D. Lockhart	Republican
65	Aaron Tilton	Republican
66	Michael T. Morley	Republican
67	Patrick Painter	Republican
68	Richard W. Wheeler	Republican
69	Brad King	Democrat	Minority Whip
70	Bradley T. Johnson	Republican
71	Bradley G. Last	Republican
72	DeMar Bud Bowman	Republican
73	Michael E. Noel	Republican
74	David Clark	Republican
75	Stephen H. Urquhart	Republican	Majority Whip

[edit] See also

• Utah State Senate
• List of Utah State Legislatures
• Utah Republican Party
• Utah Democratic Party

[edit] External links

• Utah House of Representatives
• Utah Republican Party
• Utah Democratic Party
• Map of Utah House of Representative districts

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