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Full Legislative Scorecard 2019 Legislative Scorecard 2 0 1 9 G e n e r a l S e s s i o n SENATORS DISTRICT H.B. 136 H.B. 166 H.B. 71 S.B. 96 SCORE (Against) (Against) (For) (Against) Senator Luz Escamilla Senate Dist. 1 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Senator Derek Kitchen Senate Dist. 2 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Senator Gene Davis Senate Dist. 3 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Senator Jani Iwamoto Senate Dist. 4 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Senator Karen Mayne Senate Dist. 5 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Senator Wayne Harper Senate Dist. 6 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Deidre Henderson Senate Dist. 7 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Kathleen Riebe Senate Dist. 8 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Senator Kirk Cullimore Senate Dist. 9 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Lincoln Fillmore Senate Dist. 10 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Daniel McCay Senate Dist. 11 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Vote For Reproductive Freedom Vote Against Reproductive Freedom Absent Votes Not Counted (Neutral) SENATORS DISTRICT H.B. 136 H.B. 166 H.B. 71 S.B. 96 SCORE (Against) (Against) (For) (Against) Senator Daniel Thatcher Senate Dist. 12 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Jacob Anderegg Senate Dist. 13 Yea Absent Yea Yea 33% Senator Daniel Hemmert Senate Dist. 14 Yea Yea Absent Yea 0% Senator Keith Grover Senate Dist. 15 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Curtis Bramble Senate Dist. 16 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Scott Sandall Senate Dist. 17 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Ann Millner Senate Dist. 18 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Allen Christensen Senate Dist. 19 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator David Buxton Senate Dist. 20 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Jerry Stevenson Senate Dist. 21 Yea Absent Absent Yea 0% Senator J. Stuart Adams Senate Dist. 22 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Todd Weiler Senate Dist. 23 Yea Yea Yea Nay 50% Senator Ralph Okerlund Senate Dist. 24 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Vote For Reproductive Freedom Vote Against Reproductive Freedom Absent Votes Not Counted (Neutral) SENATORS DISTRICT H.B. 136 H.B. 166 H.B. 71 S.B. 96 SCORE (Against) (Against) (For) (Against) Senator Lyle Hillyard Senate Dist. 25 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Ronald Winterton Senate Dist. 26 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator David Hinkins Senate Dist. 27 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Evan Vickers Senate Dist. 28 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Senator Don Ipson Senate Dist. 29 Yea Absent Yea Yea 33% Vote For Reproductive Freedom Vote Against Reproductive Freedom Absent Votes Not Counted (Neutral) REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT H.B. 136 H.B. 166 H.B. 71 S.B. 96 SCORE (Against) (Against) (For) (Against) Rep. Joel Ferry House Dist. 1 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Jefferson Moss House Dist. 2 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Val Potter House Dist. 3 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Dan Johnson House Dist. 4 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Casey Snider House Dist. 5 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. A. Cory Malroy House Dist. 6 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Kyle Anderson House Dist. 7 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Steve Waldrip House Dist. 8 Nay Yea Yea Yea 50% Rep. Calvin Musselman House Dist. 9 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Lawanna Shurtliff House Dist. 10 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Rep. Kelly Miles House Dist. 11 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Mike Schultz House Dist. 12 Yea Absent Yea Yea 33% Rep. Paul Ray House Dist. 13 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Vote For Reproductive Freedom Vote Against Reproductive Freedom Absent Votes Not Counted (Neutral) REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT H.B. 136 H.B. 166 H.B. 71 S.B. 96 SCORE (Against) (Against) (For) (Against) Rep. Karianne Lisbonbee* House Dist. 14 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Brad Wilson House Dist. 15 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Stephen Handy House Dist. 16 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Stewart Barlow House Dist. 17 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Timothy Hawkes House Dist. 18 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Raymond Ward House Dist. 19 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Melissa Garff Ballard House Dist. 20 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Douglas Sagers House Dist. 21 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Susan Duckworth House Dist. 22 Yea Nay Yea Nay 75% Rep. Sandra Hollins House Dist. 23 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost House Dist. 24 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Rep. Joel Briscoe House Dist. 25 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Rep. Angela Romero House Dist. 26 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Vote For Reproductive Freedom Vote Against Reproductive Freedom Absent Votes Not Counted (Neutral) REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT H.B. 136 H.B. 166 H.B. 71 S.B. 96 SCORE (Against) (Against) (For) (Against) Rep. Brady Brammer House Dist. 27 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Brian King House Dist. 28 Nay Nay Absent Nay 100% Rep. Lee Perry House Dist. 29 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Mike Winder House Dist. 30 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Elizabeth Weight House Dist. 31 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Rep. Suzanne Harrison House Dist. 32 Yea Nay Yea Nay 75% Rep. Craig Hall House Dist. 33 Nay Yea Yea Nay 75% Rep. Karen Kwan House Dist. 34 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Rep. Mark Wheatley House Dist. 35 Nay Absent Yea Nay 100% Rep. Patrice Arent House Dist. 36 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Rep. Carol Spackman Moss House Dist. 37 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Rep. Eric Hutchings House Dist. 38 Yea Yea Yea Nay 50% Rep. James Dunnigan House Dist. 39 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Vote For Reproductive Freedom Vote Against Reproductive Freedom Absent Votes Not Counted (Neutral) REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT H.B. 136 H.B. 166 H.B. 71 S.B. 96 SCORE (Against) (Against) (For) (Against) Rep. Stephanie Pitcher House Dist. 40 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Rep. Mark Strong House Dist. 41 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Kim Coleman House Dist. 42 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Cheryl Acton* House Dist. 43 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Andrew Stoddard House Dist. 44 Nay Nay Yea Nay 100% Rep. Steve Eliason House Dist. 45 Yea Yea Yea Nay 50% Rep. Marie Poulson House Dist. 46 Absent Nay Yea Nay 100% Rep. Ken Ivory House Dist. 47 Absent Absent Yea Yea 50% Rep. Kevin Stratton House Dist. 48 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Robert Spendlove House Dist. 49 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Susan Pulsipher House Dist. 50 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Jeffrey Stenquist House Dist. 51 Yea Absent Yea Yea 33% Rep. John Knotwell House Dist. 52 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Vote For Reproductive Freedom Vote Against Reproductive Freedom Absent Votes Not Counted (Neutral) REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT H.B. 136 H.B. 166 H.B. 71 S.B. 96 SCORE (Against) (Against) (For) (Against) Rep. Logan Wilde House Dist. 53 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Tim Quinn House Dist. 54 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Scott Chew House Dist. 55 Absent Absent Yea Yea 50% Rep. Kay Christofferson House Dist. 56 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Jon Hawkin House Dist. 57 Yea Yea Absent Yea 0% Rep. Derrin Owens House Dist. 58 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Val Peterson House Dist. 59 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Brad Daw House Dist. 60 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Marsha Judkins House Dist. 61 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Travis Seegmiller House Dist. 62 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Adam Roberstson House Dist. 63 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Norman Thurston House Dist. 64 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Francis Gibson House Dist. 65 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Vote For Reproductive Freedom Vote Against Reproductive Freedom Absent Votes Not Counted (Neutral) REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT H.B. 136 H.B. 166 H.B. 71 S.B. 96 SCORE (Against) (Against) (For) (Against) Rep. Logan Wilde House Dist. 53 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Tim Quinn House Dist. 54 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Scott Chew House Dist. 55 Absent Absent Yea Yea 50% Rep. Kay Christofferson House Dist. 56 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Jon Hawkin House Dist. 57 Yea Yea Absent Yea 0% Rep. Derrin Owens House Dist. 58 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Val Peterson House Dist. 59 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Brad Daw House Dist. 60 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Marsha Judkins House Dist. 61 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Travis Seegmiller House Dist. 62 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Adam Roberstson House Dist. 63 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Norman Thurston House Dist. 64 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Francis Gibson House Dist. 65 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Vote For Reproductive Freedom Vote Against Reproductive Freedom Absent Votes Not Counted (Neutral) REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT H.B. 136 H.B. 166 H.B. 71 S.B. 96 SCORE (Against) (Against) (For) (Against) Rep. Michael McKell House Dist. 66 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Marc Roberts House Dist. 67 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Merrill Nelson House Dist. 68 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Christine Watkins House Dist. 69 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Carl Albrecht House Dist. 70 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Bradley Last House Dist. 71 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Rex Shipp House Dist. 72 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. Phil Lyman House Dist. 73 Yea Yea Yea Yea 25% Rep. V. Lowry Snow House Dist.
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