The Utah State Senate is the
upper house
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of the
Utah State Legislature, the
state legislature of the
U.S. state of
Utah
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. The Utah Senate is composed of 29 elected members, each representing one senate district. Each senate district is composed of approximately 95,000 people. Members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms without
term limits. The Senate convenes at the
Utah State Capitol in
Salt Lake City
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.
The last elections were held in
2024
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.
Composition of the Senate
Leadership, 66th session
Members of the 66th Senate
↑: Senator was originally appointed
Legislative website
Utah Senate staff, under direction of Senate Presidents Waddoups and Niederhauser worked with the
House of Representatives
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, th
LFA and other staff to develop what many have called the best legislative website in the nation. In 2014
le.utah.govwon the NCSL Online Democracy Award. The Utah Legislature had previously won this award in 2005.
Past composition of the Senate
See also
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Utah House of Representatives
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List of Utah State Legislatures
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Utah Democratic Party
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Utah Republican Party
Notes
References
External links
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Project Vote Smart - State Senate of UtahUtah Republican PartyUtah Democratic Party
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State upper houses in the United States