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M O N D A Y , J A N U A R Y 23, 2012

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

Your 2012 Utah Legislature

How to get involved As this years group of Utah lawmakers gathers to tackle the issues of the day, have you ever wondered how to make your voice heard? Is there an important issue that you want to follow through the legislative process? This page is intended as a starting point to help you nd your way. Legislatures composition The 2012 Legislature again is dominated by Republicans, who control both legislative bodies by more than two-thirds majorities. Here is a look at leaders, the House and Senate rank-and-le and information about how to contact your districts representatives. Where to get information During the session, you can follow the legislative proceedings by picking up The Salt Lake Tribune and turning to the newspapers Legislature page. Readers also can follow the session online by going to sltrib.com and clicking on the politics page. Also sign up for our daily roundup of Utah-interest political news by sending an email to cornakes@sltrib.com. And follow or contact reporters Robert Gehrke, David Montero and Lee Davidson on Twitter at @robertgehrke, @davemontero and @leehdavidson. Directly contact lawmakers For questions, comment or to offer news tips, call The Tribune at 801-257-8742 or send an email to dharrie@ sltrib.com. To contact lawmakers, call 801-5381035 (for the Senate) or 801-538-1029 (for the House).

From bill to law

Utah House of Representatives

Republicans (58)

Utah Senate
Republicans (22) Democrats (7)

1. Preparation
A bill is prepared by the Ofce of Legislative Research and General Counsel. Bills can originate in either body.

Democrats (17)

500 N. Capitol

2. House introduction
The bill is introduced in the House and referred to the House Rules Committee.

Senate chambers House chambers

Main St. Colu mbus

300 N. State St.

3. Assigned
The House Rules Commitee recommends the bill be assigned to a committee.

N. Temple

4. Financial estimate
The bill receives a scal note, which estimates the nancial effects of the proposed legislation on state and local government.

Temple Square

Cutaway view of Capitol

5. Committee to oor
The House Standing Committee hears the bill. Citizens can testify. There is a debate in the House and a nal vote on the bill.

About the Capitol

Designed In 1912 by Richard Kletting Completed In 1916 Remodeled Several times, most notably a multimillion-dollar restoration and seismic upgrade in 2004 Visitor hours 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

6. To the Senate
If the bill is passed it is sent to the Senate, introduced and referred to the Senate Rules Committee, which recommends an assignment.

7. Committee to oor
The Senate Standing Committee hears the bill. Citizens can testify. There is a debate in the Senate and a nal vote on the bill.

House leadership

Senate leadership

8. Senate/House sign bill

The bill is signed by the president of the Senate and returned to the House for signing by the speaker.

Becky Lockhart Speaker of the House; represents District 64

Brad Dee House majority leader; represents District 11

David Litvack House minority leader; represents District 26

Michael Waddoups Scott Jenkins Senate president; House majority represents District 6 leader; represents District 20

Ross Romero House minority leader; represents District 7

9. On to the governor
The bill is sent to the governor for signature or veto. A signed bill becomes law.

Legislative roster (alphabetical)

UTAH SENATE
NAME/PARTY (DISTRICT) Stuart Adams-R (22) Casey Anderson-R (28) Curtis Bramble-R (16) Allen Christensen-R (19) Gene Davis-D (3) Margaret Dayton-R (15) Lyle Hillyard-R (25) David Hinkins-R (27) Scott Jenkins-R (20) Patricia Jones-D (4) Peter Knudson-R (17) Mark Madsen-R (13) Karen Mayne-D (5) Ben McAdams-D (2) Karen Morgan-D (8) Wayne Niederhauser-R (9) Ralph Okerlund-R (24) Aaron Osmond-R (10) Stuart Reid-R (18) Luz Robles-D (1) Ross Romero-D (7) Howard Stephenson-R (11) Jerry Stevenson-R (21) Daniel Thatcher-R (12) Stephen Urquhart-R (29) John Valentine-R (14) Kevin Van Tassell-R (26) Michael Waddoups-R (6) Todd Weiler-R (23) PHONES E-MAIL 801-593-1776 jsadams@le.utah.gov 435-275-8903, 435-263-5854 coanderson@le.utah.gov 801-226-3663, 801-361-5802 curt@cbramble.com 801-782-5600 achristensen@le.utah.gov 801-484-9428, 801-647-8924 gdavis@le.utah.gov 801-221-0623 mdayton@le.utah.gov 435-753-0043, 435-752-2610 lhillyard@le.utah.gov 435-384-5550, 435-748-2828 dhinkins@le.utah.gov 801-731-5120, 801-621-5412 sjenkins@le.utah.gov 801-278-7667, 801-322-5722 pjones@le.utah.gov 435-723-2035, 435-723-6366, 435-730-4569 pknudson@le.utah.gov Eagle Mt. attorney/developer 801-361-4787 mmadsen@le.utah.gov West Valley City para-educator 801-968-7756 kmayne@le.utah.gov Salt Lake City city government 801-618-1946 bmcadams@le.utah.gov Cottonwood Hts.homemaker 801-943-0067, 801-538-1406 kmorgan@le.utah.gov Sandy CPA/developer 801-942-3398, 801-558-4766 wniederhauser@le.utah.gov Monroe agriculture 435-527-3370, 435-979-7077 rokerlund@le.utah.gov South Jordan investor 801-253-6853, 801-897-8127, 801-888-8742 aosmond@le.utah.gov Ogden real estate 801-337-4182 screid@le.utah.gov Salt Lake City banker 801-953-0905, 801-844-8389 lrobles@le.utah.gov Salt Lake City attorney 801-364-2451, 801-652-4687 rromero@le.utah.gov Draper taxpayer advocate 801-576-1022, 801-972-8814 hstephenson@le.utah.gov Layton business owner 801-544-5172, 801-544-1211, 801-678-3147 jwstevenson@le.utah.gov West Valley City contractor 801-759-4746 dthatcher@le.utah.gov St. George attorney 435-668-7759 surquhart@le.utah.gov Orem attorney 801-224-1693, 801-373-6345 jvalentine@le.utah.gov Vernal banker 435-789-0724, 435-789-7082 kvantassell@le.utah.gov Taylorsville property manager 801-967-0225, 801-355-1136 waddoups@le.utah.gov Woods Cross business manager 801-599-9823, 801-776-0062, 801-599-9823 email n/a CITY Layton Cedar City Provo North Ogden Salt Lake City Orem Logan Orangeville Plain City Holladay Brigham City OCCUPATION real estate n/a accountant pediatric dentist public relations homemaker attorney business owner business owner business owner orthodontist

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NAME/PARTY (DISTRICT) Johnny Anderson-R (34) Patrice Arent-D (36) Stewart Barlow-R (17) Roger Barrus-R (18) Jim Bird-R (42) Joel Briscoe-D (25) Derek Brown-R (49) Melvin Brown-R (53) David Buttereld-R (4) Rebecca Chavez-Houck-D (24) LaVar Christensen-R (48) Tim Cosgrove-D (44) Fred Cox-R (32) Bradley Daw-R (60) Brad Dee-R (11) John Dougall-R (27) Brian Doughty-D (30) CITY OCCUPATION Taylorsville business owner Millcreek attorney, manager Fruit Heights surgeon Centerville retired engineer West Jordan nancial, insurance Salt Lake City consultant Cottonwood Hts.business owner Coalville farmer/consultant Logan business executive Salt Lake City public relations Draper attorney/owner PHONES 801-898-1168 801-272-1956, 801-326-1515 801-544-4708, 801-544-4708 801-292-2266 801-280-9056, 801-282-4112 801-583-2281, 801-946-9791 801-410-2604 435-336-3309, 435-647-6512 435-363-5239 801-608-4467, 801-891-9292 801-572-9878, 801-571-8603, 801-550-1040 Murray child advocate 801-685-0673 West Valley City architect 801-966-2636 Orem computer engineer 801-850-3608 Ogden human resources 801-479-5495, 801-399-8623 Highland electrical engineer 801-492-1365 Salt Lake City business owner 801-413-4931 E-MAIL janderson34@le.utah.gov parent@le.utah.gov sbarlow@le.utah.gov rogerbarrus@le.utah.gov jbird@le.utah.gov jbriscoe@le.utah.gov derekbrown@le.utah.gov melbrown@le.utah.gov dbuttereld@le.utah.gov rchouck@le.utah.gov lavarchristensen@le.utah.gov tcosgrove@le.utah.gov fredcox@le.utah.gov bdaw@le.utah.gov bdee@le.utah.gov repjohndougall@gmail.com bdoughty@le.utah.gov

Jack Draxler-R (3) Susan Duckworth-D (22) Jim Dunnigan-R (39) Rebecca Edwards-R (20) Steve Eliason-R (45) Janice Fisher-D (29) Craig Frank-R (57) Gage Froerer-R (8) Brad J. Galvez-R (6) Francis Gibson-R (65) Richard Greenwood-R (12) Keith Grover-R (61) Stephen Handy-R (16) Wayne Harper-R (43) Lynn Hemingway-D (40) Neal Hendrickson-D (33) Christopher Herrod-R (62) Greg Hughes-R (51) Eric Hutchings-R (38) Don Ipson-R (75) Ken Ivory-R (47) Brian King-D (28) Todd Kiser-R (41) Bradley Last-R (71) David Litvack-D (26) Rebecca Lockhart-R (64) Dan McCay-R (52) John Mathis-R (55) Kay McIff-R (70) Ronda Rudd Menlove-R (1) Michael Morley-R (66) Carol Spackman Moss-D (37) Merlynn Newbold-R (50) Jim Nielson-R (19) Michael Noel-R (73) Curtis Oda-R (14) Patrick Painter-R (67) Lee Perry-R (2) Jeremy Peterson-R (9) Val Peterson-R (59) Dixon Pitcher-R (10) Marie Poulson-D (46) Kraig Powell-R (54) Paul Ray-R (13) Douglas Sagers-R (21) Stephen Sandstrom-R (58) Dean Sanpei-R (63) Jennifer Seelig-D (23) V. Lowry Snow-R (74) Kenneth Sumsion-R (56) Evan Vickers-R (72) Christine Watkins-D (69) R. Curt Webb-R (5) Mark Wheatley-D (35) Ryan Wilcox-R (7) Larry Wiley-D (31) Brad Wilson-R (15) Bill Wright-R (68)

North Logan real estate appraiser 435-752-2668 jdraxler@le.utah.gov Magna caregiver 801-250-0728 sduckworth@le.utah.gov Taylorsville insurance 801-840-1800, 801-968-8594 jdunnigan@le.utah.gov North Salt Lake homemaker 801-554-1968 beckyedwards@le.utah.gov Sandy CPA, Utah Jazz 801-300-9844 seliason@le.utah.gov West Valley City homemaker 801-250-2698 janicesher@le.utah.gov Pleasant Grove business owner 801-362-3171 cfrand@le.utah.gov Huntsville real estate 801-745-0505, 801-621-0505, 801-391-4233 gfroerer@le.utah.gov West Haven real estate developer 801-392-8591, 801-317-3742 bgalvez@le.utah.gov Mapleton health administrator 801-491-3763 fgibson@le.utah.gov Roy law enforcement 801-985-3280, 801-452-3113 rgreenwood@le.utah.gov Provo administrator 801-319-0170 keithgrover@le.utah.gov Layton marketer, consultant 801-979-8711 stevehandy@le.utah.gov West Jordan real estate 801-566-5466 wharper@le.utah.gov Holladay retired 801-231-2153 lhemingway@le.utah.gov West Valley City business owner 801-969-8920 nhendrickson@le.utah.gov Provo real estate developer 801-368-3117, 801-375-9624 cherrod@le.utah.gov Draper construcdtion 801-572-5305, 801-548-2922 greghughes@le.utah.gov Kearns nancial services 801-963-2639 ehutchings@le.utah.gov St. George business owner 435-673-8216, 435-674-6301 dipson@le.utah.gov West Jordan attorney/mediator 801-571-5515, 801-694-8380 kivory@le.utah.gov Salt Lake City attorney 801-583-5464, 801-532-1739, 801-560-0769briansking@le.utah.gov Sandy insurance 801-571-0179, 801-266-6800 toddkiser@le.utah.gov Hurricane business consultant 435-635-7334 blast@le.utah.gov Salt Lake City adviser 801-596-0187, 801-792-7172 dlitvack@le.utah.gov Provo homemaker, nurse 801-377-7428, 801-369-6784 blockhart@le.utah.gov Riverton attorney n/a Vernal veterinarian 435-789-7316 jmathis@le.utah.gov Richeld attorney 435-896-4461, 801-608-4331 kaymciff@le.utah.gov Garland vice provost 435-458-9115, 435-760-2618 rmenlove@le.utah.gov Spanish Fork developer 801-636-0296 mikemorley@le.utah.gov Holladay retired teacher 801-272-6507, 801-647-8764 csmoss@le.utah.gov South Jordan consultant 801-254-0142 mnewbold@le.utah.gov Bountiful architect 801-355-5915, 801-550-3474 jimnielson@le.utah.gov Kanab rancher/farmer 435-644-3996, 801-647-8853 mnoel@kanab.net Cleareld insurance 801-773-9796, 801-725-0277 coda@le.utah.gov Nephi new car dealer 435-623-5139, 435-623-0687, 435-660-1147ppainter@le.utah.gov Perry law enforcement 435-734-2864, 435-720-7838 leeperry@le.utah.gov Ogden real estate broker 801-392-5324, 801-317-5386 jeremyapeterson@le.utah.gov Orem administrator 801-224-4473 vpeterson@le.utah.gov Ogden businessman 801-476-0345, 801-710-9150, 801-476-8080dpitcher@le.utah.gov Ctnwd. Heights .teacher 801-942-5390 mariepoulson@le.utah.gov Heber City attorney 435-657-0185 kraigpowell@le.utah.gov Cleareld nance 801-725-2719 pray@le.utah.gov Tooele health care executive 435-843-3754, 435-830-3485, 435-882-0931dougsagers@le.utah.gov Orem architect 801-224-2194, 801-229-0088 ssandstrom@le.utah.gov Provo administrator 801-374-8995, 801-979-5711 dsanpei@le.utah.gov Salt Lake City public policy 801-519-2544, 801-924-9892 jseelig@le.utah.gov St. George attorney 435-703-3688, 435-628-3688 vlsnow@le.utah.gov American Fork accountant 801-368-8299 ksumsion@le.utah.gov Cedar City business owner 435-586-4399, 435-586-9651 evickers@le.utah.gov Price school principal 435-650-1969 cwatkins@le.utah.gov Logan title insurance 435-753-0215, 435-753-2467 curtwebb@le.utah.gov Murray administrator 801-264-8844 markwheatley@le.utah.gov Ogden business manager 801-200-5595 ryanwilcox@le.utah.gov West Valley City building inspector 801-487-8095, 801-520-8051 lwiley@le.utah.gov Kaysville developer 801-425-1028 bradwilson@le.utah.gov Holden dairy farmer 435-864-5970, 801-404-7066, 435-864-4887billwright@le.utah.gov