Utah State Senate District 19

Utah State Senate District 19 is represented by John Johnson (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Utah state senators represented an average of 112,814 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 95,306 residents.

About the office[edit]

Members of the Utah State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Half of the Senators are up for re-election every two years. Utah legislators assume office the first day in January.^[1][2]

Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Utah State Senate, a candidate must be:^[3]

• A U.S. citizen at the time of filing
• 25 years old at the filing deadline time
• A three-year resident of Utah at the filing deadline time
• A resident for 6 months of the senate district from which elected at the filing deadline time
• "No person holding any public office of profit or trust under authority of the United States, or of this State, shall be a member of the Legislature: Provided That appointments in the State Militia, and the offices of notary public, justice of the peace, United States commissioner, and postmaster of the fourth class, shall not, within the meaning of this section, be considered offices of profit or trust."^[4]
• A qualified voter. A qualified voter is someone who is:

* A U.S. citizen

* A resident of Utah for at least 30 days prior to the next election

* At least 18 years old by the next election

* His or her principal place of residence is in a specific voting precinct in Utah.

Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$285/legislative day	No per diem is paid. Legislators who reside more than 100 miles from the capital can receive expense reimbursement for meals and lodging.

Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Utah State Legislature, the governor is responsible for selecting a replacement. A liaison for the political party that last held the seat must recommend a successor to the governor. The vacancy must be filled immediately. The person who is selected to the vacant seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.^[5]

If the vacancy happens after the nominating deadline in an election year, a new candidate must file papers in order to be on the ballot. This is only if the vacancy happens after September 1st and the unfilled term is set to expire at the end of the election. Nominating papers must be filed within 21 days after the vacancy happened.^[6]

See sources: Utah Const. Art. 6, Sec. 13 and Utah Code §20A-1-503

District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Redistricting[edit]

2020-2021[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Utah after the 2020 census

Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed new state legislative districts for both chambers into law on November 16, 2021. After Cox called a special session to begin on November 9, 2021, the Utah legislature voted to approve the House and Senate district maps on November 10, 2021. The House districts proposal passed the House in a 60-12 vote and cleared the Senate in a 25-3 vote. The House voted 58-13 to approve the Senate map and the Senate approved the proposal in a 26-2 vote. ^[7][8] These maps take effect for Utah's 2022 legislative elections.

Both proposals differed from those presented to the legislative committee by Utah's Independent Redistricting Commission on November 1, 2021.^[9] The commission presented 12 maps (three each for House, Senate, congressional, and school board districts) to the Legislative Redistricting Committee, one of which was submitted by a citizen.^[10]

State Senate map[edit]

Below is the state Senate map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

State House of Representatives[edit]

Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Reactions[edit]

Lynette Wendel (D), who ran for election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 39 and lost by a margin of 0.6 %, said the districts were drawn to maintain Republicans' majorities in the state legislature. “It was a very strategic approach so that very few people who have an insulated agenda can force that agenda continuously on this state,” Wendel said.^[11] Summit County Democratic Party Chair Katy Owens (D) said, “We would love to be able to have the opportunity to elect the representatives that we want but these maps have been deliberately drawn to prevent that.”^[12]

Sen. Scott Sandall (R), who along with Rep. Paul Ray (R) co-chaired the Legislative Redistricting Committee, said the new maps were drawn with citizens' interests in mind. "After listening to Utahns and touring the state, Rep. Ray and I created maps that we believe incorporate the interests of all Utahns,” Sandall said.^[13] Ray said the legislature, not the Independent Redistricting Commission, "has the constitutional responsibility to divide the state into electoral districts" and he and Sandall "have worked tirelessly to come up with boundaries that best represent the diverse interests of the people we were elected to represent."^[14]

How does redistricting in Utah work? In Utah, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are ultimately enacted by the state legislature. An advisory commission submits proposed maps to the legislature for its approval. This commission comprises the following seven members:^[15]

• One appointed by the governor, to serve as the chair of the commission;
• One appointed by the president of the Utah Senate;
• One appointed by the speaker of the Utah House of Representatives;
• One appointed by the leader of the largest minority political party in the Utah Senate;
• One appointed by the leader of the largest minority political party in the Utah House of Representatives;
• One appointed jointly by the leadership of the majority political party in the Utah Senate, president of the Utah Senate, and the leadership of the same political party in the Utah House of Representatives; and
• One appointed jointly by the leadership of the largest minority political party in the Utah Senate, and the leadership of the same political party in the Utah House of Representatives, including the speaker of the House, if the speaker is a member of the same political party.

The commission is required to select between one and three plans, with the affirmative votes of at least five members, to submit to the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court. The chief justice is responsible for determining if the commission's plans meet redistricting standards. The commission then forwards the plans to the state legislature, which may decide whether to accept, amend, or reject the plans.

Elections[edit]

2020[edit]

See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2020

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christopher Neville (D)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Denver Lough (R)

2016[edit]

See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Utah State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016.

Incumbent Allen Christensen defeated Deana Froerer in the Utah State Senate District 19 general election.^[16]

Utah State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Allen Christensen Incumbent	56.17%	20,994
	Democratic	Deana Froerer	43.83%	16,381
Total Votes				37,375
Source: Utah Secretary of State

Deana Froerer ran unopposed in the Utah State Senate District 19 Democratic primary.^[17][18]

Incumbent Allen Christensen ran unopposed in the Utah State Senate District 19 Republican primary.^[17][18]

2012[edit]

See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Utah State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 26, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Republican incumbent Allen Christensen defeated Democrat Peter Conover Clemens and Libertarian Courtney White in the general election. Christensen defeated Dan Deuel in the Republican convention. Clemens was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.^[19]

Utah State Senate, District 19, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Allen Christensen Incumbent	60.7%	19,941
	Democratic	Peter Conover Clemens	33.8%	11,096
	Libertarian	Courtney White	5.5%	1,798
Total Votes				32,835

Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2000 to 2016, candidates for Utah State Senate District 19 raised a total of $492,547. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $28,973 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Utah State Senate District 19
Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$124,118	2	$62,059
2012	$77,944	4	$19,486
2010	$7,200	1	$7,200
2008	$67,663	2	$33,832
2006	$3,600	1	$3,600
2004	$141,984	5	$28,397
2000	$70,038	2	$35,019
Total	$492,547	17	$28,973

See also[edit]

• Utah State Legislature
• Utah State Senate
• Utah House of Representatives

External links[edit]

• Utah State Legislature

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