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Jerry Stevenson
2023 - Present
2027
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Jerry Stevenson (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Stevenson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah State Senate to represent District 6. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Stevenson served as Mayor of Layton from 1994 to 2006.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Stevenson was assigned to the following committees:
- House Business and Labor Committee
- Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2021-2022
Stevenson was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
- Senate Business and Labor Committee
- Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
2019-2020
Stevenson was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Economic Development and Workforce Services |
| • Ethics |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Stevenson served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Economic Development and Workforce Services |
| • Education |
| • Ethics |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Stevenson served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Economic Development and Workforce Services |
| • Education |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stevenson served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Education |
| • Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development |
Elections
2022
See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah State Senate District 6
Incumbent Jerry Stevenson won election in the general election for Utah State Senate District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jerry Stevenson (R) | 100.0 | 26,670 |
| Total votes: 26,670 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 6
Incumbent Jerry Stevenson defeated Betty Young in the Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 6 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Stevenson | 61.3 | 7,542 |
| Betty Young | 38.7 | 4,764 | ||
| Total votes: 12,306 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah State Senate District 6
Incumbent Jerry Stevenson and Betty Young defeated David Adams III in the Republican convention for Utah State Senate District 6 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Stevenson (R) |
| David Adams III (R) | ||
| ✔ | Betty Young (R) | |
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2018
- See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Utah State Senate District 21
Incumbent Jerry Stevenson defeated Jake Penrod in the general election for Utah State Senate District 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Stevenson (R) | 71.7 | 23,889 |
 | Jake Penrod (D) | 28.3 | 9,435 | |
| Total votes: 33,324 | |||
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2014
- See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Utah State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Sherri Tatton was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Incumbent Jerry Stevenson was unopposed in the Republican convention. Stevenson defeated Tatton in the general election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Jerry W. Stevenson Incumbent |
78.3% | 11,950 | |
| Democratic | Sherri Tatton | 21.7% | 3,309 | |
| Total Votes | 15,259 | |||
2010
- See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2010
Stevenson was re-elected to the 21st District seat in 2010. He defeated Vincent C Marcus III (L) and Sarah Schofield (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[3][4]
| Utah State Senate, District 21, General Election 2010 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jerry Stevenson (R)
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12,649 | |||
| Sarah Schofield (D) | 4,359 | |||
| Vincent Marcus (L) | 704 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
Stevenson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]
Economy
- Excerpt: "As the owner of J and J Nursery, I know what it takes to make a payroll every month, in good economic times and bad. I know what it takes to build and sustain successful businesses. As your State Senator I will continue to work to provide other Davis County businesses the freedom and tools they need."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "Davis County is a great place to live and continues to grow and we have to plan for that growth. I played a major role in getting the Legacy Highway built. I will not let left-wing special interests from outside the county and state keep Davis County from responsible future planning and road building."
Education
- Excerpt: "The best way to improve education is to fund it appropriately. Our students need and deserve more. We can give them more by expanding our economy. The more we let the free market take hold, the more we will see our state revenues increase. Increasing taxes are not the answer to our problems. Economic freedom will drive growth and this will increase revenues that can then be invested back into the classroom."
Sponsored legislation
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 16 to March 1.
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2023
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In 2023, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 17 to March 3.
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2022
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In 2022, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 19 to March 5.
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2020
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In 2020, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 27 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 28 through March 14.
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2018
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In 2018, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 22 through March 8.
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2017
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In 2017, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 23 through March 9. There was also a special session on September 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 25 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 26 through March 12.
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2014
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In 2014, the 60th Utah State Legislature, second year, was in session from January 27 to March 14.
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2013
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In 2013, the 60th Utah State Legislature, first year, was in session from January 28 to March 14.
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2012
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In 2012, the 59th Utah State Legislature, second year, was in session from January 23 to March 8.
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2011
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In 2011, the 59th Utah State Legislature, first year, was in session from January 24 to March 10.
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The Libertas Institute Index
The Libertas Institute is a libertarian-leaning think tank located in Utah.[9] Each year the organization releases a Legislative Index for Utah State Representatives and Senators.
2010
Jerry Stevenson received an index rating of 67%.
2011
Jerry Stevenson received an index rating of 46%.
2012
Jerry Stevenson received an index rating of 50%.
2013
Jerry Stevenson received an index rating of 41%.
The Sutherland Institute Scorecard
The Sutherland Institute, "a conservative public policy think tank" in Utah, releases its Scorecard for Utah State Representatives and Senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Sutherland Institute thought were pro-conservative policies.[10]
2012
Jerry Stevenson received a score of 100% in the 2012 score card.[11]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Utah State Senate District 6 |
Officeholder Utah State Senate District 6 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Deseret News, "Jerry Stevenson to replace Sheldon Killpack in state senate," January 24, 2010
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ Senator Stevenson's campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Utah Legislative Ratings, "UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index," May 19, 2015
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ Libertas Institute: "Legislator Indexes," accessed January 21, 2014
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Legislative Session," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Sutherland Institute Legislative Scorecard," accessed October 1, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Wayne Harper (R) |
Utah State Senate District 6 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Utah State Senate District 21 2010-2023 |
Succeeded by Mike Kennedy (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Mayor of Layton 1994-2006 |
Succeeded by - |
