Mike McKell

Mike McKell

Republican Party

Utah State Senate District 25

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

2

Prior offices

Utah House of Representatives District 66

Successor: Jefferson Burton

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Utah State Senate District 7

Predecessor: Deidre Henderson

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Compensation

Base salary

$293.55/legislative day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Southern Utah University

Law

University of Idaho

Personal

Profession

Attorney

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Mike McKell (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing District 25. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

McKell (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah State Senate to represent District 25. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Mike McKell earned a B.A. from Southern Utah University and a J.D. from the University of Idaho. McKell's career experience includes working as an attorney and an adjunct professor with Utah Valley University.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

McKell was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• Senate Ethics Committee

2021-2022

McKell was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• Senate Ethics Committee

2019-2020

McKell was assigned to the following committees:

• House Business and Labor Committee
• House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
• House Rules Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Utah committee assignments, 2017
• Business and Labor
• Judiciary, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McKell served on the following committees:

Utah committee assignments, 2015
• Ethics
• Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment
• Revenue and Taxation
• Legislative Process

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, McKell served on the following committees:

Utah committee assignments, 2013
• Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment
• Public Utilities and Technology

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Utah State Senate District 25

Incumbent Mike McKell defeated Alan Hansen in the general election for Utah State Senate District 25 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike McKell (R)	78.7	38,597
	Submit photo	Alan Hansen (D)	21.3	10,420

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,017
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Alan Hansen advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah State Senate District 25.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mike McKell advanced from the Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 25.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Cook (R)

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Utah State Senate District 25

Alan Hansen advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah State Senate District 25 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Alan Hansen (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah State Senate District 25

Incumbent Mike McKell advanced from the Republican convention for Utah State Senate District 25 on April 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Mike McKell (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Cook (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McKell in this election.

Pledges

McKell signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2020

See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Utah State Senate District 7

Mike McKell defeated Emily Bergeson in the general election for Utah State Senate District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike McKell (R)	77.7	39,515
		Emily Bergeson (United Utah Party)	22.3	11,351

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,866
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Julie Fullmer (R)

Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah State Senate District 7

Mike McKell defeated Scott Neilson and Flor de Maria Sulbaran in the Republican convention for Utah State Senate District 7 on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mike McKell (R)
		Scott Neilson (R)
		Flor de Maria Sulbaran (R)

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2018

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Utah House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Mike McKell defeated Paul Dayton in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 66 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike McKell (R)	83.4	10,593
		Paul Dayton (D)	16.6	2,109

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,702
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2016

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Utah House of Representatives 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 Mike McKell ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 66 general election.

Utah House of Representatives, District 66 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Mike McKell Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Utah Secretary of State

Incumbent Mike McKell ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 66 Republican primary.

Utah House of Representatives District 66, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Mike McKell Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Utah House of Representatives 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. Andrew Apsley was defeated by Zachary Lewis in the Democratic convention. Incumbent Mike McKell defeated Scott Woolston in the Republican convention. McKell defeated Lewis in the general election.

Utah House of Representatives District 66, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike McKell Incumbent	84.4%	5,155
	Democratic	Zachary Lewis	15.6%	953
Total Votes				6,108

2012

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012

McKell won election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 66. He defeated Carolina Herrin, Robert Milton, and Kyle Roberts in the Republican convention and defeated Brian Hauglid (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Utah House of Representatives, District 66, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike McKell	85.8%	10,779
	Democratic	Brain Hauglid	14.2%	1,790
Total Votes				12,569

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Mike McKell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

McKell's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Fiscal Responsibility

• Excerpt: "I will advocate for principals of limited government and fiscal responsibility and urge changes in tax policy that will encourage savings, investment and home ownership. "

Commitment To Utah Children

• Excerpt: "I will advocate for the continued success of our Utah children in the classroom and the partnership with industry."

Competitive Business Climate

• Excerpt: "I will advocate for the continuation of Utah’s strong free enterprise system without governmental interference."

State Sovereignty

• Excerpt: "I will advocate reducing dependency on federal funds and fight for increased state sovereignty."

Responsible Resource And Energy Development

• Excerpt: "I will advocate development of Utah’s energy resources in an environmentally conscious manner."

Campaign finance summary

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Mike McKell campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Utah State Senate District 25	Won general	$322,020	$-216,609
2020	Utah State Senate District 7	Won general	$77,432	N/A**
2018	Utah House of Representatives District 66	Won general	$56,378	N/A**
2016	Utah House of Representatives, District 66	Won	$91,099	N/A**
2014	Utah House of Representatives, District 66	Won	$68,023	N/A**
2012	Utah State House, District 66	Won	$25,874	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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2023

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In 2023, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 17 to March 3. Americans for Prosperity Utah Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. GrassRoots Legislators are scored based on the organization's mission of "promoting the principles of limited government, constitution, representative government, participatory republic, free market economy, family, and separation of powers." Libertas Institute Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Utah Cultural Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to arts and the humanities. Utah Education Association House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education. Utah Taxpayers Association Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation.

2022

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In 2022, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 4. Americans for Prosperity Utah Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. GrassRoots Legislators are scored based on the organization's mission of "promoting the principles of limited government, constitution, representative government, participatory republic, free market economy, family, and separation of powers." Libertas Institute Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise." National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Utah Cultural Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to arts and the humanities. Utah Education Association House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education. Utah Taxpayers Association Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation.

2021

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In 2021, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 19 to March 5. GrassRoots Legislators are scored based on the organization's mission of "promoting the principles of limited government, constitution, representative government, participatory republic, free market economy, family, and separation of powers." Leap Forward Legislators are scored on their votes on bills the organization chose to evaluate. Libertas Institute Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Utah Education Association House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education. Utah Taxpayers Association Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation.

2020

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In 2020, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 27 to March 12. GrassRoots Legislators are scored based on the organization's mission of "promoting the principles of limited government, constitution, representative government, participatory republic, free market economy, family, and separation of powers." Libertas Institute Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise." National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Utah Taxpayers Association Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation.

2019

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In 2019, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 28 through March 14. Americans for Prosperity Utah Legislators are scored based on their votes on economic issues. Alliance for a Better Utah Legislators are scored on their votes on bills the Alliance for a Better Utah supported. GrassRoots Legislators are scored based on the organization's mission of "promoting the principles of limited government, constitution, representative government, participatory republic, free market economy, family, and separation of powers." Libertas Institute Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise." Utah Education Association House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education. Utah Sierra Club Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues. Utah Taxpayers Association Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 22 through March 8. GrassRoots Legislators are scored based on the organization's mission of "promoting the principles of limited government, constitution, representative government, participatory republic, free market economy, family, and separation of powers." Libertas Institute Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise." Utah Education Association House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education. Utah Sierra Club House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues. Utah Taxpayers Association Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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. Americans for Prosperity Utah Legislators are scored based on their votes on economic issues. GrassRoots Legislators are scored based on the organization's mission of "promoting the principles of limited government, constitution, representative government, participatory republic, free market economy, family, and separation of powers." Libertas Institute Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise." Utah Education Association House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education. Utah Taxpayers Association Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 25 through March 10. GrassRoots: 2016 scorecard Legislators are scored based on the organization's mission of "promoting the principles of limited government, constitution, representative government, participatory republic, free market economy, family, and separation of powers." Libertas Institute: 2016 Legislative Index Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise." National Federation of Independent Business in Utah Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Utah Education Association: House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education. Utah Legislative Ratings: 2016 Conservative Liberal Index - Senate and House Legislators are scored in the Conservative Liberal Index "to determine who is "truly" Conservative or "really" Liberal." Utah Sierra Club: House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues. Utah Taxpayers Association: 2016 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 26 through March 12. GrassRoots: 2015 scorecard Legislators are scored based on the organization's mission of "promoting the principles of limited government, constitution, representative government, participatory republic, free market economy, family, and separation of powers." Libertas Institute: 2015 Legislative Index Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise." Sutherland Institute: 2015 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills picked by the Sutherland Institute that promote conservative policy. Utah Charter Network: Senate and House 2015 Scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to charter schools. Utah Education Association: House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education. Utah Legislative Ratings: 2015 Conservative Liberal Index - Senate and House Legislators are scored in the Conservative Liberal Index "to determine who is "truly" Conservative or "really" Liberal." Utah Sierra Club: House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues. Utah Taxpayers Association: 2015 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on tax related legislation. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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In 2014, the 60th Utah State Legislature, second year, was in session from January 27 to March 14. Libertas Institute: 2014 Legislative Index Legislators are scored based on their votes in relation to the organization's "mission to defend individual liberty, private property and free enterprise." Planned Parenthood Action Council: 2014 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues. Sutherland Institute: 2014 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills picked by the Sutherland Institute that promote conservative policy. Utahns Against Common Core: 2014 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to Common Core. Utah Education Association: House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to education. Utah Legislative Ratings: 2014 Conservative Liberal Index Legislators are scored in the Conservative Liberal Index "to determine who is "truly" Conservative or "really" Liberal." Utah Sierra Club Legislators are scored based on their votes relating to environmental and conservation issues. Utah Taxpayers Association: 2014 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on their votes on taxpayer related bills.

2013

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The Libertas Institute Index

See also: Libertas Institute Legislative Index (2013)

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2013

Mike McKell received an index rating of 45%.

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Political offices
Preceded by -	Utah State Senate District 25 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Deidre Henderson (R)	Utah State Senate District 7 2021-2023	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Utah House of Representatives District 66 2013-2020	Succeeded by Jefferson Burton (R)

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Current members of the Utah State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Kirk Cullimore

Minority Leader:Luz Escamilla

Senators

District 1

Scott Sandall (R)

District 2

Chris Wilson (R)

District 3

John Johnson (R)

District 4

Calvin Musselman (R)

District 5

Ann Millner (R)

District 6

Jerry Stevenson (R)

District 7

Stuart Adams (R)

District 8

Todd Weiler (R)

District 9

Jennifer Plumb (D)

District 10

Luz Escamilla (D)

District 11

Daniel Thatcher (F)

District 12

Karen Kwan (D)

District 13

Nate Blouin (D)

District 14

Stephanie Pitcher (D)

District 15

Kathleen Riebe (D)

District 16

Wayne Harper (R)

District 17

Lincoln Fillmore (R)

District 18

Dan McCay (R)

District 19

Kirk Cullimore (R)

District 20

Ronald Winterton (R)

District 21

Brady Brammer (R)

District 22

Heidi Balderree (R)

District 23

Keith Grover (R)

District 24

Keven Stratton (R)

District 25

Mike McKell (R)

District 26

David Hinkins (R)

District 27

Derrin Owens (R)

District 28

Evan Vickers (R)

District 29

Don Ipson (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (6)

Forward Party (1)