# Nelson Abbott

Nelson Abbott is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 57.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 57
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/00670b53-62f7-4c0f-b229-eb1fad6dbbbc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/00670b53-62f7-4c0f-b229-eb1fad6dbbbc (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Abbott missed 23% of 832 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Utah House (average 90.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.02), from 20 donors and 780 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 77% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 86% (89%). 46 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 306 Reinvestment Fee Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB306/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HCR 2 Concurrent Resolution Authorizing Adult Sentencing and Supervision Length Guidelines and Juvenile Disposition Guidelines · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HCR2/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 377 Real Estate Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB377/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 260 Unauthorized Practice of Law Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB260/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 184 Justice System Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB184/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 242 Initiative and Referendum Signature Gathering and Removal Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB242/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 210 Nicotine Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB210/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 251 Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB251/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 416 First Responder Health Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB416/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB385/

## Legislation (UT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 19 bills: 16 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 6. 47.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 61 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 466: Utah Rural Jobs Act Modifications (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB466/
- HB 213: Criminal Proceedings Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB213/
- HB 255: Health Care Sharing Ministry Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB255/
- HB 18: Public Land Access Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB18/
- HJR 3: Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Term of Office (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HJR3/
- HB 363: Water Easement Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB363/
- HB 207: Competency Amendments (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB207/
- HB 181: Uniform Estate Planning Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB181/
- HB 220: Transportation Network Company Amendments (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB220/
- HB 288: Health Care Malpractice Amendments (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB288/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,151 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/ABBOTN/
- Campaign site: https://www.nelsonabbott.com/
- X: https://x.com/NelsonAbbott16
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NelsonAbbottUT/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repnelsonabbott/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NelsonAbbott
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonabbott/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/00670b53-62f7-4c0f-b229-eb1fad6dbbbc