# John Johnson

John Johnson is a Republican member of the Utah Senate for district 3.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0c8df9e4-cb46-4dc1-ab5b-6d181efd58e0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0c8df9e4-cb46-4dc1-ab5b-6d181efd58e0 (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

Johnson sits at +0.95 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State Senate Republicans.

## What Johnson says (UT 2025–26 session)

2,013 classified statements: 2,013 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Johnson | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.0% | 2.3% | 98 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 15.2% | 9.5% | 79 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 28.3% | 37.3% | 239 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 2.3% | 201 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 3.5% | 15.4% | 290 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.3% | 83 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 41% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 22% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Law 19% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%); Economics and Public Finance 8.3% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 4.4% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.95 (standard error 0.03), from 30 donors and 862 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 93.0% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 97.2% (91.6%). 49 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 354 Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB354/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 527 Pharmacy Pricing Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB527/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB193/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 535 Disposition of Public Property Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB535/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 197 Transportation Funding and Governance Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB197/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 154 Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB154/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 181 School Discipline Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB181/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 149 Licensing Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB149/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 513 Attorney General Funding Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB513/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 194 Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB194/

## Legislation (UT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 15. 61.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 23 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 309: Single-family Home Rental Modifications (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB309/
- SB 327: Occupational Licensing Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB327/
- SB 322: Educational Technology Regulatory Sandbox (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB322/
- SB 319: Health Insurance Preauthorization Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB319/
- SB 312: Educator License Amendments (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB312/
- SB 295: Intellectual Diversity in Education and Government (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB295/
- SB 153: Election Amendments (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB153/
- SB 34: Public Education Revisions (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB34/
- SB 218: Voter Information Amendments (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB218/
- SJR 13: Joint Resolution Concerning Federal Term Limits (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SJR13/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/johnforutah?lang=en/status/2106208810981597414
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/johnforutah?lang=en/status/2104652329425543502
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/johnforutah?lang=en/status/2103550849276686549
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/johnforutah?lang=en/status/2064903258381148216
- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/johnforutah?lang=en/status/2064151709845471235
- 2026-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/johnforutah?lang=en/status/2062719424982122744
- 2026-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/johnforutah?lang=en/status/2062625452070678867
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/johnforutah?lang=en/status/2062315771825697073
- 2026-03-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/johnforutah?lang=en/status/2038437014891302983
- 2026-03-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/johnforutah?lang=en/status/2038500199182618850

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/JOHNSJD/
- Campaign site: https://www.johnforutah.com/
- X: https://x.com/johnforutah?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnforutah/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnforutah/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS5o8yutN3r5mi0raCePOVw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndjohnsonusu/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0c8df9e4-cb46-4dc1-ab5b-6d181efd58e0