# Joseph Elison

Joseph Elison is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 72.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 72
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0d22b3d0-94f2-4f88-95e9-b830480f4be8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0d22b3d0-94f2-4f88-95e9-b830480f4be8 (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

100% of the 8 bills Elison sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Utah House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 32 donors and 580 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 94.1% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 92.6% (89%). 18 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 306 Reinvestment Fee Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB306/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · 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 yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 377 Real Estate Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB377/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 260 Unauthorized Practice of Law Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB260/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 184 Justice System Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB184/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · 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 yea · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 210 Nicotine Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB210/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · 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 yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 416 First Responder Health Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB416/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 3. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 3 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 9: Concurrent Resolution Addressing the Great Salt Lake (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HCR9/
- HCR 7: Concurrent Resolution Regarding Scenic Byway Designations (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HCR7/
- HB 250: Utah Retirement Plan Exchange (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB250/
- HB 243: Gambling Revisions (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB243/
- HB 120: Time Change Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB120/
- HB 210: Higher Education Board of Trustees Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB210/
- HB 464: State Sovereignty Fund (became law, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB464/
- HB 246: Statewide Online Education Program Amendments (became law, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB246/
- HB 509: Utah Permanent Fund (introduced, 2024-03-01) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2024/HB509/
- HB 442: Local Option Sales Tax Amendments (passed one chamber, 2024-03-01) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2024/HB442/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,000 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/ELISOJ/
- Campaign site: https://www.elisonforutah.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisonforutah/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elison4utah/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elisonforutah5656
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-elison-03a87321/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0d22b3d0-94f2-4f88-95e9-b830480f4be8