# Evan Vickers

Evan Vickers is a Republican member of the Utah Senate for district 28.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 28
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3ee27d8b-c865-4d86-b33e-9cfb34c3bac4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3ee27d8b-c865-4d86-b33e-9cfb34c3bac4 (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

Vickers voted against the majority of Utah Senate Republicans 65 times; party unity 73%, the lowest of 28 in the Utah Senate (average 91.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.02), from 78 donors and 1,143 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 73% (91.6%). 65 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 yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 527 Pharmacy Pricing Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB527/
- 2026-03-07 · voted nay · 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 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 65. 96.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 3 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 48: Kratom Revisions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB48/
- SB 223: Sales and Use Tax Exemptions Modifications (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB223/
- SB 305: Hospital Quality Incentive Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB305/
- SB 261: Pharmacy Practice Amendments (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB261/
- SB 150: Healthcare Providers Scope of Practice Amendments (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB150/
- SB 5: General Government Base Budget (became law, 2026-02-01) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB5/
- SB 121: Medical Cannabis Program Amendments (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB121/
- SB 101: Specialized Product Amendments (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB101/
- SB 83: Controlled Substance Scheduling Amendments (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB83/
- SB 84: Department of Commerce Amendments (became law, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB84/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $38.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/VICKEEJ/
- Campaign site: https://voteevanvickers.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evan.vickers/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-vickers-4a544713/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3ee27d8b-c865-4d86-b33e-9cfb34c3bac4