# Stephen Whyte

Stephen Whyte is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 63.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 63
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/451ecbcb-42a9-467b-98c7-e0b3e5bd32d3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/451ecbcb-42a9-467b-98c7-e0b3e5bd32d3 (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 10 bills Whyte sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Utah House.

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

168 classified statements: 168 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Whyte | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.4% | 1.8% | 60 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 17.9% | 12.7% | 214 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 36% (State House Republicans 15%); Commerce 13% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Republicans 12%); Agriculture and Food 8.9% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.9% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.02), from 16 donors and 718 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 90.7% (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 nay · 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 5. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 3 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 448: Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Amendments (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB448/
- HCR 6: Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Utah Housing Strategic Plan (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HCR6/
- HB 1: Public Education Base Budget Amendments (became law, 2026-02-01) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB1/
- HB 171: Physician Assistant Amendments (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB171/
- HB 2: Public Education Budget Amendments (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB2/
- HCR 14: House Concurrent Resolution Supporting Streamlining Utah Housing Policies (became law, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HCR14/
- HB 368: Local Land Use Amendments (became law, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB368/
- HB 360: Housing Attainability Amendments (became law, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB360/
- HB 207: Sexual Offense Revisions (became law, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB207/
- HB 97: Private Postsecondary Education Modifications (became law, 2025-02-28) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB97/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepWhyte/status/2113447681121284538
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepWhyte/status/2113128831716663589
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepWhyte/status/2109803046507327740
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepWhyte/status/2106170624699949193
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepWhyte/status/2100609936632008885
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepWhyte/status/2098250030394274183
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepWhyte/status/2097912809992679797
- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepWhyte/status/2096093236121288867
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepWhyte/status/2095356670033707478
- 2026-08-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepWhyte/status/2093776969586585829

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/WHYTESL/
- X: https://x.com/RepWhyte
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Whyte/100074002696040/?paipv=0&eav=AfZaUT5cJrkldsqpGeo5Fw5yQOiqn5uv6y-kexv5i1I_nZxyMBPbMKz6DrrERDoAQ9o&_rdr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephenlwhyte/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@repwhyte796
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-whyte-5a593411/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/451ecbcb-42a9-467b-98c7-e0b3e5bd32d3