# Stuart Adams

Stuart Adams is a Republican member of the Utah Senate for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5b47c889-e555-4d3c-9b30-97d52ee02960

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5b47c889-e555-4d3c-9b30-97d52ee02960 (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

Adams reported $403.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

179 classified statements: 179 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 | Adams | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 1.7% | 9.5% | 269 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 49.7% | 37.3% | 94 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.3% | 2.3% | 21 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 34.1% | 15.4% | 31 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 28% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Energy 18% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Families 9.0% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Science, Technology, Communications 9.0% (State Senate Republicans 2.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 71 donors and 944 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 75% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 96.9% (91.6%). 9 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 2 bills: 0 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 1.

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 15: Joint Resolution Recognizing the Utah Property Rights Coalition (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SJR15/
- SJR 14: Joint Resolution Recognizing the Utah Land Use Task Force (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SJR14/
- SB 211: S.B. 211 Generational Water Infrastructure Amendments (became law, 2024-03-21) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2024/SB211/
- SJR 1: Joint Resolution Reappointing John Q. Cannon as Director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (passed both chambers, 2024-03-12) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2024/SJR1/
- SB 240: S.B. 240 First-time Homebuyer Assistance Program (became law, 2023-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2023/SB240/
- SJR 2: Joint Resolution Appointing Victoria Stirling Ashby as General Counsel (passed both chambers, 2023-03-13) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2023/SJR2/
- SCR 5: Concurrent Resolution Honoring the Life of Allyson Gamble (became law, 2021-02-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2021/SCR5/
- SB 185: Capitol Meeting Room Designation (became law, 2021-03-22) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2021/SB185/
- SJR 1: Joint Resolution Reappointing John L. Fellows as General Counsel to the Utah Legislature (passed both chambers, 2021-03-17) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2021/SJR1/
- S.C.R. 7: Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Sports Commission (became law, 2020-03-30) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2020/S.C.R.7/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $403.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 80% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jstuartadams/status/2112655116939796572
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jstuartadams/status/2112655614719799322
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jstuartadams/status/2109349012268888167
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jstuartadams/status/2105794797613338692
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jstuartadams/status/2101391961093804064
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jstuartadams/status/2098417340660486564
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jstuartadams/status/2098417733939699977
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jstuartadams/status/2098061095684718947
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jstuartadams/status/2096983444039589957
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jstuartadams/status/2091981988282716297

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/ADAMSJS/
- Campaign site: https://www.votestuartadams.com/
- X: https://x.com/jstuartadams
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jstuartadams

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5b47c889-e555-4d3c-9b30-97d52ee02960