# Heidi Balderree

Heidi Balderree is a Republican member of the Utah Senate for district 22.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 22
- Serving since: 2023-10-17
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/650616ca-3c57-4995-a514-37644fe1fa8f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/650616ca-3c57-4995-a514-37644fe1fa8f (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

Balderree sits at +0.84 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.84 (standard error 0.04), from 95 donors and 451 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 96.3% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 90% (91.6%). 100 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 yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB193/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · 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 nay · 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 15 bills: 13 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 45. 73.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 20 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 272: Transportation Funding Revisions (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB272/
- SJR 12: Joint Resolution on Civic Engagement and Service (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SJR12/
- SB 293: Consumer Pricing Data Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB293/
- SB 129: Commemorative Day Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB129/
- SB 2: Public Education Budget Amendments (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB2/
- SB 311: Medical Translation Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB311/
- SB 290: Victim and Witness Privacy Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB290/
- SB 186: Charter School Modifications (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB186/
- SB 144: Relocation Assistance Amendments (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB144/
- SB 131: Charter School Eligibility (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB131/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/BALDEH/
- Campaign site: https://www.heidibalderree.com/
- X: https://x.com/balderreeheidi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heidi.balderree/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heidibalderree/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-balderree-194650123/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/650616ca-3c57-4995-a514-37644fe1fa8f