# Mike Kohler

Mike Kohler is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 59.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 59
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/656dec4e-3c95-43b1-9059-f2259300f88b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/656dec4e-3c95-43b1-9059-f2259300f88b (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

36% of the 14 bills Kohler sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Utah House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.02), from 12 donors and 800 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 92.6% (89%). 70 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 14 bills: 12 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 2. 35.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 64 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 167: Signature Collection Modifications (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB167/
- HB 533: Groundwater Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB533/
- HB 133: Use of Force Reporting Requirements (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB133/
- HB 283: Raw Milk Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB283/
- HB 592: Municipal Incorporation Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB592/
- HB 397: Courtroom Audiovisual Modifications (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB397/
- HB 413: Child Custody Proceedings Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB413/
- HB 540: Municipal Incorporation Modifications (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB540/
- HB 289: Motor Vehicle Accident Liability Amendments (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB289/
- HB 561: Use of Force Reporting Requirements (introduced, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB561/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,450 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/KOHLEM/
- Campaign site: https://mikekohler2022.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekohler2022/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmkohler/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kohler-4471a632/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/656dec4e-3c95-43b1-9059-f2259300f88b