# Luz Escamilla

Luz Escamilla is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate for district 10.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 10
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6983c74c-3687-4e48-b462-38a80caeb260

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6983c74c-3687-4e48-b462-38a80caeb260 (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 Escamilla’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Utah, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

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

12 classified statements: 12 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Escamilla | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 8.3% | 10.3% | 159 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 8.3% | 42.9% | 314 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 321 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 100% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.41 (standard error 0.02), from 88 donors and 1,046 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 81% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 84% (91.6%). 26 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 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 not voting · 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 17. 76.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 16 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 285: Uninsured Children Dental Care Amendments (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB285/
- SB 180: School Nutrition Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB180/
- SB 214: Home-based Childcare Solutions (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB214/
- SB 124: Child Welfare Modifications (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB124/
- SB 279: State Homeless Campus Neighbor Tax Credit (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB279/
- SB 239: State Homeless Campus Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB239/
- SB 246: Utah Homeless Services Board Amendments (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB246/
- SB 188: Construction Trades Education Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB188/
- SB 248: Child Care Expansion Act (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB248/
- SB 286: Interior Designer Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB286/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2025-11-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senatorluz?lang=en/status/1992359197808443718
- 2025-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senatorluz?lang=en/status/1972405266655440915
- 2025-07-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senatorluz?lang=en/status/1950757279625798081
- 2025-07-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senatorluz?lang=en/status/1940919011338080370
- 2025-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senatorluz?lang=en/status/1933937246752936237
- 2025-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senatorluz?lang=en/status/1926743471202709867
- 2025-04-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senatorluz?lang=en/status/1910511150007279749
- 2025-03-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senatorluz?lang=en/status/1900235051817984260
- 2025-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senatorluz?lang=en/status/1886808573646389656
- 2025-01-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senatorluz?lang=en/status/1881874494144328071

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/ESCAML/
- Campaign site: http://luz4utah.com/
- X: https://x.com/senatorluz?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Luzforutah/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luzescamillaut/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luz-escamilla-518595156/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6983c74c-3687-4e48-b462-38a80caeb260
