# Doug Welton

Doug Welton is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 65.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 65
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/725abf07-1cca-47a5-a5a7-223d763f5da0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/725abf07-1cca-47a5-a5a7-223d763f5da0 (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

Welton voted against the majority of Utah House Republicans 32 times; party unity 79%, in the bottom quarter of the Utah House (average 89%).

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

48 classified statements: 48 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 | Welton | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 16.7% | 9.3% | 141 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 31.3% | 31.9% | 386 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.2% | 1.8% | 95 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.1% | 12.7% | 664 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 67% (State House Republicans 15%); Agriculture and Food 6.7% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 6.7% (State House Republicans 11%); Families 6.7% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 6.7% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.19 (standard error 0.02), from 18 donors and 853 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 95.1% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 79% (89%). 32 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 yea · 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 not voting · 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 20 bills: 17 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 7. 85.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 18 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 266: Highway Designation Changes (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB266/
- HB 526: Student Welfare Check Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB526/
- HB 518: School Curriculum Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB518/
- HJR 6: Joint Resolution Regarding School Activities and Practices (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HJR6/
- HB 502: School Attendance Modifications (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB502/
- HB 358: School Scheduling Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB358/
- HJR 8: Joint Resolution Regarding LEA Reporting Requirements (passed both chambers, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HJR8/
- HB 142: School Fee Waiver Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB142/
- HB 17: Public Infrastructure District Meeting Amendments (became law, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB17/
- HB 93: Goshen Bay Waterfowl Management Area (became law, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB93/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.3K (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.

- 2026-07-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DougWeltonUtah/status/2079219138711659002
- 2026-04-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DougWeltonUtah/status/2040949859805704231
- 2026-04-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DougWeltonUtah/status/2040276085565501808
- 2026-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DougWeltonUtah/status/2039932822585315599
- 2026-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DougWeltonUtah/status/2036494433240359166
- 2026-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DougWeltonUtah/status/2034423876671967278
- 2026-02-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DougWeltonUtah/status/2027566388714569742
- 2025-11-27 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DougWeltonUtah/status/1994099357927526420
- 2025-11-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DougWeltonUtah/status/1985547597638221854
- 2025-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DougWeltonUtah/status/1979675936376430597

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/WELTOD/
- Campaign site: https://www.dougweltonutah.com/
- X: https://x.com/DougWeltonUtah
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepresentativeDougWeltonDistrict67/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougwelton65utah/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-welton-aab05028/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/725abf07-1cca-47a5-a5a7-223d763f5da0