# David Hinkins

David Hinkins is a Republican member of the Utah Senate for district 26.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 26
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/78b7c95c-45a7-40cb-a82c-681db75f9529

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/78b7c95c-45a7-40cb-a82c-681db75f9529 (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

Hinkins voted against the majority of Utah Senate Republicans 62 times; party unity 79%, in the bottom tenth of the Utah Senate (average 91.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.18 (standard error 0.02), from 13 donors and 1,134 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 95.5% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 79% (91.6%). 62 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · 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 nay · 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 7 bills: 6 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 37. 42.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 25 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 249: Public Employee Negotiation Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB249/
- SB 60: Newborn Testing Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB60/
- SB 168: Public Employee Negotiation Amendments (introduced, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB168/
- SB 156: Pari-mutuel Horse Racing (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB156/
- SB 247: Severance Tax Revenue Amendments (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB247/
- SB 5: Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Base Budget (became law, 2025-02-14) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB5/
- SB 57: Newborn Relinquishment Amendments (became law, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB57/
- SB 251: Life Coaching Requirements (introduced, 2024-03-01) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2024/SB251/
- SB 236: Highway Designation Amendments (became law, 2024-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2024/SB236/
- SB 214: S.B. 214 Community Renewable Energy Amendments (became law, 2024-03-13) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2024/SB214/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/HINKIDP/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/78b7c95c-45a7-40cb-a82c-681db75f9529