# Troy Shelley

Troy Shelley is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 66.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 66
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7e80bacf-6b3d-4f33-b854-06dab80a29bd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e80bacf-6b3d-4f33-b854-06dab80a29bd (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 Shelley’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Utah, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

5 classified statements: 5 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 | Shelley | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 20.0% | 9.3% | 110 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 20.0% | 31.9% | 566 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 100% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Environmental Protection 100% (State House Republicans 1.9%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.03), from 15 donors and 273 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 91.2% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 94.3% (89%). 33 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 10 bills: 9 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 4. 70.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 40 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 225: Boundary Line Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB225/
- HJR 14: Joint Rules Resolution - Requests for Appropriation (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HJR14/
- HB 292: Rule Against Perpetuities Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB292/
- HB 496: Forestry and Fire Amendments (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB496/
- HB 444: State Land Access Road Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB444/
- HB 185: Carbon Credit Amendments (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB185/
- HB 46: Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments (became law, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB46/
- HB 506: Unclaimed Property Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB506/
- HB 411: Public Asset Ownership Amendments (became law, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB411/
- HB 103: State Land Access Road Amendments (became law, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB103/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.6K (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.

- 2025-11-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/shelley_tr87544/status/1986974856454586656
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/shelley_tr87544/status/1940947601458975165
- 2025-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/shelley_tr87544/status/1937365250019590395
- 2025-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/shelley_tr87544/status/1937372538033832398
- 2025-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/shelley_tr87544/status/1874258418627993888

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/SHELLT/
- Campaign site: https://www.utahhouse.org/
- X: https://x.com/shelley_tr87544
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555454008690
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/troy.shelley.10
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/troykshelley
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TroyShelley

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e80bacf-6b3d-4f33-b854-06dab80a29bd