# Ashlee Matthews Ashlee Matthews is a Democratic member of the Utah House for district 37. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Utah House, district 37 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: UT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/8a770a9d-d24e-4468-9194-fa2ff1f422e3 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8a770a9d-d24e-4468-9194-fa2ff1f422e3 (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 Matthews sits at −0.39 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 83% of State House Democrats. ## What Matthews says (UT 2025–26 session) 2 classified statements: 2 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Matthews | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 50.0% | 10.4% | 3 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 179 donors and 840 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (UT 2025–26 session) 832 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 82% (89%). 27 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 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 9 bills: 7 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 1. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 43 of 67). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 525: Child Care Pilot Program Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB525/ - HB 561: Use of Motorized Vehicles by Minors Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB561/ - HB 453: Unspent Funding Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB453/ - HB 531: Scarification Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB531/ - HB 299: School Response to Sexual Offense (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB299/ - HB 407: Mini-motorcycle Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB407/ - HB 382: Child Care Modifications (introduced, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB382/ - HB 251: Pollinator Program Amendments (became law, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB251/ - HB 161: School Bus Route Amendments (became law, 2025-03-03) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB161/ - HB 461: H.B. 461 Child Care Grant Amendments (became law, 2024-03-14) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2024/HB461/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $68.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% 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. - 2025-02-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/AshleeUT37/status/1894061381634154817 - 2025-01-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/AshleeUT37/status/1882632252418650440 ## Links - Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/MATTHA/ - Campaign site: https://www.ashleeforutah.com/ - X: https://x.com/AshleeUT37 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleeforutah - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleeforutah/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashlee-matthews-10253032/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8a770a9d-d24e-4468-9194-fa2ff1f422e3