# Norm Thurston

Norm Thurston is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 62.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 62
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8e36fabe-9e2a-4ccd-b29a-1395d6318560

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8e36fabe-9e2a-4ccd-b29a-1395d6318560 (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

Thurston voted against the majority of Utah House Republicans 56 times; party unity 81%, in the bottom quarter of the Utah House (average 89%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.02), from 58 donors and 1,116 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 81% (89%). 56 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 22 bills: 19 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 11. 77.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 28 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 10: Joint Rules Resolution - Sponsor's Supporting Information (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HJR10/
- HB 74: Signature Gathering Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB74/
- HB 505: Vehicle Tax and Fee Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB505/
- HB 231: Restaurant Tax Repeal Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB231/
- HB 394: Veterinary Amendments (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB394/
- HB 384: Executive Branch Agency Amendments (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB384/
- HB 199: Health Data Amendments (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB199/
- HR 3: House Rules Resolution - Abandoning Legislation (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HR3/
- HB 129: Education Board Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB129/
- HB 22: Vintage Vehicle Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB22/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/THURSNK/
- Campaign site: https://www.normthurston.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/norm462/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/norman-thurston-4ba2426/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8e36fabe-9e2a-4ccd-b29a-1395d6318560