# Mike McKell

Mike McKell is a Republican member of the Utah Senate for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 25
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8ffe791d-6a74-412b-a435-ee04045e0ad0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8ffe791d-6a74-412b-a435-ee04045e0ad0 (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

39% of McKell’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Utah, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans.

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

275 classified statements: 275 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McKell | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.0% | 2.3% | 76 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 14.2% | 9.5% | 92 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 26.6% | 37.3% | 246 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 2.3% | 252 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 4.7% | 15.4% | 276 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.3% | 93 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 47% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Law 19% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%); Health 18% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 5.6% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 4.2% (State Senate Republicans 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 88 donors and 1,076 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 79% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 92.4% (91.6%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · 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 not voting · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 527 Pharmacy Pricing Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB527/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB193/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 31 bills: 29 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 76. 77.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 15 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 253: Library Materials Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB253/
- SB 263: Vehicle Loads Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB263/
- SJR 10: Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules Regarding Jury Selection (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SJR10/
- SB 313: Recidivism Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB313/
- SB 310: Uniform Intimate Images Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB310/
- SB 287: Targeted Advertising Tax (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB287/
- SB 204: Physical Therapy Payment Amendments (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB204/
- SB 194: Election Modifications (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB194/
- SB 192: Legislative Activities Amendments (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB192/
- SB 152: Public and Higher Education Collaboration (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB152/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $61.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 39% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mikemckellutah?lang=en/status/2112590529326416042
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mikemckellutah?lang=en/status/2108928400224321602
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mikemckellutah?lang=en/status/2105843980848287811
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mikemckellutah?lang=en/status/2106085906684039507
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mikemckellutah?lang=en/status/2103542782308892698
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mikemckellutah?lang=en/status/2090885843820953790
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mikemckellutah?lang=en/status/2090889798588215330
- 2026-08-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mikemckellutah?lang=en/status/2089442164153720899
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mikemckellutah?lang=en/status/2084655639314489527
- 2026-07-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/mikemckellutah?lang=en/status/2078554278910951546

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/MCKELMK/
- Campaign site: https://mikemckell.com/
- X: https://x.com/mikemckellutah?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMikeMcKell/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike.mckell/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mikemckell150
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmckell/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8ffe791d-6a74-412b-a435-ee04045e0ad0