# Matt MacPherson Matt MacPherson is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 26. - Party: Republican - Seat: Utah House, district 26 - Serving since: 2023-10-10 - Current term: UT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ad88a882-c27b-4ceb-8476-b7a3d2a9dd19 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ad88a882-c27b-4ceb-8476-b7a3d2a9dd19 (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 55% of MacPherson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Utah, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans. ## What MacPherson says (UT 2025–26 session) 644 classified statements: 644 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 | MacPherson | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 6.2% | 2.9% | 123 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 20.3% | 9.3% | 107 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 33.4% | 31.9% | 350 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 1.8% | 318 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 6.4% | 12.7% | 508 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 1.2% | 1.4% | 267 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 31% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 25% (State House Republicans 15%); Law 21% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State House Republicans 12%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.02), from 112 donors and 408 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (UT 2025–26 session) 832 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 89% (89%). 44 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 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 not voting · 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 32 bills: 25 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 6. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 32 of 67). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 581: Autonomous Vehicle Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB581/ - HR 5: House Rules Resolution - House Standing Committees (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HR5/ - HB 302: Government Speech Neutrality Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB302/ - HB 600: Utah Supreme Court Referendum Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB600/ - HB 593: Bail Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB593/ - HB 604: Local Government Official Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB604/ - HB 407: Public Education Information System (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB407/ - HJR 21: Joint Resolution Amending Rules of Civil Procedure (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HJR21/ - HB 455: Peace Officer and Dispatcher Standards Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB455/ - HB 601: Flavored Alcohol Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB601/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $114.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 55% 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. - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/utahvote4matt/status/2114008013187301427 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/utahvote4matt/status/2114087660822421583 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/utahvote4matt/status/2113317885255016659 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/utahvote4matt/status/2112670283824005247 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/utahvote4matt/status/2112302638436143407 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/utahvote4matt/status/2112304392250511511 - 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/utahvote4matt/status/2111451152810451303 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/utahvote4matt/status/2110772578210205907 - 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/utahvote4matt/status/2110345865202393548 - 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/utahvote4matt/status/2110374332203720928 ## Links - Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/MACPHM/ - Campaign site: https://www.utahvote4matt.com/ - X: https://x.com/utahvote4matt - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.macpherson.104/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/macpherson_matt/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmacpherson/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ad88a882-c27b-4ceb-8476-b7a3d2a9dd19