# Sahara Hayes

Sahara Hayes is a Democratic member of the Utah House for district 32.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Utah House, district 32
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b0a5ca40-5e04-495c-80e0-2c5d3608273d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b0a5ca40-5e04-495c-80e0-2c5d3608273d (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

88% of the 8 bills Hayes sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Utah House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.03), from 219 donors and 590 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 96.1% (89%). 12 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 1. 87.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 16 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 112: Political Advertising Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB112/
- HB 417: Patient Interfacility Transportation Requirements (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB417/
- HB 194: Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB194/
- HB 102: Victim Privacy Amendments (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB102/
- HB 206: Chronic Absenteeism Pilot Program (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB206/
- HB 335: Political Advertising Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB335/
- HB 450: Victim Privacy Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB450/
- HB 479: Student Athlete Revisions (became law, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB479/
- HB 307: H.B. 307 Firearm Data Amendments (in committee, 2024-03-01) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2024/HB307/
- HB 234: H.B. 234 Vital Record Information Modifications (became law, 2024-03-14) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2024/HB234/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,755 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 84% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/HAYESS/
- Campaign site: https://www.votesahara.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votesahara/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votesahara/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b0a5ca40-5e04-495c-80e0-2c5d3608273d