# Candice Pierucci

Candice Pierucci is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 49.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 49
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b4977f98-8a0d-4e4b-a43f-b8ee80adba2b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4977f98-8a0d-4e4b-a43f-b8ee80adba2b (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

Pierucci missed 25% of 832 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Utah House (average 90.7%).

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

269 classified statements: 269 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 | Pierucci | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.9% | 424 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 7.4% | 9.3% | 365 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 44.6% | 31.9% | 192 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.2% | 1.8% | 229 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 17.8% | 12.7% | 216 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.4% | 408 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 25% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Republicans 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Economics and Public Finance 7.5% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.02), from 121 donors and 940 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 75% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 97.3% (89%). 25 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 not voting · 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 24 bills: 21 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 8. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 32 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 452: Firearm Storage for Concealed Permit Holders on Publicly Supported Entities (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB452/
- HB 241: Charter School Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB241/
- HB 576: Child Welfare Timeline Compliance Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB576/
- HJR 28: Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules Related to Capital Felony Cases (passed both chambers, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HJR28/
- HB 495: Capital Felony Case Amendments (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB495/
- HB 467: Utah Fits All Scholarship Program Modifications (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB467/
- HB 429: Special Districts Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB429/
- HB 291: Security and Land Restriction Amendments (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB291/
- HB 146: Mentoring and Supporting Teacher Excellence and Refinement Program Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB146/
- HB 118: Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB118/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 72% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CandicePierucci/status/2112716523605549541
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CandicePierucci/status/2112227926926381301
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CandicePierucci/status/2111662387254456675
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CandicePierucci/status/2110875036307673340
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CandicePierucci/status/2110122433663688916
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CandicePierucci/status/2109795479085269051
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CandicePierucci/status/2108680452378923101
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CandicePierucci/status/2108682820151562681
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CandicePierucci/status/2108036013431910651
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CandicePierucci/status/2107308427970240546

## Links

- Official site: http://house.utleg.gov/rep/PIERUC/
- Campaign site: https://www.candicepierucci.com/
- X: https://x.com/CandicePierucci
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepCandicePierucci/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/staterepcandicepierucci/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@candicepierucci1480
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/d-candice-backus-pierucci-97822184

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4977f98-8a0d-4e4b-a43f-b8ee80adba2b