# John Arthur

John Arthur is a Democratic member of the Utah House for district 41.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Utah House, district 41
- Serving since: 2025-12-08
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b5f1d356-e619-413b-8b9a-fec2d3d48362

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b5f1d356-e619-413b-8b9a-fec2d3d48362 (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

17% of the 6 bills Arthur sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 67 in the Utah House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.05), from 321 donors and 288 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 96.3% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 93.8% (89%). 17 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 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 6 bills: 3 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 67 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 364: Certified Teacher Librarian Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB364/
- HB 278: School Board Election Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB278/
- HB 497: Public Education Funding Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB497/
- HB 478: Residential Rental Modifications (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB478/
- HB 198: Educator Salary Adjustment (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB198/
- HB 313: Landscaper Certification Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB313/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $90.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b5f1d356-e619-413b-8b9a-fec2d3d48362