# Verona Mauga

Verona Mauga is a Democratic member of the Utah House for district 31.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Utah House, district 31
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ba4559e4-0f36-4c48-afb9-3e142b670f86

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ba4559e4-0f36-4c48-afb9-3e142b670f86 (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

Mauga voted against the majority of Utah House Democrats 29 times; party unity 81%, in the bottom quarter of the Utah House (average 89%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.52 (standard error 0.04), from 494 donors and 288 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 81% (89%). 29 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 13 bills: 10 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 69.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 41 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 166: Open Carry of a Firearm Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB166/
- HB 237: Stalking Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB237/
- HB 86: Restricted Person Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB86/
- HB 541: First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB541/
- HB 172: Food Safety Amendments (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB172/
- HB 34: Victim Rights Amendments (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB34/
- HB 87: Animal Crime Victim Amendments (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB87/
- HB 227: Restricted Person Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB227/
- HB 554: Bicycle Rack Amendments (introduced, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB554/
- HB 461: Animal Crime Victim Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB461/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $72.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/MAUGAV/
- Campaign site: https://www.voteverona.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Vote-Verona-Mauga-100089455034679/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veronamauga/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@veronasagatomauga
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/verona-sagato-mauga

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ba4559e4-0f36-4c48-afb9-3e142b670f86