# Wayne Harper

Wayne Harper is a Republican member of the Utah Senate for district 16.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 16
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c351d354-5397-4f6e-b67d-98c41cea0d2c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c351d354-5397-4f6e-b67d-98c41cea0d2c (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

0% of Harper’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Utah, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.02), from 57 donors and 1,148 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 92.7% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 95.3% (91.6%). 34 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 354 Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB354/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 527 Pharmacy Pricing Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB527/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB193/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 535 Disposition of Public Property Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB535/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 197 Transportation Funding and Governance Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB197/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 154 Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB154/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 181 School Discipline Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB181/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 149 Licensing Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB149/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 513 Attorney General Funding Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB513/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 194 Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB194/

## Legislation (UT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 41 bills: 39 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 36 passed both, 32 became law. Cosponsored 36. 90.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 6 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 64: Government Records Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB64/
- SB 221: Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB221/
- SCR 8: Resolution Honoring the Utah Parent Teacher Association (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SCR8/
- SCR 10: Concurrent Resolution Emphasizing Utah's Commitment to Advanced Air Mobility (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SCR10/
- SB 242: Transportation Amendments (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB242/
- SJR 13: Joint Resolution Honoring Irish and Irish-American Contributions to the Founding of the United States (passed both chambers, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SJR13/
- SB 237: Driver License Division and Motor Vehicle Division Consolidation Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB237/
- SB 228: Community Reinvestment Agency Amendments (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB228/
- SB 206: Tax Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB206/
- SB 197: Transportation Funding and Governance Amendments (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB197/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/HARPEWA/
- Campaign site: https://harperforsenate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WayneHarperUtahSenate16/?paipv=0&eav=Afau6e80cZUZWA_LDIv4Cbu4ApMIlknL5JC9BSmM9dTm7bjN0LCIGWJbvr-nnvXstkI&_rdr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harperwayne/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wayneharper6101

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c351d354-5397-4f6e-b67d-98c41cea0d2c