# Nate Blouin

Nate Blouin is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate for district 13.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 13
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c9f2ef36-ee69-4e91-9da9-6c9311334912

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c9f2ef36-ee69-4e91-9da9-6c9311334912 (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

4.5% of the 22 bills Blouin sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 28 in the Utah Senate.

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

13,492 classified statements: 13,492 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Blouin | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.5% | 2.4% | 51 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 10.2% | 10.3% | 133 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 22.0% | 42.9% | 280 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 3.4% | 240 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 1.3% | 16.1% | 309 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 0.8% | 61 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Energy 16% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Environmental Protection 11% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Economics and Public Finance 8.9% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Health 8.1% (State Senate Democrats 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.74 (standard error 0.02), from 1,246 donors and 593 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 98.7% (91.6%). 96 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 22 bills: 17 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 4.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 28 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 329: Public Contracting and Boycott Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB329/
- SB 136: Enforcement Activities Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB136/
- SB 250: Great Salt Lake Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB250/
- SB 178: Right to Work Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB178/
- SB 318: Data Center Non Disclosure Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB318/
- SB 179: Wage Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB179/
- SB 260: Dangerous Weapons at Institutions of Higher Education (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB260/
- SB 289: Local Sales Tax Distribution Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB289/
- SB 255: Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB255/
- SB 300: Single Payer Health Insurance Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB300/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 93% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/nateforutah/status/2114517316260311458
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/nateforutah/status/2114540745160118612
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/nateforutah/status/2114731640014700793
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/nateforutah/status/2114737031335342433
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/nateforutah/status/2114763202529775759
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/nateforutah/status/2114818434748055997
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/nateforutah/status/2114818931202666773
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/nateforutah/status/2114821553515024714
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/nateforutah/status/2114822945319399564
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/nateforutah/status/2114831274808688687

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/BLOUIN/
- Campaign site: https://www.nateforutah.com/
- X: https://x.com/nateforutah
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nbforutah
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nateforutah/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nateblouin/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c9f2ef36-ee69-4e91-9da9-6c9311334912