# Jason Kyle

Jason Kyle is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 8
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cb6f79ec-b7b4-418e-950e-f5f066489929

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb6f79ec-b7b4-418e-950e-f5f066489929 (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

The policy areas Kyle talks about and legislates on agree at 0.31 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

105 classified statements: 105 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 | Kyle | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.8% | 2.9% | 164 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 13.3% | 9.3% | 196 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 21.9% | 31.9% | 526 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.4% | 299 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 30% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 26% (State House Republicans 10%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Republicans 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Agriculture and Food 8.7% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.52 (standard error 0.02), from 23 donors and 580 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 95.4% (89%). 50 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 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 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 18 bills: 12 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 11. 55.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 50 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 375: Outdoor Recreation Modifications (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB375/
- HB 297: Higher Education and Private Equity Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB297/
- HB 424: Judicial Nomination Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB424/
- HJR 5: Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Judicial Nominations (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HJR5/
- HB 262: Judicial Election Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB262/
- HB 543: Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB543/
- HB 256: School District Elections Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB256/
- HB 530: State Permitting Council (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB530/
- HB 300: School District Taxation Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB300/
- HB 261: Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB261/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 90% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/JasonKyle4Utah/status/2113605008050868615
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/JasonKyle4Utah/status/2110415149874241694
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/JasonKyle4Utah/status/2104782291285467281
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/JasonKyle4Utah/status/2100595243561468216
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/JasonKyle4Utah/status/2094856417291440333
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/JasonKyle4Utah/status/2093118684802019350
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/JasonKyle4Utah/status/2092205416440860821
- 2026-08-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/JasonKyle4Utah/status/2086823606638739799
- 2026-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/JasonKyle4Utah/status/2082695214591070619
- 2026-07-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/JasonKyle4Utah/status/2080418655616295051

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/KYLEJB/
- Campaign site: https://www.jasonbkyle.com/
- X: https://x.com/JasonKyle4Utah
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electjasonkyle/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonbkyleut/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jasonkyleforutah2125
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-kyle/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb6f79ec-b7b4-418e-950e-f5f066489929
