# Don Ipson

Don Ipson is a Republican member of the Utah Senate for district 29.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 29
- Serving since: 2016-09-21
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cbfab19e-80f2-4edc-ae55-08f9e03a6d2f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cbfab19e-80f2-4edc-ae55-08f9e03a6d2f (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

100% of the 15 bills Ipson sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Utah Senate.

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

20 classified statements: 20 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ipson | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 5.0% | 37.3% | 342 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 100% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 100% (State Senate Republicans 2.2%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.02), from 18 donors and 978 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 83% (91.6%). 43 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 nay · 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 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 25. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 2 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 196: Wrongful Lien Act Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB196/
- SB 191: Tow Yard Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB191/
- SB 6: Transportation and Infrastructure Base Budget (became law, 2026-02-01) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB6/
- SB 32: Child Abuse Homicide Corrections (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB32/
- SB 27: Assault or Threat of Violence Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB27/
- SB 1007: Title 17 Recodification County Programs and Related Provisions (became law, 2025-10-14) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025S1/SB1007/
- SB 1009: County Recodification External References Amendments (became law, 2025-10-14) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025S1/SB1009/
- SB 1008: Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act Recodification (became law, 2025-10-14) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025S1/SB1008/
- SB 1006: Title 17 Recodification General Provisions and County Officers (became law, 2025-10-14) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025S1/SB1006/
- SB 1010: County Recodification External References Modifications (became law, 2025-10-14) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025S1/SB1010/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DonnieIpson/status/2113267564679999802
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DonnieIpson/status/2107026951689179468
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DonnieIpson/status/2103850137001087111
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DonnieIpson/status/2103565804784783544
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DonnieIpson/status/2103133579069030870
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DonnieIpson/status/2097001944229515292
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DonnieIpson/status/2095899218854719910
- 2026-08-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DonnieIpson/status/2089043754175062053
- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DonnieIpson/status/2083217635475337369
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/DonnieIpson/status/2081381502835638469

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/IPSONDL/
- Campaign site: https://www.voteipson.com/
- X: https://x.com/DonnieIpson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/don.l.ipson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cbfab19e-80f2-4edc-ae55-08f9e03a6d2f