# Lisa Shepherd Lisa Shepherd is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 61. - Party: Republican - Seat: Utah House, district 61 - Serving since: 2025-01-01 - Current term: UT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/cc269dc8-cef7-4e8d-a3fc-0d658d1dcfcc Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc269dc8-cef7-4e8d-a3fc-0d658d1dcfcc (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 80% of Shepherd’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Utah, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans. ## What Shepherd says (UT 2025–26 session) 254 classified statements: 254 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 | Shepherd | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.9% | 420 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 3.9% | 9.3% | 502 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 23.6% | 31.9% | 502 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 3.1% | 1.8% | 162 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 8.7% | 12.7% | 428 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.4% | 406 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 50% (State House Republicans 18%); Energy 17% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 8.3% (State House Republicans 10%); Agriculture and Food 6.7% (State House Republicans 4.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.03), from 65 donors and 280 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (UT 2025–26 session) 832 roll calls. Attendance 95.1% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 90.6% (89%). 22 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 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 not voting · 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 22 bills: 16 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 1. 54.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 52 of 67). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 85: State Sovereignty Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB85/ - HJR 9: Joint Rules Resolution - Implementation of Education-related Legislation (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HJR9/ - HB 551: Government Records Access Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB551/ - HB 25: Candidate Petition Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB25/ - HJR 25: Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Secretary of State (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HJR25/ - HB 529: Secretary of State Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB529/ - HCR 3: Concurrent Resolution Supporting Rugby League in Utah (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HCR3/ - HB 388: Public Health Hazard Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB388/ - HB 244: Employment Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB244/ - HB 386: Immigration Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB386/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $20.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 80% 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/lisamshepherd/status/2114695918201299136 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/lisamshepherd/status/2112613482894131358 - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/lisamshepherd/status/2110941662730199298 - 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/lisamshepherd/status/2110228648523636963 - 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lisamshepherd/status/2110234507488149509 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/lisamshepherd/status/2108289467903807785 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/lisamshepherd/status/2106929316751872373 - 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/lisamshepherd/status/2106462727623610670 - 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/lisamshepherd/status/2103181107978248635 - 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/lisamshepherd/status/2103189158068191483 ## Links - Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/SHEPHL/ - Campaign site: https://lisa61.com/ - X: https://x.com/lisamshepherd - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556302134621 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisamshepherd - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shepherdlisa/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-shepherd-85284960/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc269dc8-cef7-4e8d-a3fc-0d658d1dcfcc