# Scott Chew

Scott Chew is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 68.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 68
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d7a3c337-4395-4e23-9e11-74cb55744f14

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d7a3c337-4395-4e23-9e11-74cb55744f14 (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 Chew’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Utah, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 3 donors and 1,130 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 90.6% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 89% (89%). 56 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 12 bills: 11 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 2. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 32 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 473: Colorado River Authority Amendments (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB473/
- HB 120: Tail Light Obstruction Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB120/
- HB 431: Wildlife Crossing Amendments (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB431/
- HB 251: Diligence Claims Water Amendments (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB251/
- HB 211: Real Property Recording Amendments (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB211/
- HB 63: Livestock Watering Amendments (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB63/
- HB 37: Used Oil Management Act Amendments (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB37/
- HB 304: Livestock Watering Modifications (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB304/
- HB 386: Public Waters Access Act Amendments (introduced, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB386/
- HB 439: Outdoor Recreation Revisions (became law, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB439/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/CHEWSH/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Scott-Chew-100057910515929/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d7a3c337-4395-4e23-9e11-74cb55744f14