# Mike Petersen Mike Petersen is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 2. - Party: Republican - Seat: Utah House, district 2 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: UT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e9792114-e077-4663-96c4-94d679c66ace Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e9792114-e077-4663-96c4-94d679c66ace (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 Petersen sits at +0.72 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 93% of State House Republicans. ## What Petersen says (UT 2025–26 session) 4 classified statements: 4 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 | Petersen | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 25.0% | 9.3% | 65 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State House Republicans 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 50% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Taxation 50% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.72 (standard error 0.02), from 96 donors and 871 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (UT 2025–26 session) 832 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 93.0% (89%). 62 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 2. 87.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 16 of 67). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 259: Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB259/ - HB 204: Higher Education Student Belief Accommodation (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB204/ - HCR 4: Concurrent Resolution Regarding Religious Freedom (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HCR4/ - HB 54: Boating Safety Education (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB54/ - HB 236: County Career Service Council Amendments (in committee, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB236/ - HCR 15: Concurrent Resolution Regarding Religious Freedom (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HCR15/ - HB 299: Election Code Time Computation Revisions (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB299/ - HB 95: Financial Disclosure Revisions (became law, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/HB95/ - HB 497: School Construction Amendments (became law, 2024-03-12) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2024/HB497/ - HB 460: H.B. 460 Government Employee Conscience Protection Amendments (became law, 2024-03-21) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2024/HB460/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $5,272 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 52% 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/RepMikePetersen/status/2114522403120525487 - 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepMikePetersen/status/2114809290003554684 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepMikePetersen/status/2114433000142475405 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/RepMikePetersen/status/2114013097023451324 ## Links - Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/PETERM/ - Campaign site: https://www.voteformikepetersen.com/ - X: https://x.com/RepMikePetersen - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restoreyourvoiceutah - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@voteformikepetersen8192/videos?app=desktop&view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-petersen-phd-0b401a4/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e9792114-e077-4663-96c4-94d679c66ace