# Andrew Stoddard Andrew Stoddard is a Democratic member of the Utah House for district 40. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Utah House, district 40 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: UT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/eac36970-1c63-4b4c-81b1-3a39536bd69d Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eac36970-1c63-4b4c-81b1-3a39536bd69d (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 31% of the 29 bills Stoddard sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Utah House. ## What Stoddard says (UT 2025–26 session) 855 classified statements: 855 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Stoddard | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 6.3% | 2.5% | 107 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 7.0% | 10.4% | 413 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 11.7% | 39.2% | 697 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 434 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 0.6% | 14.4% | 690 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 1.2% | 1.0% | 189 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 45% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Democrats 11%); Immigration 9.0% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Armed Forces and National Security 8.0% (State House Democrats 3.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.49 (standard error 0.02), from 387 donors and 1,127 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (UT 2025–26 session) 832 roll calls. Attendance 90.5% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 78% (89%). 38 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 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 29 bills: 21 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 10. 31.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 65 of 67). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 252: Tariff Payment Tax Credit (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB252/ - HB 180: Dangerous Weapons at Daycares and Schools (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB180/ - HB 460: Candidate Nomination Procedures Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB460/ - HB 577: State-Created Remedies for Federal Constitutional Violations (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB577/ - HB 109: Utah Fits All Scholarship Program Alterations (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB109/ - HB 80: Firearm Storage Requirements (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB80/ - HB 583: Initiative and Referenda Signature Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB583/ - HB 81: Flag Display Modifications (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB81/ - HB 550: Commuter Rail Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB550/ - HB 92: Presidential Electors Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB92/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $66.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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/repastoddard?lang=en/status/2113664714488377391 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/repastoddard?lang=en/status/2113260134910861515 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/repastoddard?lang=en/status/2113260424598819091 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/repastoddard?lang=en/status/2113293375860515157 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/repastoddard?lang=en/status/2113349978915852420 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/repastoddard?lang=en/status/2112926140834938919 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/repastoddard?lang=en/status/2112927449889882463 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/repastoddard?lang=en/status/2112928017777578194 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/repastoddard?lang=en/status/2112977519599300929 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/repastoddard?lang=en/status/2112552724256698541 ## Links - Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/STODDA/ - Campaign site: https://www.voteandrewstoddard.com/ - X: https://x.com/repastoddard?lang=en - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voteandrewstoddard/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep.astoddard/?hl=en - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewstoddard/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eac36970-1c63-4b4c-81b1-3a39536bd69d