# Stephanie Pitcher

Stephanie Pitcher is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate for district 14.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 14
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/edf0f18c-4b89-4d34-a2eb-6ce79accdaa7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/edf0f18c-4b89-4d34-a2eb-6ce79accdaa7 (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

Pitcher sits at −0.43 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 80% of State Senate Democrats.

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

35 classified statements: 35 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Pitcher | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 5.7% | 10.3% | 195 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 20.0% | 42.9% | 291 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 2.9% | 16.1% | 291 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 57% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Government Operations and Politics 29% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Families 14% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 510 donors and 1,099 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 94.8% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 96.7% (91.6%). 11 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 yea · 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 48 bills: 47 reached committee, 36 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 18. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 18 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 301: Summons Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB301/
- SB 133: Offender Registry Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB133/
- SB 163: Municipal Prosecutor Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB163/
- SB 264: Elected Official Publicity Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB264/
- SB 24: Health Care Providers Immunity Amendments (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB24/
- SB 302: Domestic Violence Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB302/
- SB 177: Product Pricing Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB177/
- SB 182: Attorney Admission to Jail Facilities Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB182/
- SB 176: Landscaping Procurement Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB176/
- SB 299: Candidate Name Modifications (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB299/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $118.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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.

- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/steph_pitcher?lang=en/status/2111494297321443376
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/steph_pitcher?lang=en/status/2086999958247612743
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/steph_pitcher?lang=en/status/2084845822668349671
- 2026-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/steph_pitcher?lang=en/status/2034856739125043267
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/steph_pitcher?lang=en/status/2032080443579998411
- 2026-01-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/steph_pitcher?lang=en/status/2017106062399488158
- 2026-01-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/steph_pitcher?lang=en/status/2012741052139266480
- 2026-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/steph_pitcher?lang=en/status/2006795913344463186
- 2025-12-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/steph_pitcher?lang=en/status/2004830061502103815
- 2025-12-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/steph_pitcher?lang=en/status/2001158217947386091

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/PITCHS/
- Campaign site: https://www.electstephanie.com/
- X: https://x.com/steph_pitcher?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephanieforsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electstephanie/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniepitcher/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/edf0f18c-4b89-4d34-a2eb-6ce79accdaa7