# Derrin Owens Derrin Owens is a Republican member of the Utah Senate for district 27. - Party: Republican - Seat: Utah Senate, district 27 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: UT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ef1c9af3-b4f9-4eeb-b63d-a22f01c84262 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ef1c9af3-b4f9-4eeb-b63d-a22f01c84262 (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 95% of the 21 bills Owens sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Utah Senate. ## What Owens says (UT 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Owens | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 37.3% | 352 of 355 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.02), from 31 donors and 1,140 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (UT 2025–26 session) 1,085 roll calls. Attendance 95.5% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 84% (91.6%). 50 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 33. 95.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 4 of 28). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 209: Gooseberry Narrows State Park Study (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB209/ - SB 166: Line-of-Duty Death Benefit Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB166/ - SB 135: Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB135/ - SB 93: Corrections Amendments (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB93/ - SB 51: School Safety Modifications (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB51/ - SCR 1: Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Energy (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SCR1/ - SB 43: Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB43/ - SB 1005: Local Option Sales Tax Amendments (became law, 2025-10-14) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025S1/SB1005/ - SB 240: Congregate Care Modifications (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB240/ - SB 93: Juvenile Justice Career Training Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB93/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $28.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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. - 2026-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/derrinowens/status/2037703371646480747 ## Links - Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/OWENSD/ - Campaign site: https://owensforutah.com/ - X: https://x.com/derrinowens - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OwensForUtahSenate/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derrin-owens-491599136/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ef1c9af3-b4f9-4eeb-b63d-a22f01c84262