The utah delegation

congressional officials …

Utah is a small delegation state with a red state flavor and electoral turnover. All members are Republicans, and none have close-margin districts to manage.

Of the six members in the 2022-2023 class, five are male, one is female, and one is minority representation through the end of the year. Two of the six delegation membvitalcriticaers are serving in their first term, and two are only in the second term.

The delegation members include a former Olympics executive, an NFL Super Bowl champion, a Governor, and a Mayor.  None of the delegation members are veterans. 

Three are lawyers, and five graduate degrees were conferred to delegation members.

The average tenure for the delegation is currently only 2.1 terms, assuming everyone completes their service through the end of 2024. The longest-serving member has been in Congress since 2010.

When you look at these profiles, we have given each a letter grade for their effort this Congress, based on various factors, which you will find in What Is Thomas Looking For? These letter grades are probably pretty familiar to you if you have ever been a school student (we hope the answer to that is we all have!)

If you see a meager score for a particular member, it will probably be due to one or two key factors: ethics challenges or anti-democratic behavior.

• Republicans have been hit hard on their lack of pushback on former President Trump and their support of election denying in the 2020 presidential campaign. The unanswered soaring deficit on their watch, the dismantling of allied relationships around the globe, and opposition to funding anti-authoritarian initiatives. The denial of climate change weighs heavily on us as well. We make no secret that transparency and Government in the Sunshine are important to us, and we further argue that some have been awful stewards of this category. One of the six current Utah delegation members voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results the same evening as Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol.

• Democrats have been hit hard for their lack of progress on key matters because they control the United States Senate and have a razor-close margin in the U.S. House of Representatives. They have not been, in our opinion, innovative or necessarily insistent on finding rational, reasonable solutions to the problems plaguing the American public today. We want to see more and better.

• Both have been dinged for being too partisan and not collaborative where evident. Being too doctrinaire, in our opinion, or an obstructionist to good government in the 21st century, does not get one a good grade from Thomas.

We also indicate what we believe might be the outcome of these Members’ 2024 elections today. One of the two United States Senators’ seats is open for election this season.

Our prospect ratings fall into three categories:

• Safe Bet - which means what it means. These members of Congress are running strong and look to be overwhelming prospects for re-election at this time. However, we reserve the right to re-categorize their chances if necessary.

• It’s A Race - means this race is too close to call, and we can not reasonably predict who will win this seat.

• Nudging - means the seat is leaning one way or another for this candidate. We have just a small number of current members of Congress in this category. Stay tuned!

So, would you like to meet these fascinating Utahans? If so, keep reading on!

what is thomas looking for?

There are no vulnerable races in Utah for Thomas to watch in 2024.

the senators

United States Senator mike lee (r)

Three-term United States Senator Mike Lee is a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Aging Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and the Joint Economic Committee.  The married father of three graduated from Brigham Young University and also holds a law degree from the University.

Thomas Take: Not up for re-election in 2024

Thomas Rank: F

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United states senator mitt romney (R)

Utah’s junior senator is retiring after his first term in the U.S. Senate.  The Republican Nominee for President in 2012, losing to Barack Obama, Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007, and head of the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Utah, Romney serves on the Foreign Relations Committee; the Homeland Security and Government Relations Committee; the Budget Committee; and the Housing, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.  A former businessman and head of Bain Capital, Romney is married and the father of five.  He graduated from Brigham Young University and earned a graduate and law degree from Harvard University.

Thomas Take: Not Running for Re-Election in 2024 (Open Seat) - Safe Bet Republican

Thomas Rank: A

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the representatives