Legislators / Brady Brammer
“Typical” is the median of all 29 Senate members in the 2026 General Session.
In short
In the 2026 General Session, Sen. Brady Brammer wrote 14 bills (11 passed), asked the budget committees to fund 4 requests (1 funded, $100,000 in all), and spoke on the record 550 times. They missed 131 of 1080 floor votes (12%) and voted against most of their own party 52 times (6%). Based only on their votes, they are the 4th most conservative of 29 Senate members.
Where they land
4th most conservative of 29 Senate members · 4th most conservative of 22 Republicans
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How we placed them
Placed only by their own votes: we took the 264 contested Senate floor votes of the 2026 session (where at least 10% voted on the losing side) and found the main line that divides how members vote, the same idea political scientists use to score Congress. No bill is labeled liberal or conservative by us; the conservative end is simply the side where most Republicans fall. More on how this works
See every Senate member in order
- John D. Johnson (R-3)
- Lincoln Fillmore (R-17)
- Daniel McCay (R-18)
- Brady Brammer (R-21)
- Wayne A. Harper (R-16)
- Keven J. Stratton (R-24)
- Scott D. Sandall (R-1)
- Chris H. Wilson (R-2)
- Heidi Balderree (R-22)
- J. Stuart Adams (R-7)
- Calvin R. Musselman (R-4)
- Ronald M. Winterton (R-20)
- Keith Grover (R-23)
- Michael K. McKell (R-25)
- Jerry W Stevenson (R-6)
- Derrin R. Owens (R-27)
- Ann Millner (R-5)
- Kirk A. Cullimore (R-19)
- Todd Weiler (R-8)
- Don L. Ipson (R-29)
- David P. Hinkins (R-26)
- Evan J. Vickers (R-28)
- Emily Buss (F-11)
- Luz Escamilla (D-10)
- Jen Plumb (D-9)
- Karen Kwan (D-12)
- Stephanie Pitcher (D-14)
- Kathleen A. Riebe (D-15)
- Nate Blouin (D-13)
Most conservative first.
Do their actions match their words?
Sen. Brady Brammer measured against their own campaign promises and claims.
1 waiting on votes · 2 too early (of 3 promises)
Claim about their recordSays he sponsored the legislation that created the Utah Lake Authority.Waiting on votes
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundThe authority was created before the 2026 session, which is outside our data. Needs a linked source before it can be marked accurate.
SpendingKeep pushing to restrain spending, limit regulation, and return money to families.Too early
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: on the recordStated in October 2026. Will be checked against the 2027 session. For context, in the 2026 session (before this statement) he voted for the income tax rate cut (S.B. 60), the one-time gas tax cut (H.B. 575), the nicotine tax increase (H.B. 337), and the main budget bill (H.B. 3), and against the new targeted advertising tax (S.B. 287).
Utah LakeKeep advancing science-based efforts to protect Utah Lake.Too early
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundStated in October 2026. Will be checked against the 2027 session.
Tap any row to see what we checked. Full details and sources · How we score
Do they follow their party's stated positions?
Sen. Brady Brammer measured against the Utah Republican Party platform.
9 of their 9 final floor votes on these bills went the platform's way · typical Senate member: 100%
Typical Senate Republican: 100%.
4 sided with it · 1 working on it · 3 no record on it (of 8 positions)
Right to lifeWe strongly support adoption and oppose abortion, except to preserve the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest.No record on it
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundNone of these bills reached a Senate floor vote. Bills checked: H.B. 232.
Right to workWe support the Utah Right to Work Law.No record on it
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundNone of these bills reached a Senate floor vote. Bills checked: S.B. 178.
Immigration enforcementWe believe that current laws against employing illegal immigrants should be vigorously enforcedNo record on it
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundNone of these bills reached a Senate floor vote. Bills checked: H.B. 294, H.B. 386, H.B. 287.
Parental rightsWe affirm that parents have the fundamental right and primary responsibility to direct the upbringing of their childrenSided with it
What they said: on the record Bills: matches Votes: matchesSponsored H.B. 259 (Requires providers to let parents see their minor children's medical records). Voted with this plank 1 of 1 times. Bills checked: H.B. 259.
Lower taxesHowever, we recognize that the power to tax is also the power to control…Working on it
What they said: on the record Bills: matches Votes: matchesSponsored H.B. 235 (Cuts the state income tax rate from 4.5% to 4.45%). Voted with this plank 1 of 1 times. Bills checked: S.B. 60, H.B. 235.
Right to bear armsWe support the individual constitutionally-protected right of the people to keep and bear arms…Sided with it
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesVoted with this plank 3 of 3 times. Bills checked: H.B. 84, H.B. 214, H.B. 101.
Religious freedomWe claim freedom of religion for every citizen and expect the protection of government…Sided with it
What they said: on the record Bills: matches Votes: matchesSponsored H.B. 204 (Broadens accommodations for college students' sincerely held religious and conscience beliefs). Voted with this plank 3 of 3 times. Bills checked: S.B. 174, H.B. 204, S.B. 268.
Work requirements for welfareWe support requiring welfare recipients to work towards self-sufficiency.Sided with it
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesVoted with this plank 1 of 1 times. Bills checked: H.B. 471.
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Bills they wrote
All 14 →- S.B. 63 Assault Modifications · Became law
- S.B. 68 Disability Litigation Amendments · Became law
- S.B. 145 Lobbying Amendments · Became law
- S.B. 173 Cryptocurrency Amendments · Did not pass
- S.B. 190 Trailer Registration Amendments · Became law
What they've said lately
All 550 →H.B. 491 State Highway Designation Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Presents H.B. 491, which creates a review process for selecting one highway designation a year instead of many separate naming bills.
▶ Watch at 2:06Read what they said
Thank you. So every year we have lots and lots of requests to name highways after people. And what this does is this creates a highway designation, bipartisan review committee, uh, for special naming committees, uh, highway name bill. And then, so for example, this year there's been 12 highway name bills. This creates a review process for review and selecting, uh, one name and road a year. It does not prohibit a legislator from still running a name bill, but it does create the process for that. Um, and, but it, what we're trying to do is have better legislative efforts, udot and high, uh, for, um, well, in any event, the person who wrote this does not know …
H.B. 129 Education Board Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Explains that H.B. 129 makes the State Board of Education's rulemaking standard in Title 53E match the more limited standard in Title 60, Chapter 3G, to remove an inconsistency in the code.
▶ Watch at 4:48Read what they said
Thank you. So there's some ambiguity in our code between two sections in Title 60 3G. The State School Board has, uh, has a limitation on rulemaking authority. And then in Title 53 E it has, uh, a looser and less definitive standard on that. And what this does is clarify so that the two standards match. And, uh, and that's it. It just creates that consistency between the, the two sections of code with regards to the rulemaking ability of the Utah State Board of Education. And I'm open to any questions.
H.B. 129 Education Board Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Answers that the aligned standard is the more specific one in Title 60, Chapter 3G, and that the change avoids ambiguity with a more specific provision elsewhere in the code.
▶ Watch at 5:46Read what they said
which standard did you pick? Yeah, so this goes to the more specific of the two standards. So it would be the title, uh, 60 3G standard, which under the current framework, if you were looking at it judicially, you would the, the more specific would typically govern, but it also creates ambiguity if you're looking into the education code. But there's a more specific one somewhere else that you're, you're not thinking about. And so we wanted to align those.
Town halls, questionnaires, and attendance
Candidate questionnaires
- ✓ Answered: Salt Lake Tribune 2026 candidate survey
Town halls
None confirmed yet. Most town halls are announced on Facebook, which we can't search, so this list is incomplete. Held or went to one? Send the link to ontherecordutah@gmail.com and we'll add it.
Floor votes missed
131 of 1080 (12%)
Typical member: 8% of floor votes
We list only town halls and questionnaires we can confirm from a public source, so a short list doesn't mean Sen. Brady Brammer hasn't met with voters. A missed vote can have a good reason, such as illness or a family emergency.
Hear from them directly
Contact Sen. Brady Brammer
- Email: bbrammer@le.utah.gov
- Phone: 801-709-1790
- Office: 3300 N Triumph Blvd, STE 100, Lehi, UT, 84043
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Brady Brammer serves on:
- Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- General Government Appropriations Subcommittee
- Government Operations Interim Committee
- Judiciary Interim Committee
- General Oversight Committee
- Senate Judiciary Confirmation Committee
- Senate Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Confirmation Committee
- Senate Revenue and Taxation Confirmation Committee
- Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee
- Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
- Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
About
- In office since
- January 1, 2019
- Counties
- Utah
- Profession
- Attorney
- Affiliations
- Utah State Bar; Highland Planning Commission(Past Member); INNS of Court; Republican delegate
- Education
- B.A., Brigham Young University; J.D. Brigham Young University; M.P.A, Brigham Young University
- Honors and awards
- None listed in their official profile.
- bbrammer@le.utah.gov
Money and conflicts of interest
- Campaign finance reports (who donated to their campaign, from the Lt. Governor's disclosure site)
- Conflict-of-interest disclosures (jobs, businesses, and boards they must report each year): latest
Coming next: their top donors and disclosed interests shown next to the related votes.
Official biography
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Profile details come from the Utah Legislature's official legislator data.