Legislators / Doug Fiefia
Doug Fiefia
Republican · House District 48
Do they follow their party's stated positions?
Rep. Doug Fiefia measured against the Utah Republican Party platform (we found no campaign promises of their own).
- 2 Sided with it
- 2 No record on it
- of 4
Right to lifeWe strongly support adoption and oppose abortion, except to preserve the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest. Said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundNo record on it
None of these bills reached a House floor vote. Bills checked: H.B. 232.
Right to workWe support the Utah Right to Work Law. Said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: nothing foundNo record on it
None of these bills reached a House floor vote. Bills checked: S.B. 178.
Immigration enforcementWe believe that current laws against employing illegal immigrants should be vigorously enforced Said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesSided with it
Voted with this plank 1 of 1 times. 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 children Said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesSided with it
Voted with this plank 2 of 2 times. Bills checked: H.B. 259.
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Hear from them directly
Contact Rep. Doug Fiefia
- Email: dfiefia@le.utah.gov
- Office: 350 N State Street, Suite 350, Salt Lake City, UT, 84114
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Doug Fiefia serves on:
- Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
- House Government Operations Committee
- Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee
- Government Operations Interim Committee
2026 General Session.
Bills they wrote
All 6 →- H.B. 108 Minors in State Custody Amendments · Became law
- H.B. 206 Nicotine Product Advertising Amendments · Did not pass
- H.B. 286 Artificial Intelligence Transparency Amendments · Did not pass
- H.B. 321 Inmate Medical Treatment Rates Amendments · Became law
- H.B. 408 Data Sharing Amendments · Became law
What they've said lately
All 207 →H.B. 321 Inmate Medical Treatment Rates Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Explains that the bill sets reimbursement for inmate medical costs at the Medicare rate, and that half of resulting savings would go to a restricted account for future inmate medical needs and half to the general fund.
▶ Watch at 25:48Read what they said
some are healthier than others and, uh, some arrive with very serious medical needs. So we don't get to choose the costs, it becomes difficult to forecast. What we're doing here is we're setting the reimbursement benchmark at the Medicare rate. Uh, we work closely with the Corrections, university of Utah Health System and others. The goal is fairness and predictability and how one state entity reimburses another. Recognizing in the end, taxpayers are paying the bill. You'll also create restricted count when savings occur. Because the state pays a Medicare rate instead of a higher rate, 50% of those savings can be set aside for future inmate medical needs while 50% returns the general fund. This helps Department of …
S.B. 267 Software in Education Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks to explain the changes to the bill and requests personal privilege before the explanation.
▶ Watch at 36:23Read what they said
Um, yes and I, and I apologize to do this now, but personal privilege during my explanation here, but Well, you
S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks the sponsor a series of questions, beginning with who determines what counts as a reasonable alternative under line 32.
▶ Watch at 1:48:23Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a series of questions? Representative Loubet, will you yield to a series of questions? Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The bill says that a shelter may euthanize only after if no reasonable alternative exists. Mr. Speaker, can you, can you answer this for me? Who ultimately determines what counts as a reasonable alternative? Will the Mr. Speaker, will you be able to provide the line numbers you're referring to? I believe that's on line 32. Just Line 32. It's two A.
About
- In office since
- January 1, 2025
- Counties
- Salt Lake
- Profession
- Technology; Construction
- Education
- BS Marketing, Utah State University; BS Business Administration, Utah State University; Master of Business Administration, Rice University
- Honors and awards
- None listed in their official profile.
- dfiefia@le.utah.gov
Money and conflicts of interest
- Campaign finance reports (who donated to their campaign, from the Lt. Governor's disclosure site)
- No conflict-of-interest disclosure is linked in their official profile.
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Official biography
Doug Fiefia represents Utah's House District 48, which consists of Herriman and Riverton.<br><br> Doug is a first generation American, whose parents came from Tonga to the US in the late 70s to achieve the American Dream. He grew up in South Jordan, Utah where he led the Bingham High School football team to the first state championship in over 60 years. He went on to graduate from Utah State University with two Bachelor's degrees in Marketing and Business Administration. After spending several years working, Doug later went on to get a Master of Business Administration degree from Rice University.<br><br> Doug has had a career in technology sales where he's led teams for some of the most successful tech companies in the world, including Workday and Google. Doug also started a non-profit, Raise The Tide, where quarterly events are organized to help under-represented minority groups uplevel their careers, businesses, and personal lives. Doug also continues to stay involved with Utah State University where he serves on the university's Foundation Board. In addition to Doug's employment in tech, Doug is a small business owner of a construction company, named SOJO Construction that specializes in finishing basements and remodels.<br><br> In his spare time, Doug enjoys traveling, playing golf, jamming on his guitar, and spending time with his wife Jocelyn and four kids: Melolini, Tomenika, Elenoa, and Douglas Jr. Doug and his family currently live in Herriman.
Profile details come from the Utah Legislature's official legislator data.