Legislators / Kay J. Christofferson
Kay J. Christofferson
Republican · House District 53
“Typical” is the median of all 74 House members in the 2026 General Session.
In short
In the 2026 General Session, Rep. Kay J. Christofferson wrote 9 bills (5 passed) and spoke on the record 252 times. They missed 11 of 827 floor votes (1%) and voted against most of their own party 36 times (4%). Based only on their votes, they are the 12th most conservative of 71 House members.
Where they land
12th most conservative of 71 House members · 12th most conservative of 57 Republicans
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How we placed them
Placed only by their own votes: we took the 222 contested House 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
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- Kristen Chevrier (R-54)
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- Ashlee Matthews (D-37)
- Andrew Stoddard (D-40)
- Verona Mauga (D-31)
- Carol S. Moss (D-34)
- Grant Amjad Miller (D-24)
- Jake Fitisemanu (D-30)
- John Arthur (D-41)
- Doug Owens (D-33)
- Jennifer Dailey-Provost (D-22)
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Most conservative first.
Do they follow their party's stated positions?
Rep. Kay J. Christofferson measured against the Utah Republican Party platform (we found no campaign promises of their own).
12 of their 12 final floor votes on these bills went the platform's way · typical House member: 100%
Typical House Republican: 100%.
5 sided with it · 1 working on it · 2 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 House 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 House floor vote. Bills checked: S.B. 178.
Immigration enforcementWe believe that current laws against employing illegal immigrants should be vigorously enforcedSided with it
What they said: on the record Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesVoted with this plank 2 of 2 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 childrenSided with it
What they said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesVoted 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 2 of 2 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: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesVoted 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 9 →- H.B. 57 Motor Vehicle Division Amendments · Became law
- H.B. 235 Income Tax Revisions · Did not pass
- H.B. 271 Multi-Agency Joint Strike Force Modifications · Became law
- H.B. 298 School Design Amendments · Did not pass
- H.B. 318 Agency Fee Amendments · Became law
What they've said lately
All 252 →H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Moves that the House refuse to concur in the Senate amendments and ask the Senate to recede from them, and comments on the governor's likely view.
▶ Watch at 14:03Read what they said
Thank you Mr. Speaker. I move the house ref you refuse to concur and ask the Senate to, uh, receipt from their amendments. I wonder what the governor thinks downstairs when that all happens. That motion is in order.
H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says she likes most of the bill and that some tweaks to the special license plate provisions are still being worked out.
▶ Watch at 14:25Read what they said
Yeah, I like most of that. I think there's a, there's some tweaks on the, uh, uh, special license plates and, and we just had a discussion on a few tweaks that we'd like to make. So hopefully we can get that worked out.
H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Explains that the bill changes how special group license plates are created and paid for, moves fee setting to the DMV, restricts license plate frames that cover plate text, and allows proposals for standard issue plate changes to the EO.
▶ Watch at 1:34:01Read what they said
Yeah. Uh, this deals with, uh, license plates. Uh, we made some changes to the way special group license plates are, uh, created and paid for. Made the process easier by, uh, making the payment upfront so that the people who were uh, collecting those didn't need to, uh, collect it themselves. Uh, we made it so that, uh, the fees are proposed by the DMV and not, uh, not in code. So we took it out of code, uh, then they can get the actual cost for those fees. Um, and then we, uh, made it so that the license plate frames are, uh, don't cover the license plate, uh, and, uh, make it so that it's hard to …
Town halls, questionnaires, and attendance
Candidate questionnaires
None on file yet.
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
11 of 827 (1%)
Typical member: 7% of floor votes
We list only town halls and questionnaires we can confirm from a public source, so a short list doesn't mean Rep. Kay J. Christofferson 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 Rep. Kay J. Christofferson
- Email: kchristofferson@le.utah.gov
- Phone: 801-592-5709
- Office: 1256 E 1500 N, Lehi, UT, 84043
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Watch or join a meeting
Every committee hearing and floor session is open to the public and streamed live on le.utah.gov. Each committee's agenda has the link to watch or join online, and how to sign up for public comment.
Kay J. Christofferson serves on:
- Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Revenue and Taxation Committee
- House Transportation Committee
- Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee
- Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee
- Transportation Interim Committee
- Federalism Commission
About
- In office since
- January 1, 2013
- Counties
- Utah
- Profession
- Civil Engineer, Horrocks Engineers
- Affiliations
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Education
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Brigham Young University
- Honors and awards
- Eagle Scout; 2nd Miler; District Award of Merit; Woodbadge
- kchristofferson@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, earlier 1, earlier 2, earlier 3, earlier 4, earlier 5, earlier 6, earlier 7, earlier 8
Coming next: their top donors and disclosed interests shown next to the related votes.
Official biography
Representative Kay Christofferson has served in the Utah State Legislature since 2013. Representative Christofferson earned his B.S., Civil Engineering, from Brigham Young University. He worked in the heavy Civil Construction Industry as a Vice President and President of several companies. He represents the family values that he grew up with in Lehi. With his wonderful wife Suzanne, they have seven children and sixteen grandchildren.
Profile details come from the Utah Legislature's official legislator data.