Norman K. Thurston

How they got on the ballot

In Utah, a party's candidates reach the primary ballot through the party convention (delegates vote), by gathering voters' signatures, or both.

• 2026 (State House District 62, Republican): A candidate in the November 2026 election (the state's list doesn't show results yet). They gathered signatures (883 certified of the 1,000 required; the state's status: "Verification in process"). Their place on the ballot appears to have come through their party's convention.
• 2024 (State House 62, Republican): Elected in November 2024. They didn't file to gather signatures, so their place on the ballot came through their party's convention.

From the Lieutenant Governor's candidate filings and signature-gathering lists for Rep. Norman K. Thurston's races (2026, 2024); last checked Nov 13, 2026.

• H.B. 22 Vintage Vehicle Amendments2026 · Became law
• H.B. 74 Signature Gathering Amendments2026 · House: filed
• H.B. 129 Education Board Amendments2026 · Became law
• H.B. 199 Health Data Amendments2026 · Became law
• H.B. 231 Restaurant Tax Repeal Amendments2026 · House: filed

• S.B. 154 Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says the bill formally defines the state Protection and Advocacy Agency, clarifies legislative intent about its duty to represent disabled individuals statewide, and asks the agency to report information to legislative committees.

  Read what they said

  Thank you Mr. Speaker. So this bill formally defines Utah State Protection Advocacy Agency and clarifies the legislature's intent regarding its responsibility to represent advocate for all disabilities disabled, individual statewide. It also will in intends or attempts to improve transparency and legislative oversight by requesting that the agency provides certain information to legislative committees about meetings held, services provided, population served, et cetera, et cetera, throughout the year. So this will enga strengthen public engagement and accountability and also, um, be the first time that the legislature actually has some type of a formal relationship with the State's Protection Advocacy Agency.

  ▶ Watch at 1:12:14

• S.B. 154 Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that federal law requires a state protection and advocacy agency, that the governor designates it, that the state has had one for over 40 years, and that the bill puts its existence into state statute.

  Read what they said

  Yeah. So federal law requires the state to have a state protection advocacy agency. Federal law allows the governor to just designate that, whoever that is. So we need to have one. The governor designates one. Uh, so we've had one, I it's been over 40 years that the state has done this. The legislature has never really expressed an interest in this at all. It's just been something that the federal law requires and the governor does. So this now puts a marker in state statute recognizing that this thing does in fact exist.

  ▶ Watch at 1:13:50

• S.B. 154 Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says the bill only requests that the agency report to the legislature and does not require it to change what it currently does.

  Read what they said

  Yeah, in fact, in fact, Mr. Speaker, it just requests that they report to the legislature. We we're not actually requiring them to do anything different than they're currently doing. We're just asking nicely.

  ▶ Watch at 1:14:25

Town halls, questionnaires, and attendance

About

In office since

January 1, 2015

Counties

Utah

Profession

Economist

Affiliations

Boy Scouts of America, former assistant Council Commissioner; Boy Scouts of America, former Council Officer and Executive Board member

Education

B.A., Spanish and Agricultural Economics, Brigham Young University; M.A., Economics, Princeton University; Ph.D. Economics, Princeton University

Honors and awards

Boy Scouts of America, Silver Beaver; Fulbright Scholar, Argentina

Email

normthurston@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

Coming next: their top donors and disclosed interests shown next to the related votes.

Profile details come from the Utah Legislature's official legislator data.