Legislators / Thomas W. Peterson
Thomas W. Peterson
Republican · House District 1
Where they land
24th most conservative of 71 House members · 24th most conservative of 57 Republicans
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Placed only by their own votes: we took the 115 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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- Carol S. Moss (D-34)
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Most conservative first.
Do they follow their party's stated positions?
Rep. Thomas W. Peterson measured against the Utah Republican Party platform (we found no campaign promises of their own).
- 6 Sided with it
- 2 No record on it
- of 8
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 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 children Said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesSided with it
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… Said: on the record Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesSided with it
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… Said: on the record Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesSided with it
Voted 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… Said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesSided with it
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. Said: nothing found Bills: nothing found Votes: matchesSided with it
Voted with this plank 1 of 1 times. Bills checked: H.B. 471.
✓ matches · ✕ goes against it · ● spoke on the record · … not compiled yet · – nothing found. Tap a row for the evidence. · How we score
Hear from them directly
Contact Rep. Thomas W. Peterson
- Email: tpeterson@le.utah.gov
- Phone: 435-720-3516
- Office: PO Box 357, Brigham City, UT, 84302
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Thomas W. Peterson serves on:
- Economic and Community Development Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee
- House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
- Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
- Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee
- Legislative Water Development Commission
Did they show up for voters?
Candidate questionnaires
Not checked yet.
Town halls
None recorded yet.
Floor votes missed
Being compiled.
Answering voter questionnaires and holding public meetings are ways Rep. Thomas W. Peterson can be reached outside the Capitol. A missed vote can have a good reason, such as illness or a family emergency.
2026 General Session.
Bills they wrote
All 14 →- H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · Became law
- H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · Became law
- H.B. 45 Fire Code Amendments · Became law
- H.B. 65 Construction Code Amendments · Waiting on the governor
- H.B. 115 Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Amendments · Did not pass
What they've said lately
All 200 →H.J.R. 30 House Joint Resolution to Approve the Transfer of Land · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Rises in support of the bill, calling it a common sense measure and thanking those who worked on it.
▶ Watch at 32:41Read what they said
Thank you Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to also rise in support, uh, of this bill. I think this is, it's just a good common sense Bill and, uh, appreciate the work that d and r's done on it and all those that have been involved. So thank you very much.
S.J.R. 8 Joint Resolution to Initiate a Law School at Utah Valley University · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield to a series of questions.
▶ Watch at 48:11Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a series of questions? Representative Shallenberger, will you yield to a series of questions?
S.J.R. 8 Joint Resolution to Initiate a Law School at Utah Valley University · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks the sponsor to define the Northern Wasatch Front.
▶ Watch at 48:19Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm wondering if you could define for me the Northern Wasatch front. Uh, going back to my geographical days, I would imagine it goes all the way back up to the, into Idaho.
About
- In office since
- September 21, 2022
- Counties
- Box Elder, Cache
- Profession
- Building Official
- Education
- Ogden Weber Tech College
- Honors and awards
- None listed in their official profile.
- tpeterson@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.
Coming next: their top donors and disclosed interests shown next to the related votes.
Official biography
Thomas Peterson is a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing the Utah House's District 1, which covers both Box Elder County and Cache County. and he assumed office in 2022.<br><br> Thomas Peterson graduated from Box Elder High School in 1996. He has served as the chairman of the Uniform Building Code Commission and on the board of directors of the International Code Council. Peterson's career experience includes working as a Building Official with the State of Utah, running a small electrical contracting company and a general contracting company that builds homes for Habitat for Humanity. He and his wife Jodi have 4 children, the oldest of which is currently serving his country as a United States Marine.
Profile details come from the Utah Legislature's official legislator data.