Val Peterson

On the November 2026 ballot

Running for State Representative · District 56 · Republican

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72 roll-call votes on record - 43 yes, 4 no; these state roll calls carry no party-by-party tally. state roll calls
Serves as State Representative, District 56 (Utah) since Jan 2023. le.utah.gov ↗

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72

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72 votes · 43 yes · 25 absent · 4 no. These roll calls don’t record a party-by-party tally, so there’s no party-alignment rate to show - the votes themselves are below. official roll calls · Mar 6, 2026

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Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice15 votes · yes on 8, no on 0, 7 other

Education10 votes · yes on 3, no on 2, 5 other

Counties10 votes · yes on 6, no on 1, 3 other

Legislative Operations8 votes · yes on 7, no on 0, 1 other

K-12 Education7 votes · yes on 1, no on 2, 4 other

One vote can touch several topics.

LATEST: YESJoint Resolution Recognizing National Blood Donor MonthSJR 11 · Mar 6, 2026

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Shor-McCarty · votesVery Conservative

More conservative than 86% of Utah House members

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Score+1.12 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.29 more conservative than the Republican median in this group (+0.83)

Compared with329 members of Utah House members (1993–2022)

Covers2011–2022

● This person Democrats (79) Republicans (250)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsVery Conservative

More conservative than 57% of 2022 Utah House candidates

Details

Score+1.13 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.08 more liberal than the Republican median in this group (+1.22)

Compared with162 members of 2022 Utah House candidates

Covers2010–2022

● This person Democrats (44) Republicans (107) Independents (11)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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