Vote them outIncumbents only. Any one of: their own words contradicted by something they controlled (a vote, a bill they filed, a disclosure form). A bill failing to pass never counts, since that depends on the other 103 legislators · 20% or more of their money from the insider network (leadership and caucus PACs; network PACs such as Doers, CMV, All In For Utah, Lincoln Hill, Utah Forward, Conservative Millennials, UINPAC and SenDemPAC; and sitting officeholders giving $1,000 or more). Doesn't apply when gifts from individual donors outweigh all PAC, business, party and insider money combined. A candidate's own money never counts against them, but it doesn't cancel out PAC money either · their campaign gives to other officeholders.
Looks like a skunkNot in the seat yet, but already trips the same rules: said vs. did, 20%+ insider money, or gives like an insider. Looks like a skunk, acts like a skunk, stinks like a skunk.
C-R = Corporate-funded RepublicanR = Republican · D = Democrat · FWD = Forward Party · U = Unaffiliated · WI = Write-in. A C is added in front of the party letter (C-R, C-D) when 30% or more of reported campaign money came from corporations and industry groups. In most Utah districts the Republican nomination decides the seat, so the R on the ballot can say more about where a candidate can win than about who they answer to. The C shows who is paying. Unions, party committees, leadership PACs and officeholders' checks are counted separately and never make a C. Insider money can bring a callout, but only corporate and industry money can bring a C.
On the recordVotes worth knowing about, such as standing alone against a bill. Shown on the card, not scored.
WatchingNo rule tripped yet, but the record shows relationships worth following. Explained on the card.
Worth a lookNone of the above applies. A starting point for your own research, not an endorsement.
PendingNot enough filed data yet to decide. Filled in after the Sept. 30 reports.