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Norman K Thurston

Republican · UT · State Representative, Utah House District 62

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Serves in the Utah House and is an economist with a Princeton doctorate who was Utah's health reform coordinator. He works to repeal the restaurant tax and to make state government leaner and more open.

Where Norman K Thurston stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record),

Opposes

Anti-Corruption (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Civil Rights (3 records),

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (2 support · 2 oppose), Data Privacy (1 support · 1 oppose)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 284, which orders the state to seek federal permission for Medicaid to pay for doulas. The Utah House passed it 55-16 and it was signed into law.

    March 5, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 2 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 314, which tells the state health department to teach the public about sleep health. The Utah House passed it 56-14 and it was signed into law.

    March 6, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 60, which narrows the reasons the state engineer may use to deny a new water right. The Utah House passed it 54-17 and it was signed into law.

    February 3, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 355, which widens what sand, gravel and rock quarries may do over local government objections. The Utah House passed it 41-29 and it was signed into law.

    March 7, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 251, which makes the state pollinator planting program permanent and pays up to 75% of costs. The Utah House passed it 52-21 and it was signed into law.

    February 11, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 277, which ends the State Records Committee and moves records appeals to a state director. The Utah House passed it 44-23 and it was signed into law.

    March 5, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
  • Voted for House Bill 48, which lets a court send a teen convicted of aggravated murder to an adult prison. The Utah House passed it 52-15 and it was signed into law.

    March 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • Voted for House Bill 360, which lets the largest cities use state housing money to buy, fix and sell single-family homes. The Utah House passed it 48-21 and it was signed into law.

    March 7, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 403, which orders the state to seek federal permission to stop food stamps being spent on soft drinks. The Utah House passed it 54-14 and it was signed into law.

    February 27, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 3 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 58, which requires schools to tell parents of unexcused absences within two days and track chronic absence. The Utah House passed it 48-22 and it was signed into law.

    March 4, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 69, which widens the school phone ban to the whole school day, including lunch and recess. The Utah House passed it 46-21 and it was signed into law.

    February 25, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Presented H.B. 129 Education Board Amendments to the Utah House Education Standing Committee; the committee considered the bill and replaced it with a substitute.

    February 17, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: utleg.gov · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 4 support
  • Voted for House Bill 209, which lets voters without proof of citizenship vote only in federal races from November 2026. The Utah House passed it 51-16 and it was signed into law.

    March 5, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 263, which makes the video of ballot processing a public record. The Utah House passed it 47-23 and it was signed into law.

    March 7, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Sponsored H.B. 263 Election Record Amendments, which passed the Utah House on a recorded 47-23-5 vote during concurrence and was later signed by the governor.

    March 7, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: le.utah.gov · researched September 9, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 300, which makes mail voters write ID digits on the envelope and requires opting in to mail ballots from 2029. The Utah House passed it 56-15 and it was signed into law.

    March 6, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 259, which gives parents the right to see all of their minor child's medical records. The Utah House passed it 56-14 and it was signed into law.

    March 6, 2026Opposes Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Sponsored H.B. 199 Health Data Amendments; the Utah House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee issued a favorable recommendation with amendments addressing health-data privacy and reidentification safeguards.

    January 22, 2026Supports Data Privacy

    Source: pf.utleg.gov · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 3 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 295, which applies the ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs to school clubs. The Utah House passed it 48-16 and it was signed into law.

    March 6, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 209, which lets voters without proof of citizenship vote only in federal races from November 2026. The Utah House passed it 51-16 and it was signed into law.

    March 5, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 68, which lets businesses sued over inaccessible websites sue back if the lawsuit was abusive. The Utah House passed it 58-15 and it was signed into law.

    February 26, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 2 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 292, which caps pain and suffering damages from self-driving cars at $1 million. The Utah House passed it 55-15 and it was signed into law.

    March 6, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 330, which gives a new legal defense to people and companies who followed a permit or government order. The Utah House passed it 50-15 and it was signed into law.

    February 26, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 165, which adds hearings, a cost study and a public vote before a city may start its own internet service. The Utah House passed it 56-17 and it was signed into law.

    March 6, 2025Opposes Public Infrastructure

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — General

General · 14 records
  • Voted against House Bill 337, which raises the cigarette tax to $2.20 a pack and the vape tax to 71 percent from July 2026. The Utah House passed it 51-19 and it was signed into law.

    March 6, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 174, which ends the path that let some minors start cross-sex hormones from January 2027. The Utah House passed it 53-15 and it was signed into law.

    March 2, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 404, which lets landlords set aside shared housing for one sex at birth. The Utah House passed it 50-20 and it was signed into law.

    February 10, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 296, which lets a water supplier count water set aside for the Great Salt Lake toward conservation. The Utah House passed it 48-19 and it was signed into law.

    February 6, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 258, which makes a health plan that covers transition hormones or surgery also cover reversing it, for plans from 2027. The Utah House passed it 53-16 and it was signed into law.

    February 5, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 192, which removes the state's limits on what a vehicle safety inspection station may charge. The Utah House passed it 40-31 and it was signed into law.

    February 5, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 37, which lets cities grant density bonuses for owner-occupied homes to meet housing rules. The Utah House passed it 39-30 and it was signed into law.

    March 7, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 181, which limits how big a parking space a city may require at a house or townhome. The Utah House passed it 50-20 and it was signed into law.

    March 6, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 100, which gives free school lunch to students who already qualify for a reduced-price meal. The Utah House passed it 47-24 and it was signed into law.

    March 6, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 297, which tightens state oversight of residential programs that house children away from home. The Utah House passed it 53-19 and it was signed into law.

    March 5, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 402, which bans nine food additives, including Red No. 3, from school food from the 2026-2027 school year. The Utah House passed it 38-34 and it was signed into law.

    February 27, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 119, which stops homeowners associations banning rooftop solar outright on detached houses. The Utah House passed it 42-31 and it was signed into law.

    February 11, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 49, which lets more people with a felony record serve on a Utah jury. The Utah House passed it 45-25 and it was signed into law.

    February 4, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 267, which barred state and local governments from bargaining with public worker unions. The Utah House passed it 42-32 and it was signed into law. Lawmakers repealed it in a December 2025 special session.

    January 27, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

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Profile last researched September 9, 2026.