Stephen L. Whyte
State representative, House District 63 · Republican
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Office held
| State representative | House District 63 | Source |
On the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot
Stephen L. Whyte is a candidate for Utah House, District 63. The ballot lists Stephen L. Whyte, Republican. The district covers all or part of Utah County.
Everyone on the ballot for this seat
| Candidate | Party |
|---|---|
| Stephen L. Whyte | Republican |
| Mark Youngquist | Democratic |
| Julie Smith | Forward |
Bills sponsored in 2026
Chief sponsor of 4 bills in the 2026 General Session: 4 passed.
Voting record
Utah House, 2026 sessions
The official record lists Stephen L. Whyte's vote on 838 roll calls in the 2026 sessions. The latest:
- Voted: Yea6th Sub. HB 492: Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments
- Voted: Yea1st Sub. SB 156: Constable Amendments
- Voted: Yea1st Sub. SB 47: Reauthorization of Administrative Rules
- Voted: Yea3rd Sub. HB 125: Department of Natural Resources Related Modifications Amendments
- Voted: Yea3rd Sub. HB 377: Real Estate Amendments
- Voted: Yea5th Sub. HB 119: Automotive Repair Business Amendments
- Voted: Yea3rd Sub. SB 181: School Discipline Amendments
- Voted: Yea3rd Sub. HB 591: Nuisance Amendments
- Voted: Yea4th Sub. HB 535: Disposition of Public Property Modifications
- Voted: Yea2nd Sub. SB 165: Economic Mobility Initiative
Closest final-passage votes
The final-passage votes in the 2026 sessions that were decided by the fewest votes, with Stephen L. Whyte's vote. These are picked by the size of the margin in the official tally alone, not by topic or party.
- Voted: Nay2nd Sub. SB 176: Landscaping Procurement Amendments
- Voted: Yea1st Sub. HB 596: Homelessness Amendments
- Voted: NayHB 263: Heavy Duty Vehicle Amendments
- Voted: YeaHB 120: Tail Light Obstruction Amendments
- Voted: Yea3rd Sub. SB 229: State Employee Benefits Amendments
Higher education and public administration
Stephen L. Whyte earned a political-science degree and a Master of Public Administration at Brigham Young University. His House biography records executive work at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and earlier experience as a tenured communications professor and associate vice president at Utah Valley University. It also identifies international-affairs work in Washington, giving his career both academic and administrative dimensions. [1]
House service after a 2021 appointment
Whyte was appointed to the Utah House in November 2021 and represents District 63 in Utah County. His current standing assignments include Business, Labor, and Commerce and Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. Those duties broaden his higher-education background into workplace and business policy and the justice system, alongside the public-school spending responsibilities recorded in his current budget assignments. [1]
Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind
Whyte sponsored 2026 HB448, Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Amendments. The introduced proposal addressed the institution's mission, superintendent appointment, advisory council, capital facilities and relationship with students' local education agencies. It also included student counts and reporting requirements. This provides an individualized example of his education-governance work; including proposed requirements for student counts, data reporting, state-board involvement and consideration of shared facilities with school districts. [2]
In the 2026 General Session, Stephen L. Whyte was chief sponsor of H.B. 171, Physician Assistant Amendments. It brings the physician assistant statutes in line with current code and revises how insurance coverage for primary care applies to physician assistants. The governor signed it on March 17, 2026. [4]
In the 2026 General Session, Stephen L. Whyte was chief sponsor of H.B. 448, Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Amendments. It reworks the mission of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, the financial relationship with a student's home school system and how its superintendent is appointed. The governor signed it on March 26, 2026. [5]
School spending and interim committees
The current record lists Whyte on Public Education Appropriations and interim committees for business and labor and criminal justice. His budget assignment adds review of school funding to his broader committee portfolio. The combination links his education-sector career with public spending while keeping the professional institutions in his biography separate from the state responsibilities and individual legislation documented in the current roster. [1]
In the candidate's own words
The Tribune reports that Republican Stephen Whyte is running for a second term in a three-way race for House District 63, which takes in parts of Mapleton, Springville and Spanish Fork in Utah County. Whyte faces Democrat Mark Youngquist and Julie Smith of the Forward Party of Utah. Whyte previously represented District 65 from 2021 to 2023. According to the campaign website cited by the Tribune, Whyte is a former tenured professor at Utah Valley University and a small business owner who is executive vice president of university relations at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. [3]
The Tribune says the campaign website lists these priorities: business growth, attainable housing, protecting natural resources, aligning public education with workforce development, reforming health care and promoting mental wellness, and supporting affordability in transportation systems. [3]
In the survey, Whyte says restoring confidence in government through transparency, accountability and a commitment to serve people is why Whyte is running. Whyte cites helping reduce the state income tax rate by 11 percent, cutting the gas tax by 15 percent, supporting child care tax credits and cutting Social Security taxes. On water, Whyte cites more than $300 million allocated to Great Salt Lake projects over four years. On education, Whyte cites a $1.8 billion increase in public education funding over five years and says teacher salaries rose to fourth-highest in the nation. Whyte is for Amendment A and for Amendment B. Youngquist did not respond to the Tribune's survey. [3]
These are the candidate's own survey answers as printed by the Tribune, not checked by The Utah Ledger. [3]
Profile sources
- Utah Legislature — official member biography and assignments
- Utah Legislature — introduced 2026 HB0448
- Salt Lake Tribune, Oct. 12, 2026: Utah House District 63 candidate survey
- Utah Legislature, H.B. 171 Physician Assistant Amendments
- Utah Legislature, H.B. 448 Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Amendments
From the Legislature's roster
- Profession
- VP, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
- Education
- B.A., Political Science and M.P.A, Brigham Young University
- Committees
In the news
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