Joseph Elison
State representative, House District 72 · Republican
Office held
| State representative | House District 72 | Source |
On the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot
Joseph Elison is a candidate for Utah House, District 72. The ballot lists Joseph Elison, Republican. The district covers all or part of Washington County.
Everyone on the ballot for this seat
| Candidate | Party |
|---|---|
| Eva M Weldon | Democratic |
| Joseph Elison | Republican |
| April A Pinkston | Constitution |
Voting record
Utah House, 2026 sessions
The official record lists Joseph Elison'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
Career and education
Joseph Elison's official House biography describes three decades as a business owner and long service in ecclesiastical and Scouting leadership. It records a Silver Beaver Award and earlier leadership of the Hurricane Valley Rotary Club. The current roster identifies investment-advisory work as his profession. These activities provide business and community-service background without assuming an academic degree that the record does not specify. [1]
Public service and district
Elison began House service in January 2023 and represents District 72 in Washington County. His official biography highlights community involvement as well as business experience. His biography records longstanding business ownership and volunteer leadership in the Hurricane Valley, including Rotary and Scouting work. The current roster places his district responsibilities alongside a portfolio that includes education, taxation and institutional ethics. [1]
Documented legislative work
Elison's 2026 sponsor record includes HB250, Utah Retirement Plan Exchange, and HB243, Gambling Revisions, both listed as signed by the governor. It also records signed concurrent resolutions concerning the Great Salt Lake and scenic byways. Those entries show work spanning retirement administration, gambling policy, resource concerns and tourism-related designations. A concurrent resolution is a different legislative instrument from a bill, so the items should not be treated as interchangeable types of lawmaking. [2]
In the 2026 General Session, Joseph Elison was chief sponsor of H.C.R. 7, Concurrent Resolution Regarding Scenic Byway Designations. The resolution approves the updated corridor management plan for the Zion Scenic Byway. The governor signed it on March 23, 2026. [3]
In the 2026 General Session, Joseph Elison was chief sponsor of H.B. 243, Gambling Revisions. It clarifies that a proposition bet counts as gambling under Utah law. The governor signed it on March 25, 2026. [4]
Committee and budget responsibilities
His current assignments include House Education, House Revenue and Taxation and House Ethics. Elison also serves on Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations and interim committees for education, revenue and taxation, and retirement and independent entities. The combination brings school and tax policy together with infrastructure spending, public-retirement questions and ethical oversight, extending the scope of his responsibilities beyond the business and community activities described in his biography. [1]
Profile sources
From the Legislature's roster
- Profession
- Investment Advisory Rep.
- Committees
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