Matt MacPherson
State representative, House District 26 · Republican
Office held
| State representative | House District 26 | Source |
On the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot
Matt MacPherson is a candidate for Utah House, District 26. The ballot lists Matt MacPherson, Republican. The district covers all or part of Salt Lake County.
Everyone on the ballot for this seat
| Candidate | Party |
|---|---|
| Matt MacPherson | Republican |
| Michael E Finch | Democratic |
Voting record
Utah House, 2026 sessions
The official record lists Matt MacPherson'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
Business and technical education
Matt MacPherson's House biography describes a business owner who attended trade schools and earned technology-training certifications. It presents those experiences as the basis for his view that education can follow several pathways. His community record includes participation in the West Valley City Police Department Oversight Committee and Republican Party activities, separate from his later elected role in the state Legislature. [1]
West Valley City representation
MacPherson began House service in October 2023 and represents District 26 in Salt Lake County. His biography identifies West Valley City as the district's community base. His current standing assignments include Education and Government Operations, putting public-school policy and the administration of state institutions in his portfolio while he represents a constituency within one of Utah's largest cities. [1]
A proposal on pretrial release
MacPherson sponsored 2026 HB593, Bail Amendments. The introduced bill proposed a Pretrial Release Task Force, changes to information collected after certain arrests and changes to judicial pretrial-release procedures. It also addressed distributing part of forfeited monetary bail to an indigent-defense account. These details identify the subject of his proposal and its interaction with courts, detention and defense funding, and the collection of information used in pretrial decisions. This account describes the introduced version. [2]
In the 2026 General Session, Matt MacPherson was chief sponsor of H.B. 82, Judgment Information Amendments. It changes what information is needed to file a judgment lien on real property when the debtor is an individual. The governor signed it on March 23, 2026. [3]
In the 2026 General Session, Matt MacPherson was chief sponsor of H.B. 136, Unlicensed Driver Amendments. It changes when police must impound the vehicle of an unlicensed driver, deals with identifying such drivers, allows some fees to be waived, adjusts fee amounts and their allocation and amends the penalties for driving without a license. The governor signed it on March 26, 2026. [4]
School budgets and oversight
His current roster lists Public Education Appropriations, General Oversight and interim assignments in Government Operations and Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. Those duties add school spending and agency review to his standing committee work. They also connect his local police-oversight experience with broader justice-policy discussions, while keeping community advisory participation distinct from his responsibilities as a state representative. [1]
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