Norman K Thurston

Office held

Voting record

All votes by Norman K Thurston

Economics and health-data expertise

Norman K Thurston earned an undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University and graduate economics degrees at Princeton University. His House biography describes work as Utah's Health Reform Coordinator and director of the Office of Health Care Statistics before becoming executive director of the National Association of Health Data Organizations in 2019. That career centers on the cost, quality and analysis of healthcare systems. ^[2]

Teaching and state-policy work before the House

A 2015 NAHDO biography records earlier work as a BYU economics professor and as a Utah Department of Health policy analyst and health economist. It also describes a 2001 Fulbright teaching assignment in Argentina. This is historical career context, not a current employer list. The account helps distinguish his academic and health-data experience from the elected office he had only recently entered. ^[1]

Representing Provo and Springville

Thurston began House service in 2015 and now represents District 62, including parts of Provo and Springville in Utah County. His current official assignments include House Business, Labor, and Commerce and House Transportation. The district number in the older NAHDO biography reflects an earlier map; the present roster supplies the current district, rather than carrying that historical designation forward. ^[2]

In the 2026 General Session, Norman K Thurston was chief sponsor of H.B. 22, Vintage Vehicle Amendments. It replaces the "vintage vehicle" label with a "classic vehicle" designation for older vehicles, drops emissions testing for some of them, and clarifies the testing rules for certain Mercedes-Benz models. The governor signed it on March 23, 2026. ^[3]

In the 2026 General Session, Norman K Thurston was chief sponsor of H.B. 74, Signature Gathering Amendments. It would have changed initiative and referendum petition forms so signers attest they had the chance to read the full statement and gatherers attest to related facts. It did not become law, and it was filed on March 6, 2026. ^[4]

General-government budgets and oversight

The Legislature lists Thurston on General Government Appropriations, General Oversight and interim committees for business and labor, transportation, and retirement and independent entities. Those responsibilities broaden his portfolio beyond healthcare data into agency administration, public spending and infrastructure. They also provide concrete places to follow his economic and fiscal work, separate from the professional posts and academic credentials summarized in his biography. ^[2]

Profile sources

Profile refreshed October 20, 2026. Candidate statements describe the candidate's own experience or positions; official records and reporting are labeled separately.

1. NAHDO — 2015 health-data and legislative communication biography · Professional biography
2. Utah Legislature — official member biography and assignments · Official record
3. Utah Legislature, H.B. 22 Vintage Vehicle Amendments · Official record
4. Utah Legislature, H.B. 74 Signature Gathering Amendments · Official record

From the Legislature's roster

Profession

Economist

Education

B.A., Spanish and Agricultural Economics, Brigham Young University; M.A., Economics, Princeton University; Ph.D. Economics, Princeton University

Committees

• General Government Appropriations Subcommittee
• House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee
• House Transportation Committee
• Business and Labor Interim Committee
• Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee
• Transportation Interim Committee
• General Oversight Committee

As listed by the Utah Legislature.

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