Walt Brooks
2016 - Present
2027
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Walt Brooks (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 75. She assumed office on September 21, 2016. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Brooks (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 75. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Brooks completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Walt Brooks was born in Utah. Brooks earned a bachelor's degree from Dixie State University.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Brooks was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Business and Labor Committee
- House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee, Chair
- House Rules Committee
2021-2022
Brooks was assigned to the following committees:
- House Business and Labor Committee, Vice chair
- Government Operations Committee
- House Rules Committee
2019-2020
Brooks was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology |
| • Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Walt Brooks defeated Joshua Dutson in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 75 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Walt Brooks (R) | 78.7 | 11,441 | |
| Joshua Dutson (D) | 21.3 | 3,095 | ||
| Total votes: 14,536 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Joshua Dutson advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 75.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Walt Brooks advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 75.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 75
Joshua Dutson advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 75 on March 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Joshua Dutson (D) | |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Walt Brooks advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 75 on March 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Walt Brooks (R) | |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brooks in this election.
2022
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Walt Brooks won election in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 75 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Walt Brooks (R) | 100.0 | 12,621 | |
| Total votes: 12,621 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Walt Brooks advanced from the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 75.
Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Walt Brooks advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 75 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Walt Brooks (R) | |
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2020
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Walt Brooks defeated Rebecca Sullivan in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 75 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Walt Brooks (R) | 76.4 | 13,984 | |
| Rebecca Sullivan (D) | 23.6 | 4,310 | ||
| Total votes: 18,294 | ||||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 75
Rebecca Sullivan advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 75 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Sullivan (D) | |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Walt Brooks advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 75 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Walt Brooks (R) | |
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2018
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Walt Brooks defeated Keith Kelsch and Michael Gardner in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 75 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Walt Brooks (R) | 78.0 | 9,575 | |
| Keith Kelsch (Independent American Party) | 11.0 | 1,353 | ||
| Michael Gardner (L) | 10.9 | 1,341 | ||
| Total votes: 12,269 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016. Incumbent Don Ipson (R) did not seek re-election. Walt Brooks (R) was appointed to the chamber on September 21, 2016, to replace Ipson after he was appointed to the state Senate.
Incumbent Walt Brooks ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 75 general election.[2]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 75 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Republican |  Walt Brooks Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||
Walt Brooks defeated Steven D. Kemp in the Utah House of Representatives District 75 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Utah House of Representatives District 75, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Walt Brooks |
57.29% | 2,236 | |
| Republican | Steven D. Kemp | 42.71% | 1,667 | |
| Total Votes | 3,903 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Walt Brooks completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brooks' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a native of St. George and live in the home I grew up in and my Great Grandpa built in the late 1800's.
I have a great love for Southern Utah. It is a beautiful and wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family.
My wife Jennifer and I met while we were attending Dixie College. We married a few years later while attending SUU then made our home in St. George. We have 5 children ranging from 13 - 22.
I received my B.S. from Dixie State University in Business Administration. I have been an owner/operator of small businesses, the Director of Sales for an electronics manufacturer and currently am the Managing Member of RxTrax, a small software company.
Over the past 4 terms I have been able to create legislation that protects the unborn, reduce regulations, secure our 2nd Amendment rights, bring more transparency to our State-owned properties, and to reduce taxes, especially those on Social Security. There are many other bills that we were able to modify, cleaning up problems that have a negative effect on our quality of life.
I have learned so much and feel like I have been able to stand strong for conservative principles that reflect our values here in Southern Utah. There is always room for me to improve and I will do so.
I take this responsibility seriously and will work my hardest to represent the people of Southern Utah and the principles of the Constitution.
- I am a conservative that believes individuals create prosperity not the government. A smaller government that stays within its role is important and requires constant pushback to prevent the over reaching problems we see today.
- I am pro-life, pro-2nd Amendment and pro-freedom.
- I am a valiant fighter for lower taxes. The power to tax is the power to control.
Lower taxes, parent rights, 2nd Amendment rights, property rights and individual freedom.
One that has principles and sticks to them and will honestly share them with constituents and colleagues.
Do the due diligence with every piece of legislation and transparently report back to constituents.
One of mutual respect but fiercely defends their branch of government.
Water, Land, Housing costs, Data privacy, continued conservative principles that have brought us prosperity.
Not necessarily. We need individuals with real life experience that can bring it to the legislature and who can work with others with honesty and transparency,
Absolutely. No one person can get legislation passed. You have to be able to persuade and explain your perspective. That does not happen when there is no relationship of trust with other legislators.
There are many great examples of great legislators. Though we can model ourselves on their good points, I feel it is important to be your own person and be accountable for your own decisions and choices.
Yes. The legislator should be an active participant when using emergency of powers.
Business and Labor, Natural Resources, Technology
All budget items must be available to all citizens for transparency and accountability.
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2022
Walt Brooks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Walt Brooks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
In an interview with UtahCandidates.info, Brooks highlighted the following issues:
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Good representatives are to ensure the State Government stay within its proper role.
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| —Walt Brooks[6] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 16 to March 1.
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2023
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In 2023, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 17 to March 3.
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2022
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In 2022, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 19 to March 5.
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2020
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In 2020, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 27 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 28 through March 14.
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2018
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In 2018, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 22 through March 8.
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2017
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In 2017, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 23 through March 9. There was also a special session on September 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 25 through March 10.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Utah House of Representatives District 75 |
Officeholder Utah House of Representatives District 75 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 29, 2024
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ UtahCandidates.info, "Walt Brooks," June 1, 2016
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ Utah Legislative Ratings, "UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index," May 19, 2015
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Utah House of Representatives District 75 2016-Present |
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