Scott Sandall

Scott D. Sandall^[4] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 1. He previously represented District 17 from 2019 to 2023 prior to redistricting.

Scott Sandall
Member of the Utah Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Peter C. Knudson[1]
Constituency	17th district (2019–2023) 1st district (2023–present)
Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 1st[2] district
In office January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2018
Preceded by	Ronda Rudd Menlove[3]
Succeeded by	Joel Ferry
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Christie
Residence	Tremonton, Utah
Alma mater	Brigham Young University
Profession	Farmer/Rancher
Website	Official website

Early life and career

Sandall earned his BS degree in Agricultural Economics from Brigham Young University in 1985 and currently works as a farmer and rancher. He lives in Tremonton, Utah with his wife Christie.^[5]

Political career

In 2014, Sandall ran as a Republican for the open seat in District 17, vacated by incumbent Ronda Menlove, who chose not to seek re-election. He faced Dorene Schulze-Stever from the Democratic Party and Lee H. Phipps from the Constitution Party in the general election. Sandall won the general election with 5,592 votes (77.3%) to Schulze-Stever's 1,035 votes (14.31%) and Phipps's 607 votes (8.39%).^[6]

During the 2016 legislative session, Sandall served on the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee, and the House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee.

2016 sponsored legislation

Bill Number	Bill Title	Status
HB0031	Enterprise Zone Amendments	Governor Signed - 3/1/2016
HB0112S01	Continuing Education for Contractor Licensing Amendments	Governor Signed - 3/25/2016
HB0213	Agricultural Modifications	Governor Signed - 3/17/2016
HCR013	Concurrent Resolution Urging Congress to Support the Implementation of Utah's Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan	House/ filed - 3/10/2016

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Sandall passed three of the four bills he introduced during the 2016 General Session, giving him a 75% passage rate. He also floor sponsored SB0075 Water Rights Adjudication Amendments and SB0200S01 Compensatory Mitigation Program for Sage Grouse.