MINUTES OF THE
LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE
Monday, September 13, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. • Utah Valley University - Grande Ballroom, 800 W University Parkway, Orem, Utah


Members Present:
Sen. Scott D. Sandall, Chair
Rep. Paul Ray, Chair
Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore
Sen. Gene Davis
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore
Sen. Don L. Ipson
Sen. Karen Mayne
Sen. Michael K. McKell
Rep. Carl R. Albrecht
Rep. Jefferson S. Burton
Rep. Sandra Hollins
Rep. Bradley G. Last
Rep. Steven J. Lund
Rep. Ashlee Matthews
Rep. Merrill F. Nelson
Rep. Val L. Peterson
Rep. Candice B. Pierucci
Rep. Robert M. Spendlove
Rep. Andrew Stoddard

Members Absent:
Rep. Joel Ferry

Staff Present:
Jerry D. Howe, Senior Strategic Initiatives Manager
Joseph T. Wade, Policy Analyst
Michael E. Curtis, Associate General Counsel
Thomas R. Vaughn, Associate General Counsel
Naomi Garrow, Executive Assistant

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Sandall called the meeting to order.
1.Committee Business
2.Overview of Redistricting
Redistricting Presentation
Jerry Howe gave an overview of redistricting.
Michael Curtis gave an overview on the legal aspects of redistricting.
3.Redistricting Plans
Daniel Friend, Resident, presented redistricting maps and answered committee questions.
Paul Dayton, Resident, presented a redistricting map and answered committee questions.
Michael Anderson, Resident, presented a redistricting map.
Stuart Hepworth, Resident, presented redistricting maps and answered committee questions.
4.Public Comment and Committee Discussion About Redistricting
Melanie Stone, Chair, Utah County Democratic Health Care Caucus, spoke to Daniel Friend's map.
Philip Jensen, Resident, spoke on the independent redistricting committee and answered committee questions.
Marc Burrows, Resident, thanked the committee for their efforts, commented on Daniel Friend's map, and spoke to the redistricting process.
Christopher Leechte, Resident, thanked the committee for their efforts and commented on Daniel Friend's map.
Representative Kay Christofferson, House District 56, gave an introduction and asked questions of the committee.
Representative Cory Maloy, House District 6, gave an introduction and thanked the committee for their work.
Representative Doug Welton, House District 67, gave an introduction and thanked the committee for their work.
Representative Norm Thurston, House District 64, gave an introduction and asked a question of the committee.
5.Other Items/Adjourn
MOTION:Sen. Davis moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 19-0-1.
Yeas - 19Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Burton
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. L. Fillmore
Rep. S. Hollins
Sen. D. Ipson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. A. Matthews
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. M. McKell
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. P. Ray
Sen. S. Sandall
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. J. Ferry