MINUTES OF THE
LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE
Monday, November 8, 2021 • 3:00 p.m. • 30 House Building


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. Joel Ferry
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

Staff Present:
Jerry D. Howe, Senior Strategic Initiatives Manager
Joseph T. Wade, Policy Analyst
Michael E. Curtis, Managing Associate General Counsel
Thomas R. Vaughn, Managing 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
MOTION:Representative Ray moved to approve the minutes of the November 1, 2021 meeting.
2.Chair-recommended Congressional Redistricting Map
Representative Ray presented the chair-recommended congressional map.
Committee members discussed the chair-recommended congressional map.
Wendy Molteni, League of Women Voters of Utah, commented.
Daniel Friend, Provo resident, commented.
Carson Jorgensen, Chairman, Utah Republican Party, commented.
David Timmerman, Ogden resident, commented.
Joanne Slotnik commented.
Amy Fowler, Chair, Salt Lake City Council, commented.
Chris Wharton, Vice Chair, Salt Lake City Council, commented.
Jerry Schmidt commented.
George Zinn asked questions of the committee.
Ruth Hoffman, Holladay resident, commented.
Talin Hansen, Emery County, commented.
Chad Saunders, Stansbury Park resident, commented about the senate map.
Jahn Curran, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Stuart Hepworth, South Jordan resident, commented.
Nicholas Bertagnolli, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Eric Humphrey, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Tobin Yehle commented.
Jamie Carter, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Mark Ulrick commented.
Becky Hepworth, South Jordan resident, commented.
Paul Hepworth, South Jordan resident, commented.
Chase Thomas, Executive Director, Alliance for a Better Utah, commented.
Brittany Sanes, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Ryan Bird, Draper resident, commented.
David Scheer, Chair, Capitol Hill Neighborhood Council, commented.
Rebecca Colley, Sandy resident, commented.
Clare Coonan, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Anna Florin, South Jordan resident, commented.
Michael Florin, South Jordan City resident, commented.
Brendan Botosan, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Lisa Shepherd, Utah County resident, commented.
Joshua Hartley commented.
Aubree Earl, Midvale resident, commented.
Ronald Levine commented.
David Shutt commented.
Margie McCloy commented.
Jordan Langford, veteran, commented.
Hunter Davies, Director of Redistricting Operations, Utah Democratic Party, commented.
Nick Landers commented.
David Urmann, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Diane Orr commented.
Julie Faure, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Beverley Cooper, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Rob Martin, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Peter Orum, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Lynette Wendel, Taylorsville resident, commented.
Kris Kimball, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Alex Bruey, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Roxanne Googin, Park City resident, commented.
Dan Reid commented.
Tricia Bunderson, Lehi resident, commented.
Dan Dugan, Councilmember, Salt Lake City District 6, commented.
Sarah Buck, Salt Lake Indivisible, commented.
Liz Rank, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
June Taylor, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Daniela Harding, County Chair, Davis County Republican Party.
Gary Horne, Riverton resident, commented.
Tony Romney, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Maury Giles, Herriman resident, commented.
Denise Morgan, Millcreek resident, commented.
Matt Adolphson, Salt Lake County resident, commented.
Matt Gardner, City Councilmember, Millcreek, commented.
Amanda Huffman, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Brandt Winn, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Jack Allred, Salt Lake County resident, commented.
Robert Goodman, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Lynn Anderson, Bountiful resident, commented.
Chris Null, Salt Lake County Republican Chair, commented.
Erin Mendenhall, Mayor, Salt Lake City, commented.
Stephen Trimble, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Drake Mailes, Layton resident, commented.
Benjamin LaRiviere, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Aleksandra Petrovich commented.
Salar Ahmed, Cottonwood Heights resident, commented.
Paul Dayton, Spanish Fork resident, commented.
Jonathan Bejarano commented.
Charlotte Maloney commented.
Logan Millsap, Springville resident, commented.
John Thompson commented.
Andrew Woodruff, Mapleton resident, commented.
David Bennett, Park City resident, commented.
Kevin Cromar commented.
Darlene McDonald, Director, One Utah Project commented.
Joshua Hortin, Logan resident, commented.
Scott Hinckley, West Jordan resident, commented.
Dianne Lewis commented.
Dave Iltis, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Alan Wessman, Spanish Fork resident, commented.
Dustin Daley, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Todd Lemay, Millcreek resident, commented.
Anna Cvetko commented.
Jake Taylor, Midvale resident, commented.
Melarie Wheat, Mormon Women for Ethical Government, commented.
Janet Haskell, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Catherine Voutaz, Herriman resident, commented.
Farrah Valdez commented.
Courtney Henley commented.
Mike Witting, Orem resident, commented.
Cynthia Stringham, Holladay resident, commented.
Charles Bonkowsky, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Zachary Noyce, Midvale resident, commented.
Matthew Schneider commented.
Joe Miller, Provo resident, commented.
Geoff Allen, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
MOTION:Representative Ray moved to adopt Chair's Congressional 2 Map as the committee congressional map. Committee members discussed the motion.The motion passed with a vote of 14-5-1.
Yeas - 14Nays- 5Abs- 1
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Burton
Sen. K. Cullimore
Rep. J. Ferry
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. D. Ipson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. S. Lund
Sen. M. McKell
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. P. Ray
Sen. S. Sandall
Rep. R. Spendlove
Sen. G. Davis
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. A. Matthews
Sen. K. Mayne
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. C. Pierucci
SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Representative Stoddard moved to adopt Stoddard Congressional 1 as the committee congressional map. Committee members discussed the motion.The substitute motion failed with a vote of 5-14-1.
Yeas - 5Nays- 14Abs- 1
Sen. G. Davis
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. A. Matthews
Sen. K. Mayne
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Burton
Sen. K. Cullimore
Rep. J. Ferry
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. D. Ipson
Rep. B. Last
Rep. S. Lund
Sen. M. McKell
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. P. Ray
Sen. S. Sandall
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. C. Pierucci
3.Chair-recommended State School Board Map
Senator Sandall presented the chair-recommended State School Board Map.
The committee discussed the chair-recommended State School Board Map.
Stuart Hepworth, West Jordan resident, commented.
Ellie Ramirez Rogers, Murray resident, commented.
Anna Swenson, Provo resident, commented.
Chase Clyde, Utah Education Association, commented.
Senator Davis requested that Chase Clyde be given an additional time to speak.
Chase Clyde, Utah Education Association, continued his comments and answered committee questions.
Katie Wright, Better Boundaries Utah, commented.
Cindy Davis, teacher, commented.
Mike Witting, Orem resident, commented.
Brett Garner, West Valley City resident, commented.
Zachary Noyce, Midvale resident, commented.
Steve Phelps, American Fork resident, spoke.
Marcus Hardy commented.
Chad Smith, Draper resident, commented.
Parker Bond commented.
MOTION:Representative Ray moved to adopt the Committee Chair's Proposal State School Board as the committee school board map and to allow staff to renumber, in a serpentine direction, the districts. Committee members discussed the motion.The motion passed with a vote of 15-3-2.
Yeas - 15Nays- 3Abs- 2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Burton
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Rep. J. Ferry
Sen. L. Fillmore
Rep. B. Last
Rep. S. Lund
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. M. McKell
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. P. Ray
Sen. S. Sandall
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. A. Stoddard
Sen. D. Ipson
Rep. C. Pierucci
MOTION:Representative Matthews moved to adopt Ray Sandall USBE Map Educator Adjustments 11.6 as the committee school board map. Committee members discussed the motion.The motion failed with a vote of 9-9-2.
Yeas - 9Nays- 9Abs- 2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Sen. G. Davis
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. A. Matthews
Sen. K. Mayne
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. J. Burton
Sen. K. Cullimore
Rep. J. Ferry
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. D. Ipson
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. P. Ray
Sen. S. Sandall
Rep. R. Spendlove
Sen. M. McKell
Rep. C. Pierucci
Recess
Chair Sandall called the meeting to order.
Representative Ray assumed the chair.
Stuart Hepworth, West Jordan resident, commented.
Katie Wright, Better Boundaries Utah, commented.
Elizabeth Merrill, Alpine resident, commented.
Mike Witting, Orem resident, commented.
Maureen Botoman, Salt Lake City resident, commented.
Brandon Bean, Provo resident, commented.
Andrew Woodruff, Mapleton resident, commented.
Logan Millsap, Springville resident, commented.
MOTION:Senator Sandall moved to recommend Committee Chair Proposal Senate 2 Map as the committee map. Committee members discussed the motion.The motion passed with a vote of 17-1-2.
Yeas - 17Nays- 1Abs- 2
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Burton
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Rep. J. Ferry
Sen. L. Fillmore
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. A. Matthews
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. M. McKell
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. P. Ray
Sen. S. Sandall
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. M. Nelson
Sen. D. Ipson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Senator Sandall assumed the chair.
4.Chair-recommended State House Map
Representative Ray presented the house map.
Daniel Friend, Provo resident, commented.
Talin Hansen, Emery County, commented.
Katie Wright, Better Boundaries Utah, commented.
Stuart Hepworth, West Jordan resident, commented.
Chase Thomas, Alliance for a Better Utah, commented.
Reverend Monica Hall, Ogden resident, commented.
Emily Hepworth, South Jordan resident, commented.
Catherine Comitski, Deputy Director, Utah Democrats, commented.
Paul Hepworth, South Jordan resident, commented.
Kevin Perez, American Fork resident, commented.
Mike Witting, Orem resident, commented.
Cristy Welsh, Vineyard City Council, commented.
Ben Jensen, Logan resident, commented.
David Reece commented.
Doctor Wendy Davis, Sandy resident, commented.
Brandon Bean, Provo resident, commented.
Logan Millsap, Springville resident, commented.
Hope Goeckeritz, West Jordan resident, commented.
Edwin Rutan, Summit County resident, commented.
Laird Hamblin commented.
Paul English commented.
MOTION:Representative Ray moved to adopt Committee Chair Proposal House 2 as the committee map and discussed the motion.The motion passed with a vote of 17-0-3.
Yeas - 17Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. J. Burton
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Rep. J. Ferry
Sen. L. Fillmore
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. B. Last
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. A. Matthews
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. M. McKell
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. P. Ray
Sen. S. Sandall
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. C. Albrecht
Sen. D. Ipson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Representative Albrecht adjourned the meeting.