RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Candice B. Pierucci

Utah State Representative, District 49 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Utah State Representative, District 49

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 14; 25 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 25.0%; Chamber median 6.7%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +9.9; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Legislative Redistricting · chair
Education
Education Interim
Ethnic Studies Commission
Executive Appropriations
Government Operations
Legislative Management
Legislative Process
Transportation Interim
Veterans and Military Affairs Commission

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 25 sponsored · 14 became law

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HB 122 Pregnant and Postpartum Inmate Amendments
Correctional Facilities · Became law Mar 2026

HB 118 Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments
Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures · Became law Mar 2026

HB 291 Security and Land Restriction Amendments
Business · Became law Mar 2026

HB 495 Capital Felony Case Amendments
Courts · Became law Mar 2026

HB 429 Special Districts Amendments
Counties · Became law Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Pierucci sits in the Utah House of Representatives

Pierucci is closer to the center than 28% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Troy Shelley, Kay Christofferson, Scott Chew

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:07 PM ET

With Pierucci’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Utah House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Pierucci’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Pierucci	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Mar 7, 2026	HB 84: Dangerous Weapon Amendments	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 58–8
Mar 7, 2026	HB 377: Real Estate Amendments	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 53–13
Mar 7, 2026	SB 251: Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination	No	No	Yes	Passed 40–30
Mar 7, 2026	HB 539: Public Safety Modifications	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 53–10
Mar 6, 2026	SB 295: Intellectual Diversity in Education and Government	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 48–23

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Pierucci was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Utah House of Representatives, District 52 Utah House of Representatives, District 49

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Utah House of Representatives, District 49	Won	R+9.9	R+35.4	−25.5
2024	Utah House of Representatives, District 49	Won	R+38.0	R+35.4	+2.6
2022	Utah House of Representatives, District 49	Won	R+39.3	R+36.5	+2.8
2020	Utah House of Representatives, District 52	Won	R+39.7	—	—