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Stop Taxpayer Benefits to Illegal Immigrants
Utah taxpayers are footing the bill for benefits that go to people who broke the law to get here. Emergency Medicaid, in-state tuition, driver privilege cards — every dollar spent on illegal immigrants is a dollar stolen from Utah families who play by the rules. Our representatives need to choose: do they stand with the citizens who elected them, or do they keep writing blank checks to people who cut the line?
Protect Taxpayers
Funded Illegal Benefits
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm a constituent in your district. I'm calling about HB 497, the bill to stop taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants. You voted NO on this bill and I want to know why. Utah families are struggling with the cost of living while our tax dollars subsidize in-state tuition and driver privilege cards for people who broke the law to get here. I expect you to represent the people who elected you, not illegal immigrants. I'll be watching your vote next session. Thank you.
Sen. [REP_NAME]: You voted NO on HB 497 to stop taxpayer benefits for illegal immigrants. Utah families pay the price. We're watching. — A constituent
Subject: Your NO vote on HB 497 — Taxpayer Benefits for Illegal Immigrants
Senator [REP_NAME],
I am a Utah resident and your constituent. I am deeply disappointed by your NO vote on HB 497, which would have prohibited taxpayer-funded benefits — including in-state tuition, driver privilege cards, and non-emergency Medicaid — for individuals not lawfully present in our state.
Utah families are paying the bill for benefits that go to people who broke the law to get here. 45% of DUI arrests in some counties involve unlicensed drivers. 40% of hit-and-runs involve uninsured motorists with privilege cards. You voted to keep funding this.
I expect you to stand with the taxpayers who elected you. I will remember this vote.
Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
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MK
Sen. Michael Kennedy
R
District 13
0%
Score
Work
(801) 919-2309
Email
mkennedy@le.utah.gov
RW
Sen. Ronald Winterton
R
District 26
0%
Score
Work
(435) 613-2036
Email
rwinterton@le.utah.gov
JS
Sen. Jerry Stevenson
R
District 22
0%
Score
Work
(801) 643-4440
Email
jstevenson@le.utah.gov
SS
Sen. Scott Sandall
R
District 17
0%
Score
Work
(435) 225-2698
Email
ssandall@le.utah.gov
DO
Sen. Derrin Owens
R
District 24
0%
Score
Work
(435) 820-2542
Email
dowens@le.utah.gov
DI
Sen. Don Ipson
R
District 29
0%
Score
Work
(435) 634-1609
Email
dipson@le.utah.gov
WH
Sen. Wayne Harper
R
District 6
0%
Score
Work
(801) 891-4740
Email
wharper@le.utah.gov
CB
Sen. Curt Bramble
R
District 16
0%
Score
Work
(801) 805-5025
Email
cbramble@le.utah.gov
TW
Sen. Todd Weiler
R
District 23
0%
Score
Work
(801) 564-8575
Email
tweiler@le.utah.gov
MM
Sen. Mike McKell
R
District 11
0%
Score
Work
(801) 427-5625
Email
mmckell@le.utah.gov
DH
Sen. David Hinkins
R
District 27
0%
Score
Work
(435) 650-0172
Email
dhinkins@le.utah.gov
DH
Sen. Daniel Hemmert
R
District 14
0%
Score
Work
(801) 376-7792
Email
dhemmert@le.utah.gov
KG
Sen. Keith Grover
R
District 15
0%
Score
Work
(801) 420-1509
Email
kgrover@le.utah.gov
LF
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore
R
District 10
0%
Score
Work
(801) 694-6800
Email
lfillmore@le.utah.gov
LE
Sen. Luz Escamilla
R
District 1
0%
Score
Work
(801) 544-8913
Email
lescamilla@le.utah.gov
GD
Sen. Gene Davis
R
District 3
0%
Score
Work
(801) 484-6605
Email
gdavis@le.utah.gov
KC
Sen. Kirk Cullimore
R
District 9
0%
Score
Work
(801) 560-0769
Email
kcullimore@le.utah.gov
Sen. Ann Millner
R
District 5
0%
Score
Work
(801) 721-8404
Email
amillner@le.utah.gov
EV
Sen. Evan Vickers
R
District 28
0%
Score
Work
(435) 586-2927
Email
evickers@le.utah.gov
Sen. John R. Curtis
R
0%
Score
Call
Text
Email
Sen. Burgess Owens
R
District 4
100%
Score
Call
Text
Email
Sen. Mike Lee
R
100%
Score
Call
Text
Email
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The People Want: Vote YES
Taxpayer Protection — Prohibiting Public Benefits for Unauthorized Immigrants
This bill would have ended taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants in Utah — in-state tuition subsidies, driver privilege cards, and non-emergency Medicaid. 19 Republican senators voted NO, siding with illegal immigrants over Utah taxpayers. They killed it.
S.1234
The People Want: Vote NO
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Accountability Scorecard
Sorted by score — worst offenders first. Green = stood with the people. Red = sold you out.
| Representative | HR 5678 | HB 497 | S.1234 | Score | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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MK
Michael Kennedy
R
Dist. 13
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
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RW
Ronald Winterton
R
Dist. 26
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
JS
Jerry Stevenson
R
Dist. 22
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
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SS
Scott Sandall
R
Dist. 17
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
DO
Derrin Owens
R
Dist. 24
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
DI
Don Ipson
R
Dist. 29
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
WH
Wayne Harper
R
Dist. 6
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
CB
Curt Bramble
R
Dist. 16
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
TW
Todd Weiler
R
Dist. 23
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
MM
Mike McKell
R
Dist. 11
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
DH
David Hinkins
R
Dist. 27
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
DH
Daniel Hemmert
R
Dist. 14
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
KG
Keith Grover
R
Dist. 15
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
LF
Lincoln Fillmore
R
Dist. 10
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
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LE
Luz Escamilla
R
Dist. 1
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
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GD
Gene Davis
R
Dist. 3
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
KC
Kirk Cullimore
R
Dist. 9
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
Ann Millner
R
Dist. 5
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
|
EV
Evan Vickers
R
Dist. 28
|
— | Nay | — | 0% | |
| — | — | Yea | 0% |
|
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Burgess Owens
R
Dist. 4
|
Yea | — | — | 100% |
|
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MK
Mike Kennedy
R
Dist. 3
|
Yea | — | — | 100% | |
|
CM
Celeste Maloy
R
Dist. 2
|
Yea | — | — | 100% | |
|
BM
Blake Moore
R
Dist. 1
|
Yea | — | — | 100% | |
|
Mike Lee
R
|
— | — | Nay | 100% |
|
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Call Script — HB 497 Taxpayer Benefits
19 Republican state senators killed HB 497, which would have ended taxpayer-funded benefits for u...
"Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm a constituent in your district. I'm calling about HB 497, the bill to stop taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants. You voted NO on this bill and I want to know why. Utah families are struggling with the cost of living while our tax dollars subsidize in-state tuition and driver privilege cards for people who broke the law to get here. I expect you to represent the people who elected you, not illegal immigrants. I'll be watching your vote next session. Thank you."
Text Script — HB 497 Taxpayer Benefits
Short SMS for texting your state senator about HB 497.
"Sen. [REP_NAME]: You voted NO on HB 497 to stop taxpayer benefits for illegal immigrants. Utah families pay the price. We're watching. — A constituent"
Email Script — HB 497 Taxpayer Benefits
Email template for contacting your state senator about HB 497.
"Subject: Your NO vote on HB 497 — Taxpayer Benefits for Illegal Immigrants
Senator [REP_NAME],
I am a Utah resident and your constituent. I am deeply disappointed by your NO vote on HB 497, which would have prohibited taxpayer-funded benefits — including in-state tuition, driver privilege cards, and non-emergency Medicaid — for individuals not lawfully present in our state.
Utah families are paying the bill for benefits that go to people who broke the law to get here. 45% of DUI arrests in some counties involve unlicensed drivers. 40% of hit-and-runs involve uninsured motorists with privilege cards. You voted to keep funding this.
I expect you to stand with the taxpayers who elected you. I will remember this vote.
Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]"