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Representative Francis D. Gibson
Utah legislator profile

Years served in the Utah legislature

First session in legislature: 2009
Most recent year of service for which data are available: 2021
Total sessions served in Utah House as of 2021: 13
Total sessions served in Utah Senate as of 2021: 0

How to read the statistical profile

I present a variety of statistics about Rep. Francis D. Gibson's service in the Utah legislature. I highlight differences from chamber averages using little green and red arrows. The number of arrows is statistically determined. More arrows indicate a larger difference compared to the chamber average, in relation to how much diversity there is among legislators on this metric. If all legislators introduce exactly 5 bills, then a legislator who introduces 10 is very different; if legislators vary wildly in how many bills they introduce (but the average is still 5), then a legislator who introduces 10 bills may be less different from average. The standard deviation measures this diversity.

Rep. Gibson's statistical profile

2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Service summary. Service prior to 2007 (if any) is not shown here. My database goes back only to 2007.
  Chamber HouseHouseHouseHouseHouseHouseHouseHouseHouseHouseHouseHouseHouse
  District H65H65H65H65H65H65H65H65H65H65H65H65H65
  Party RRRRRRRRRRRRR
Leadership NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneWhipWhipWhipWhipMajLdrMajLdrMajLdr
Years in chamber 12345678910111213
Years comparison LowerLowerLowerLower====HigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigher
 
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Bills sponsored (learn more) Bills written and promoted by the legislator in his/her own chamber.
Introduced by Gibson 4332348975555
Chamber average 5.96.16.36.45.86.46.77.06.77.17.37.36.6
Difference -1.9-3.1-3.3-4.4-2.8-2.4+1.3+2.0+0.3-2.1-2.3-2.3-1.6
Comparison LowerLowerLowerLowerLowerLowerLower==Higher==LowerLowerLowerLower
 
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Bill passage rate (learn more). What percent of Rep. Gibson's sponsored bills pass and are officially "enrolled"? (I ignore whether the governor signed or vetoted the bill.)
Bills introduced 4332348975555
Bills passed 4230215852555
Passage rate 100%67%100%0.0%67%25%63%89%71%40%100%100%100%
Chamber average 60%61%55%54%66%52%63%54%61%53%63%58%60%
Difference +40+6.1+45-54.3+1.2-27.20.0+35+9.6-13.4+37+42+40
Comparison HigherHigher==HigherHigherLowerLower==Lower==HigherHigherHigherLowerHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigher
 
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Bills floor sponsored. A "floor sponsor" is like a secondary sponsor of a bill. After a bill passes the sponsor's chamber, its sponsor needs to find a "floor sponsor" in the other chamber to usher it through the other chamber.
Total floor sponsored 1003238354379
Chamber average 2.82.83.33.13.53.53.83.33.63.43.43.13.1
Difference -1.8-2.8-3.3-0.1-1.5-0.5+4.2-0.3+1.4+0.6-0.4+3.9+5.9
Comparison LowerLowerLowerLower==Lower==HigherHigher==Higher====HigherHigherHigherHigher
 
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Missed votes (learn more). Usually missed votes occur because of competing obligations within the legislature, not because the legislator has left the capitol.
Missed votes 203432203877120151116169124110102
Total votes held 600614651651658664699657727734752698666
Absentee rate 3.3%5.5%4.9%3.1%5.8%12%17%23%16%23%16%16%15%
Chamber average 6.0%6.8%7.1%5.7%5.9%6.2%6.3%6.4%5.2%8.0%6.4%7.1%6.1%
Difference -2.7-1.3-2.2-2.6-0.1+5.8+11+17+11+15+9.6+8.9+8.9
Comparison Lower==LowerLower==HigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigher
 
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
"Nay" votes (learn more). Most floor votes pass by overwhelming majorities, since unpopular bills get weeded out long before they reach the floor. As a result, "nay" votes are rare.
"Nay" votes 36456561566063474349514948
Total votes held 600614651651658664699657727734752698666
"Nay" rate 6.0%7.3%10%9.4%8.5%9.0%9.0%7.2%5.9%6.7%6.8%7.0%7.2%
Chamber average 8.1%7.4%8.4%7.8%7.3%7.5%8.6%7.3%7.1%6.5%6.5%7.0%7.7%
Difference -2.1-0.1+1.6+1.6+1.2+1.5+0.4-0.1-1.2+0.2+0.3+0.0-0.5
Comparison Lower==HigherHigherHigherHigher====Lower========
 
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Winning side rate (learn more). What percentage of the time (excluding near-unanimous votes) is the legislator on the winning side of a floor vote?
Winning side rate 70%65%62%69%65%65%65%65%66%61%76%65%82%
Chamber average 66%69%69%67%67%67%67%66%67%66%68%67%66%
Difference +3.8-4.4-7.0+1.5-1.4-2.2-2.0-1.1-1.3-5.0+7.4-2.4+16
Comparison HigherLowerLower============LowerHigher==Higher
 
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Ideology score (NOMINATE method) (learn more). Using W-NOMINATE algorithm developed by Congressional scholars, I calculate each legislator's relative ideology after each General Session. I describe the method here. Scores have no intrinsic meaning. They are only relative: A legislator with a higher score is to the right ideologically of a legislator with a lower scale. Scores may be compared only within a single chamber and a single year. In most years, a conservative Republican will have a score above 0; a score close to 100 is extreme.
Contact me for scores. They get misinterpreted often enough that I now provide them only to political scientists.
 
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Party support score (overall) (learn more). How consistently does Rep. Gibson support his/her party? That is, what percentage of the time does the legislator vote with the majority of the other members of his/her party? Scores are usually easily above 90%.
Score (overall) 94%94%91%91%92%91%91%93%93%93%94%93%95%
Chamber average 94%95%94%94%95%94%94%95%95%94%95%95%94%
Difference -0.7-0.8-2.9-3.0-2.6-3.1-2.8-1.7-1.8-0.9-1.5-1.8+1.3
Comparison ====LowerLowerLowerLowerLowerLowerLowerLowerLowerLowerLower==LowerLower==
 
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Party support score (party-line only) (learn more). This is the same as the "raw" party support score, but we look only at party-line votes when calculating this. A "party-line" vote occurs when the majority of Democrats votes against the majority of Republicans. Although party-line votes are rare, looking at the legislator's party support score in this setting can be revealing.
Score (party-line only) 85%89%85%82%84%85%88%93%90%90%88%86%96%
Chamber average 81%84%85%83%81%80%82%85%87%83%85%83%85%
Difference +3.5+4.9-0.6-1.0+3.2+4.5+5.6+7.4+2.8+6.8+3.4+2.7+12
Comparison HigherHigher======HigherHigherHigherHigherHigherHigher==Higher

Votes on Rep. Gibson's bills

Many votes have been held on bills sponsored by Rep. Gibson. In the interest of space, I display only the most and least divisive votes held on Rep. Gibson's bills.

Rep. Gibson's most divisive bills

Listed below are the 10 votes on bills sponsored by Rep. Gibson that had the closest vote margin (as a percent of the total votes cast). When there are ties, I list the most recent bills first.

Year Sponsor Bill Ayes Nays Margin
(as % of total votes)
Type of vote
2014 Gibson HB0399 47 27 27% House/ passed 3rd reading
2015 Gibson HB0186S05 55 19 49% House/ passed 3rd reading
2015 Gibson HB0186S05 22 7 52% Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2018 Gibson HB0256 54 17 52% House/ passed 3rd reading
2017 Gibson HB0413S01 55 17 53% House/ concurs with Senate amendment
2014 Gibson HB0399 20 6 54% Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2015 Gibson HB0186S05 19 5 58% Senate Conference Committee - Final Passage
2015 Gibson HB0193S02 58 14 61% House/ concurs with Senate amendment
2019 Gibson HB0433S01 21 5 62% Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2017 Gibson HB0413S01 62 13 65% House/ passed 3rd reading

Rep. Gibson's least divisive bills

Listed below are the 10 votes on bills sponsored by Rep. Gibson that had the widest vote margin (as a percent of the total votes cast). When there are ties, I display the most recent bills first.

Year Sponsor Bill Ayes Nays Margin
(as % of total votes)
Type of vote
2021 Gibson HJR010 26 0 100% Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2021 Gibson HJR010 65 0 100% House/ passed 3rd reading
2021 Gibson HJR003 28 0 100% Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2021 Gibson HJR003 72 0 100% House/ passed 3rd reading
2021 Gibson HB0314S03 28 0 100% Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2021 Gibson HB0243S04 70 0 100% House/ concurs with Senate amendment
2021 Gibson HB0243S04 26 0 100% Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2021 Gibson HB0243S04 69 0 100% House/ passed 3rd reading
2021 Gibson HB0176 28 0 100% Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2021 Gibson HB0176 28 0 100% Senate/ passed 2nd reading