Paradise Republican Rep. Casey Snider will be the new majority leader in the Utah House of Representatives, filling a vacancy as the second-highest-ranking leader in the chamber.
“I am excited to work alongside this new leadership team as we represent our caucus and work on behalf of all Utahns,” said House Speaker Mike Schultz in a statement after Tuesday night’s election.
Snider said he was “honored to take on this role and grateful for the opportunity to serve.”
“Our leadership team is committed to serving the members of our caucus and the people of Utah with integrity and foresight as we continue to advance meaningful policy for the benefit of every Utahn,” the new majority leader added in the statement.
Snider previously served as the House majority assistant whip. His election follows the resignation of former Majority Leader Rep. Jefferson Moss last month. Moss resigned from elected office to become the executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity. He left the Legislature May 30.
Snider was first appointed to the Legislature in 2018 following the resignation of former Rep. Curt Webb. Snider, a former congressional aide, was just 33 at the time, making him one of the House’s youngest members. He previously served as the chair of the powerful House Rules Committee and became the majority assistant whip in 2023.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Candice Pierucci, R-Riverton, says a few words during a news conference in the Gold Room at the Capitol, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024.
During the 2025 legislative session, Snider sponsored a bill that required Salt Lake City to enter into a policing agreement with state law enforcement in an effort to address what proponents of the bill considered public safety concerns in the capital city. The legislation received significant pushback from Salt Lake-area lawmakers, but was signed into law by the governor.
Snider also sponsored legislation during the recent session that expanded access to cancer screenings for firefighters in the state.
Fellow member of House Republican leadership Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, R-Clearfield, who served as majority whip, also ran for the position. Both Snider and Lisonbee were required to resign from their leadership roles in order to run in Tuesday night’s election.
Several Republican hopefuls made bids for the two open leadership roles following the resignations. Among the candidates to replace Lisonbee as majority whip were Reps. Jeff Burton of Spanish Fork, Candice Pierucci of Herriman, Jordan Teuscher of South Jordan and Ryan Wilcox of Ogden.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Addison Stott, an intern for Rep. Bridger Bolinder, R-Grantsville, works in Bolinder's office on the last day of the legislative session at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 7, 2025.
Reps. Bridger Bolinder of Grantsville, Cory Maloy of Lehi, Karen Petersen of Clinton and Rex Shipp of Parowan ran for Snider’s majority assistant whip position.
Also on Tuesday night, Pierucci was elected by her colleagues as majority whip and Bolinder was named the new majority assistant whip.
“I am thankful for the trust our Majority Caucus has placed in me,” Pierucci said in a statement. “Our leadership team is energized and ready to represent our caucus as we work to make a lasting impact for families and communities across our state.”
Bolinder said it was “an honor to earn the trust of my colleagues,” and that he was “eager to get to work, to listen, and to help ensure every voice in our caucus, and every Utahn, is represented.”
While Republicans have a supermajority in the Utah Legislature, House leadership also includes the minority caucus. Currently, Salt Lake Democrat Rep. Angela Romero is the minority leader, while Reps. Jennifer Dailey-Provost and Sahara Hayes serve as minority whip and minority assistant whip.
Correction, 2:45 p.m. • This story has updated the cutline of a photo to correctly identify Addison Stott.