Nine members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are part of the 119th United States Congress, three members of the U.S. Senate and six from the House of Representatives, according to information from Pew Research Center’s “Faith on the Hill” report looking at the religious composition of Congress.
It’s the same number as the 118th U.S. Congress (2023-2024) and 117th U.S. Congress (2021-2022), the report noted.
The Latter-day Saint lawmakers come from three states — Arizona, Idaho and Utah. Seven are incumbents, and two are freshmen.
The report notes that these nine lawmakers make up 1.7% of Congress, and 1% of the U.S. adult population are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Pew Research draws from CQ Roll Call, which surveys members of Congress about a variety of demographics, including religious affiliation.
U.S. Congress is composed of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Members of the House serve two-year terms, are elected in even years and begin serving the following January. Senators serve six-year terms, and there are elections for about one-third of the Senate seats every two years.
U.S. Senate
- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, 73, has served in the Senate since 1999 and also served in the House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998.
- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, 64, is starting his first term in the Senate. He previously served in the House of Representatives from 2017-2025.
- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, 53, has served in the Senate since 2011.
U.S. House of Representatives
- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., 66, is starting his fifth term and has served since he was elected in 2016.
- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, 44, is starting his third term and has served since he was elected in 2021.
- Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, 43, was elected in a special election in 2023 and was re-elected in 2024.
- Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, 55, is beginning his first term.
- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, 73, is beginning his third term and has served since he was elected in 2021.
- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, 74, has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1999.
The number of Latter-day Saint lawmakers is one fewer than six years ago in the 116th Congress (2019-2020) and the lowest in the last decade. The most were in the 106th Congress, 1999-2000, when there were 17, according to information from the report about 119th Congress members. Past Latter-day Saint members of Congress have included both Republicans and Democrats.
The Church maintains a position of political neutrality and doesn’t endorse candidates or parties. Church leaders do encourage members “to be active citizens by registering, exercising their right to vote, and engaging in civic affairs, always demonstrating Christlike love and civility in political discourse.”
Note: This article was published on Jan. 4, 2025, and has been updated.
