Senator Wayne Harper Contact information

Wayne A. Harper, born on February 27, 1956, is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate. He has been representing District 16 since 2023. Prior to redistricting, he represented District 6 starting in 2013. Harper served in the Utah House of Representatives from January 1, 1997, until December 31, 2012, in the District 43 seat.

Harper earned his Bachelor of Arts in History and Master of Science from Brigham Young University. He is married to KaLee, and together they have eleven children. Harper is a Certified Archivist, Certified Real Estate Consultant, and Certified Real Estate Developer. He works as a Business and Economic Development Consultant, and for Taylorsville City. In his professional career, Harper has been affiliated with the Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists, the International Economic Development Council, and the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Harper started his political career as a West Jordan City Councilman. He has also served as the President of the Streamline Sales Tax Governing Board and on the Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board, Utah State Capitol Preservation Board, and Utah Alliance for Economic Development. Harper served in the House of Representatives from 1997–2012, and was elected to the Utah Senate in 2012.

During the 2016 Legislative Session, Harper served on the following committees: Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee, Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee (Senate Chair), Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee, Senate Transportation and Public Utilities and Technology Committee.

In 2012 when Senate District 6 Republican Senator Michael G. Waddoups left the Legislature and left the seat open, Harper was selected from two candidates by the Republican convention for the November 6, 2012, General election, which he won with 28,073 votes (83%) against Democratic nominee John Rendell, who had run for Legislative seats in 2008 and 2010. Senator Harper is currently up for reelection.