Libertas Legislator Profiles

Legislator Profile: Representative Ariel Defay

Name: Ariel Defay
Type: Representative
Party: Republican
District: 15
Email: adefay@le.utah.gov
Mobile: 801-793-8944

Libertas Legislator Index Rankings

The following rating measures how consistently this legislator votes in support of individual liberty, private property, and free enterprise. To learn more, see the main index page.

202420252026 Overall Rating
79%81%79.5% 79.5%

To see the specific votes used to rank this legislator, click the link in the table above for any of the yearly percentages listed.

Sponsored Ranked Bills

This legislator was the sponsor of the following bills, which were ranked by Libertas Institute in their respective year's Legislator Index.

  • HB126: Micro-Education Entity Facility Amendments (2026)
    This bill clarified where microschools can open and clarifies that school founders can convert a home into a microschool

    This bill passed the House 67-0 and passed the Senate 27-0. Libertas supports a 'yea' vote.

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