Sean D. Reyes

American of Filipino heritage

Sean Reyes in Utah

Sean D. Reyes (born February 16, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Attorney General of Utah from 2013 to 2025.

Reyes is a member of the Republican Party and has served as a county, state and national (alternate) delegate for the Republican Party and a member of the State Central Committee, the governing body of the Utah Republican Party.

He was raised in Southern California. His father was an immigrant from the Philippines of both Filipino and Spanish descent. His mother was of Native Hawaiian and Japanese descent. He is a cousin of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay.

Reyes received his bachelor’s degree with summa cum laude distinction from Brigham Young University in 1994. He attended UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) and received his law degree with honors marks in 1997. While attending law school, Reyes played for the Cal Men’s Varsity volleyball team, was an officer on the Asian Law Journal with a focus on Asian Pacific American economic and policy issues, and volunteered as a high school teacher for Street Law, Inc.

Reyes is married, and with his wife has six children.

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