Todd Weiler (born 1967) is a Republican member of the Utah State Senate. He lives in Woods Cross, Utah. Weiler was first appointed to the state Senate in January 2012.
Todd Weiler | |
|---|---|
 Weiler in March 2013 | |
| Member of the Utah Senate | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Liljenquist |
| Constituency | 23rd district (2012–2023) 8th district (2023–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Residence(s) | Woods Cross, Utah |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Occupation | Attorney, Businessman |
Early life, education, and career
editWeiler received his business degree from Brigham Young University and continued on there to get his J.D. degree from J. Reuben Clark Law School.[1] Senator Weiler is affiliated with the Utah State Bar, and is associated with the Utah League of Cities and Towns.[1] Weiler is an attorney by profession.[1] Weiler has worked in-house for Logistics Specialties, Inc.[2] He served as vice president of legal and general counsel, where he manages a small business unit and conducts all in-house legal needs.[2]
Weiler has been married to his wife Elizabeth since 1991.[3] They have four children, all of whom are currently enrolled in public school.[3]
Political career
editWeiler was appointed to his Senate seat on January 13, 2012, by the Governor.[1] Before his job as Senator, Weiler was a member of Woods Cross City Council.[1] From 1999 to 2011 he served as a delegate on the Rob Bishop for Congress Finance Committee and the Utah GOP State Central Committee. He was also the Davis County Republican Party Chair and the Utah GOP Vice Chair.[3]
Weiler maintains a dismissive view of socialism, communism, and other economic systems that he perceives as threatening to American capitalism.[4][5][6][7][8] Weiler lobbied to declare pornography a public health crisis, saying, "I'm here to agree with many others who have called pornography a plague."[9] He further lobbied to mandate pornography filters on the internet at large.[10]
In 2015, Weiler voted in favor of the landmark LGBTQ rights bill "Antidiscrimination and Religious Freedom Amendments" which bans discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in employment and housing.[11][12][13]
In 2016, Weiler was on the following committees:[14]
- Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee (Senate Chair)
- Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee
- Senate Business and Labor Committee
- Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
- Senate Retirement and Independent Entities Committee (Chair)
- Senate Rules Committee
Election
edit2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Todd Weiler | 25,433 | 64.5% | |
| Democratic | Breck England | 14,027 | 35.5% | |
Legislation
edit2016 sponsored bills
edit| Bill Number | Bill Title | Bill Status |
|---|---|---|
| S.B. 5 | Retirement and Independent Entities Base Budget | Governor Signed 2/16/2016 |
| S.B 19 | Phased Retirement | Governor Signed 3/25/2016 |
| S.B. 20 | Retirement Systems Audit Recommendations Amendments | Governor Signed 3/25/2016 |
| S.B. 24 | Utah Housing Corporation Sunset Extension | Governor Signed 3/18/2016 |
| S.B. 29 | Retirement Systems Amendments | Governor Signed 3/23/2016 |
| S.B. 37 | Human Resource Management Rate Committee | Governor Signed 3/23/2016 |
| S.B.43 | Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention in Public Schools | Governor Signed 3/22/2016 |
| S.B. 54 | Controlled Substance Database Modifications | Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |
| S.B. 59 | Antidiscrimination and Workplace Accommodations Revisions | Governor Signed 3/28/2016 |
| S.B. 60 | Low-income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Amendments | Governor Signed 3/25/2016 |
| S.B. 111 | Guardianship - Right of Association | Governor Signed 3/25/2016 |
| S.B. 113 | Subjecting a Minor to Sexual Material | Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |
| S.B. 133 | Small Employer Retirement Program | Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |
| S.B. 142 | Improvement District Amendments | Governor Signed 3/28/2016 |
| S.B. 148 | Workforce Services Revisions | Governor Signed 3/25/2016 |
| S.B. 155 | Indigent Defense Commission | Governor Signed 3/22/2016 |
| S.B. 169 | Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Amendments | Governor Signed 3/21/2016 |
| S.B. 208 | Retirement Amendments | Governor Signed 3/25/2016 |
| S.B 213 | Small Claims Court Amendments | Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |
| S.B. 219 | Fair Housing Act Amendments | Governor Signed 3/23/2016 |
| S.B. 223 | Adoption Amendments | Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |
| S.B. 225 | Notice of Pendency of Action Amendments | Governor Signed 3/25/2016 |
| S.B. 229 | Unlawful Detainer Amendments | Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |
| S.B. 230 | Civil Stalking Offense Amendments | Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |
| S.B 233 | Collection Process Amendments | Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |
| S.B. 243 | Indigent Counsel in Private Parental Termination Cases | Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |
| S.C.R. 9 | Concurrent Resolution on the Public Health Crisis | Governor Signed 3/29/2016 |
| S.C.R. 18 | Concurrent Resolution Designating Official Hashtag for the State of Utah | Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 |
Notable 2017 sponsored bills
edit| Bill Number | Bill Title | Bill Status |
|---|---|---|
| S.B. 185 | Cause of Action for Minors Injured by Pornography | Governor Signed 3/28/2017 |
| S.C.R. 1 | Concurrent Resolution on Increasing Pay for Certain Public Safety Officers and Firefighters | Governor Signed 3/23/2017 |
Notable 2018 sponsored bills
edit| Bill Number | Bill Title | Bill Status |
|---|---|---|
| S.B. 87 | School Security Locks | Governor Signed 3/16/2018 |
| S.B. 27 | Relationship Violence and Offenses Amendments | Governor Signed 3/19/2018 |
| S.B. 118 | Abortion Law Amendments | Governor Signed 3/19/2018 |
| S.B. 184 | Pharmacist Dispensing Authority Amendments | Governor Signed 3/19/2018 |
Notable legislation
edit- In 2014, Weiler also sponsored S.B. 229 Fourth Substitute Adoption Act Amendments, which helps give fathers more rights if a mother is putting the child up for adoption.[16] This bill passed and was signed by the governor.[16] He also ran S.B. 227 Exposure of Children to Pornography, which provides that a district court shall consider, when determining child custody in a separation or divorce, whether the parent has intentionally exposed the child to pornography or material harmful to a child; this bill also passed.[17]
- During the 2016 legislative session Weiler sponsored and passed a joint resolution calling pornography a public health crisis in the state of Utah.[18] He also sponsored a bill that would allow parents to opt their children into a gun safety education course through school. The course teaches students what to do if they come across a gun while at school.
- During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Utah, Weiler supported legislation to stockpile the experimental medication hydroxychloroquine.[19] On Twitter the Senator stated that "While the funds could be used for drugs like HCQ, they could be used for other potential treatments as well.”[20] Soon it emerged that Utah had already purchased $800,000 worth of the drug, at vastly inflated prices, from a local pharmacy with connections to Senate President Stuart Adams.[21][22][23]
Sources
edit- ^ a b c d e "Weiler, Todd". Utah State Senate. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ a b Daniel Burton. "Meet Senator Todd Weiler of Utah's 23rd Senate District". Publius Online. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ a b c "About Me". senatedist23. January 12, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ Cortez, Marjorie (March 8, 2019). "Utah Senate OKs push to teach about 'failed' economic systems of socialism, communism". Deseret News. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "@gopTODD at 5:40 AM on Aug 27, 2019 via Twitter for iPhone". Twitter. August 27, 2020.
- ^ "@goptodd at 8:45 AM on Jul 11, 2012 via Twitter Web Client". Twitter.
- ^ "@goptodd at 7:04 AM on Aug 27, 2019 via Twitter for iPhone".
- ^ "Utah Legislature fighting U.N. fears". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Porn companies targeted in bill being drafted by Utah state Sen. Todd Weiler". The Washington Times.
- ^ Golden, Hallie. "Utah lawmaker wants porn filtered from Internet, anti-porn software installed on all cellphones". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Goodstein, Laurie (March 12, 2015). "Utah Passes Antidiscrimination Bill Backed by Mormon Leaders". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Bever, Lindsey (March 12, 2015). "Utah—yes, Utah—passes landmark LGBT rights bill". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Whittney, Evans (March 13, 2015). "Utah's Governor Signs LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill". National Public Radio. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "District 23 Senator - Utah State Senate". senate.utah.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ "Todd Weiler - Ballotpedia". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ a b "S.B. 229 Fourth Substitute Adoption Act Amendments". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ^ "S.B. 227 Exposure of Children to Pornography". Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ "Herbert signs hundreds of bills into law". The Spectrum & Daily News. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ Gifford, Bill (December 29, 2020). "Red State Rebellion". Mother Jones. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Weiler, Todd (April 23, 2020). "from:@GOPtodd "1253497431980863488"". Twitter. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ McKellar, Katie (April 23, 2020). "Utah bought $800K in controversial drugs weeks ago but health officials didn't know". Deseret News. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Suzanne (April 24, 2020). "from:@votesuz "1253812950499901440"". Twitter. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Rodgers, Bethany (April 13, 2020). "Pharmacist who's amassed malaria drugs has ear of Utah leaders about COVID-19 treatment". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 25, 2021.