Todd Weiler

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
from the 23rd district
Assumed office
January 13, 2012
Preceded byDan Liljenquist
Personal details
Political partyRepublican Party
ResidenceWoods Cross, Utah
Alma materBrigham Young University
OccupationAttorney, Businessman

Early life, education, and career

Weiler received his Business Degree from Brigham Young University and continued on to get his J.D. degree from Brigham Young University 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] Todd maintains a fundamental misunderstanding of socialism which he broadcasts through posts on Twitter.[3][4][5]

Weiler has been married to his wife Elizabeth since 1991.[6] They have four children; the youngest one is currently enrolled in public school. The third oldest, Styles, is currently serving as a missionary in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The second oldest, London, served as a missionary in South Africa.[6] His oldest, Tyman, also served as a missionary in Phoenix, Arizona. Weiler is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.[7]

Political career

Weiler 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] He also served as a delegate from 1999-2011, on the Rob Bishop for Congress Finance Committee, on the Utah GOP State Central Committee, as Davis County Republican Party Chair and as Utah GOP Vice Chair.[6]

Weiler, who lobbied to declare pornography a 'public health crisis,' says, "I'm here to agree with many others who have called pornography a plague." [8]

In 2016, Weiler was on the following committees:[9]

  • 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

2012

2012 Utah State Senate election District 23
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Weiler 25,433 64.5%
Democratic Breck England 14,027 35.5%

[10]

Legislation

2016 sponsored bills

Bill NumberBill TitleBill Status
S.B. 5Retirement and Independent Entities Base BudgetGovernor Signed 2/16/2016
S.B 19Phased RetirementGovernor Signed 3/25/2016
S.B. 20Retirement Systems Audit Recommendations AmendmentsGovernor Signed 3/25/2016
S.B. 24Utah Housing Corporation Sunset ExtensionGovernor Signed 3/18/2016
S.B. 29Retirement Systems AmendmentsGovernor Signed 3/23/2016
S.B. 37Human Resource Management Rate CommitteeGovernor Signed 3/23/2016
S.B.43Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention in Public SchoolsGovernor Signed 3/22/2016
S.B. 54Controlled Substance Database ModificationsSenate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.B. 59Antidiscrimination and Workplace Accommodations RevisionsGovernor Signed 3/28/2016
S.B. 60Low-income Housing Tax Credit Allocation AmendmentsGovernor Signed 3/25/2016
S.B. 111Guardianship - Right of AssociationGovernor Signed 3/25/2016
S.B. 113Subjecting a Minor to Sexual MaterialSenate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.B. 133Small Employer Retirement ProgramSenate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.B. 142Improvement District AmendmentsGovernor Signed 3/28/2016
S.B. 148Workforce Services RevisionsGovernor Signed 3/25/2016
S.B. 155Indigent Defense CommissionGovernor Signed 3/22/2016
S.B. 169Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund AmendmentsGovernor Signed 3/21/2016
S.B. 208Retirement AmendmentsGovernor Signed 3/25/2016
S.B 213Small Claims Court AmendmentsSenate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.B. 219Fair Housing Act AmendmentsGovernor Signed 3/23/2016
S.B. 223Adoption AmendmentsSenate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.B. 225Notice of Pendency of Action AmendmentsGovernor Signed 3/25/2016
S.B. 229Unlawful Detainer AmendmentsSenate/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 233Collection Process AmendmentsSenate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.B. 243Indigent Counsel in Private Parental Termination CasesSenate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016
S.C.R. 9Concurrent Resolution on the Public Health CrisisGovernor Signed 3/29/2016
S.C.R. 18Concurrent Resolution Designating Official Hashtag for the State of UtahSenate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016

Notable 2017 sponsored bills

Bill NumberBill TitleBill Status
S.B. 185Cause of Action for Minors Injured by PornographyGovernor Signed 3/28/2017
S.C.R. 1Concurrent Resolution on Increasing Pay for Certain Public Safety Officers and FirefightersGovernor Signed 3/23/2017

Notable 2018 sponsored bills

Bill NumberBill TitleBill Status
S.B. 87School Security LocksGovernor Signed 3/16/2018
S.B. 27Relationship Violence and Offenses AmendmentsGovernor Signed 3/19/2018
S.B. 118Abortion Law AmendmentsGovernor Signed 3/19/2018
S.B. 184Pharmacist Dispensing Authority AmendmentsGovernor Signed 3/19/2018

Notable legislation

  • 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.[11] This bill passed and was signed by the governor.[11] 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.[12]
  • During the 2016 legislative session Weiler sponsored and passed a joint resolution calling pornography a public health crisis in the state of Utah.[13] 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.

Sources

  1. "Weiler, Todd". Utah State Senate. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  2. Daniel Burton. "Meet Senator Todd Weiler of Utah's 23rd Senate District". Publius Online. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  3. "@gopTODD at 5:40 AM on Aug 27, 2019 via Twitter for iPhone". Twitter. August 27, 2020.
  4. "@goptodd at 8:45 AM on Jul 11, 2012 via Twitter Web Client". Twitter.
  5. "@goptodd at 7:04 AM on Aug 27, 2019 via Twitter for iPhone".
  6. "About Me". senatedist23. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  7. "@GOPTODD". Twitter. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  8. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/3/porn-companies-targeted-bill-being-drafted-utah-st/
  9. "District 23 Senator - Utah State Senate". senate.utah.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  10. "Todd Weiler - Ballotpedia". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  11. "S.B. 229 Fourth Substitute Adoption Act Amendments". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  12. "S.B. 227 Exposure of Children to Pornography". Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  13. "Herbert signs hundreds of bills into law". The Spectrum & Daily News. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
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