Daniel W. Thatcher[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 11 since 2023. Prior to redistricting he represented District 12.
Thatcher was born and raised in West Valley City.[2] Thatcher's official biography describes him as self-educated.[3] His profession is in electronics and low voltage wiring.[2]
Political careeredit
Senator Thatcher began his political pursuits when he co-founded the Salt Lake County Young Republicans. He was the chapter's first chair.[3] He is also a co-founder of West Side Matters and has held various elected positions in the Salt Lake County Republican Party.[3]
2010 To challenge incumbent Democratic Senator Brent H. Goodfellow, Thatcher was selected by the Republican convention from two candidates for the November 2, 2010 General election, which he won with 9,432 votes (53.25%) against Senator Goodfellow.[4]
During the 2016 Session, Thatcher served on the following committees:[5]
Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Senate Chair)
Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee
Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Retirement and Independent Entities Committee
In 2015, the School Safety and Crisis Line legislation (SB 175), sponsored by Thatcher and Rep. Steve Eliason, passed the Utah State Legislature designating UNI (University Neuropsychiatric Institute, now Huntsman Mental Health Institute) as the crisis provider and an active commission, chaired out of the attorney general's office, for implementation. Thatcher chose to sponsor the legislation after recognizing the statewide epidemic that had personally impacted him numerous times throughout his life.[7]
Referencesedit
^"Daniel Thatcher's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^ ab"Daniel Thatcher Facebook". Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^ abc"Thatcher, Daniel W." Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Senate. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^"2010 General Election Results". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
^"District 12 Senator - Utah State Senate". senate.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
^"Daniel W. Thatcher - Ballotpedia". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
^"SafeUT Crisis, Safety Tipline unveiled for Utah students".
daniel, thatcher, daniel, thatcher, american, politician, republican, member, utah, state, senate, representing, district, since, 2023, prior, redistricting, represented, district, thatcher, 2014member, utah, senateincumbentassumed, office, january, 2011preced. Daniel W Thatcher 1 is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 11 since 2023 Prior to redistricting he represented District 12 Daniel ThatcherThatcher in 2014Member of the Utah SenateIncumbentAssumed office January 1 2011Preceded byBrent H GoodfellowConstituency12th district 2011 2023 11th district 2023 present Personal detailsNationalityAmericanPolitical partyRepublicanResidenceWest Valley City Utah Contents 1 Personal life education and career 2 Political career 3 Elections 3 1 2014 4 Legislation 4 1 2016 sponsored bills 4 2 Notable legislation 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life education and career editThatcher was born and raised in West Valley City 2 Thatcher s official biography describes him as self educated 3 His profession is in electronics and low voltage wiring 2 Political career editSenator Thatcher began his political pursuits when he co founded the Salt Lake County Young Republicans He was the chapter s first chair 3 He is also a co founder of West Side Matters and has held various elected positions in the Salt Lake County Republican Party 3 2010 To challenge incumbent Democratic Senator Brent H Goodfellow Thatcher was selected by the Republican convention from two candidates for the November 2 2010 General election which he won with 9 432 votes 53 25 against Senator Goodfellow 4 During the 2016 Session Thatcher served on the following committees 5 Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Senate Chair Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee Senate Health and Human Services Committee Senate Judiciary Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee Senate Retirement and Independent Entities CommitteeElections edit2014 edit 2014 Utah State Senate election District 12 Party Candidate Votes Republican Daniel Thatcher 8 548 58 8 Democratic Clare Collard 5 998 41 2 6 Legislation edit2016 sponsored bills edit Bill Number and Title Bill Status S B 94 Law Enforcement Use of Body Cameras Senate Filed for bills not passed 3 10 2016 S B 124 Gang Enhancement Provision Amendments Governor Signed 3 21 2016 S B 157 Pawnshop Amendments Senate To Governor 3 17 2016 S B 187 Reclassification of Misdemeanors Governor Signed 3 25 2016 Notable legislation edit In 2015 the School Safety and Crisis Line legislation SB 175 sponsored by Thatcher and Rep Steve Eliason passed the Utah State Legislature designating UNI University Neuropsychiatric Institute now Huntsman Mental Health Institute as the crisis provider and an active commission chaired out of the attorney general s office for implementation Thatcher chose to sponsor the legislation after recognizing the statewide epidemic that had personally impacted him numerous times throughout his life 7 References edit Daniel Thatcher s Biography Project Vote Smart Retrieved February 6 2014 a b Daniel Thatcher Facebook Salt Lake City Utah Retrieved April 9 2014 a b c Thatcher Daniel W Salt Lake City Utah Utah State Senate Retrieved April 9 2014 2010 General Election Results Salt Lake City Utah Lieutenant Governor of Utah Retrieved February 7 2014 District 12 Senator Utah State Senate senate utah gov Retrieved 2016 04 01 Daniel W Thatcher Ballotpedia ballotpedia org Retrieved 2016 04 01 SafeUT Crisis Safety Tipline unveiled for Utah students External links editOfficial page at the Utah State Legislature Profile at Vote Smart Daniel W Thatcher at Ballotpedia Daniel W Thatcher at OpenSecrets Senator Daniel Thatcher at Thatcher for Senate 12 nbsp nbsp This article about a Utah politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daniel Thatcher amp oldid 1210913860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
