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Daniel Thatcher

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Preceded by
  
Brent H. Goodfellow

Role
  
American Politician

Name
  
Daniel Thatcher


Political party
  
Republican

Nationality
  
American

Party
  
Republican Party

Daniel Thatcher

Residence
  
West Valley City, Utah, United States

Daniel W. Thatcher is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 12 since January 1, 2011.

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Personal life, education, and career

Thatcher was born and raised in West Valley City. Thatcher's official biography describes him as self-educated. His profession is in electronics and low voltage wiring.

Political career

Senator Thatcher began his political pursuits when he Co-founded the Salt Lake County Young Republicans. He was the chapter's first chair. He is also a co-founder of West Side Matters and has held various elected positions in the Salt Lake County Republican Party.

  • 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.

    • During the 2016 Session, Thatcher served on the following committees:

  • 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

    • Notable legislation

    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 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.

    References

    Daniel Thatcher Wikipedia
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