Todd Weiler is a Republican member of the Utah State Senate. Weiler holds a bachelor's degree in business and a law degree, both from Brigham Young University. He lives in Woods Cross, Utah. Weiler was first appointed to the state senate in January 2012.
Early life, education, and career
Weiler received his Business Degree from Brigham Young University and continued on to get his J.D. from Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School. Senator Weiler is affiliated with the Utah State Bar, and is associated with the Utah League of Cities and Towns. Weiler is an attorney by profession. Weiler has worked in-house for Logistics Specialties, Inc. He served as Vice President of Legal and General Counsel, where he manages a small business unit and conducts all in-house legal needs. Weiler has been married to his wife Elizabeth since 1991. 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. 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.
Political career
Weiler was appointed to his Senate seat on January 13, 2012 by the Governor. Before his job as Senator, Weiler was a member of Woods Cross City Council. 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. 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." In 2016, Weiler was on the following committees:
Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee
Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate Business and Labor Committee
Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Retirement and Independent Entities Committee
Senate Rules Committee
Election
2012
Legislation
2016 sponsored bills
Notable 2017 sponsored bills
Notable 2018 sponsored bills
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. This bill passed and was signed by the governor. 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.
During the 2016 legislative session Weiler sponsored and passed a joint resolution calling pornography a public health crisis in the state of Utah. 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.
