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Daniel Thatcher

Daniel W. Thatcher[1] is an American politician has served as a member of the Utah State Senate since 2011. He was a member of the Republican caucus from then until he registered with the Forward Party in 2025.[2] He currently represents District 11; prior to redistricting, he represented District 12.

Key Information

Personal life, education, and career

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Thatcher was born and raised in West Valley City.[3] Thatcher's official biography describes him as self-educated.[4] His profession is in electronics and low voltage wiring.[3]

Political career

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Senator Thatcher began his political pursuits when he co-founded the Salt Lake County Young Republicans. He was the chapter's first chair.[4] He is also a co-founder of West Side Matters and has held various elected positions in the Salt Lake County Republican Party.[4]

  • 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.[5]

During the 2016 Session, Thatcher served on the following committees:[6]

  • 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

Elections

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2014

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2014 Utah State Senate election District 12
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Thatcher 8,548 58.8%
Democratic Clare Collard 5,998 41.2%

2018

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2018 Utah State Senate election District 12
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Thatcher 13,835 50.38%
Democratic Clare Collard 12,400 45.16%
Green Abrian B. Velarde 1,225 4.46%

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2022

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Utah's 11th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Thatcher (incumbent) 24,680 100.00%
Total votes 24,680 100.00%
Republican hold

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Legislation

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2016 sponsored bills

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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

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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.[9]

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