Michael G. Waddoups
Encyclopedia
Michael G. Waddoups is an American politician
and property manager from Utah
. A Republican
, he is a member of the Utah State Senate
, representing the state's 6th senate district in Salt Lake County
including Taylorsville
.
Waddoups was scrutinized for his outspoken opposition to Judge Robert Hilder
during Hilder's confirmation hearings for the Utah State Court of Appeals. It has been reported in The Salt Lake Tribune
that Waddoups was upset at Hilder for a 2003 ruling which allowed the University of Utah
to prohibit firearms from its campus. It was also reported that Waddoups accused Hilder of ethics violations during the hearings. However, Hilder has never received an ethics violation during his career as a judge.
While defending controversial HB477, Waddoups stated, "nobody likes to do this in an election year, so now is the time," as well as “we want to do it today. It will complicate matters if it has a weekend to fester.” These statements angered many constituents.
He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Politics of the United States
The United States is a federal constitutional republic, in which the President of the United States , Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments.The executive branch is headed by the President...
and property manager from Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. A Republican
Utah Republican Party
The Utah State Republican Party works to nominate and support the election of Republican candidates in partisan races for public office in the state of Utah...
, he is a member of the Utah State Senate
Utah State Senate
The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of constituent senatorial districts. Each senatorial district is composed of approximately 91,000 people...
, representing the state's 6th senate district in Salt Lake County
Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It had a population of 1,029,655 at the 2010 census. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. It occupies Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west...
including Taylorsville
Taylorsville, Utah
Taylorsville is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 57,439 at the 2000 census...
.
Biography
Waddoups was elected President of the senate for 2009–2010.Waddoups was scrutinized for his outspoken opposition to Judge Robert Hilder
Robert Hilder
Robert K. Hilder is a Third Judicial District Court Judge in the U.S. state of Utah. The Third District consists of Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties.-Education:...
during Hilder's confirmation hearings for the Utah State Court of Appeals. It has been reported in The Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune is the largest-circulated daily newspaper in the U.S. city of Salt Lake City. It is distributed by Newspaper Agency Corporation, which also distributes the Deseret News. The Tribune — or "Trib," as it is locally known — is currently owned by the Denver-based MediaNews Group....
that Waddoups was upset at Hilder for a 2003 ruling which allowed the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
to prohibit firearms from its campus. It was also reported that Waddoups accused Hilder of ethics violations during the hearings. However, Hilder has never received an ethics violation during his career as a judge.
While defending controversial HB477, Waddoups stated, "nobody likes to do this in an election year, so now is the time," as well as “we want to do it today. It will complicate matters if it has a weekend to fester.” These statements angered many constituents.
He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.