Carl Wimmer

Wimmer was born in 1975 in Salt Lake, Utah. He was raised in West Valley, Utah. He attended Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training and Salt Lake Community College,{{Cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/67328|title = The Voter's Self Defense System|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160304083858/http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/67328/carl-wimmer#.VtlJp93P1qY|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} and has a M.S in religious and theological studies, having graduated summa cum laude from Liberty University.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

He began his career in law enforcement in 1997, at the Granite School Police department then later transferred to South Jordan police and eventually West Valley City Police Department.{{cn|date=May 2024}} Later working and retiring from police work in Gunnison City Utah. He is a member of the American Center for Law and Justice and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA). He was awarded a Police Star in 2006, South Jordan Officer of the Year in 2001, and the Outstanding Service Award in 2004.{{cn|date=May 2024}} Wimmer owns a small landscaping company.

Wimmer has won WABDL World Power Lifting titles in the Law/Fire Class.{{cite web |title=Carl Wimmer (M) |url=https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/carlwimmer |website=Open Powerlifting |access-date=1 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501155456/https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/carlwimmer |archive-date=1 May 2024 |url-status=live}}

In 2006, he ran for Utah's Herriman-based 52nd House District, vacated by incumbent Republican State Representative Dave Hogue, who ran for the Utah Senate. He won the primary with 57% of the vote,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=308249|title=Our Campaigns - UT State House 52 - R Primary Race - Jun 26, 2006|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234730/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=308249|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}} and the general election with 66% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=308567|title=Our Campaigns - UT State House 52 Race - Nov 07, 2006|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065720/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=308567|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}} He won re-election in 2008 with 65% and in 2010 with 79%.

In the state legislature, Wimmer introduced the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Act, which was signed into law in 2009. The bill disbanded the statewide automatic external defibrillator (AED) database, replacing it with systems operated by local emergency medical dispatch centers, and amended civil liability immunity provisions pertaining to AEDs.{{cite web|title=Utah AED Laws and Legislation|url=http://www.cardiacscience.com/resources/aed-laws-legislation/utahaedlaws.php|work=Cardiac Science|accessdate=20 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104073845/http://www.cardiacscience.com/resources/aed-laws-legislation/utahaedlaws.php|archive-date=January 4, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Utah Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Act|url=http://www.statescape.com/TextArchive/BillTextArchive/SSBillText2009/UT2009/UT_2009_HB_000031_Current_3635.htm|work=State of Utah|accessdate=20 January 2012}}

In 2010, Wimmer introduced legislation prohibiting a state agency or department from implementing federal health care reform passed by Congress after March 1, 2010, without the state legislature's authorization.{{cite web|title=HEALTH SYSTEM AMENDMENTS|url=http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/hbillamd/hb0067s01.htm|work=State of Utah|accessdate=20 January 2012}}

He was the first legislator in the nation to introduce a state constitutional amendment mandating that union organizing be done by secret ballot, as a direct response to federal card check legislation.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}{{when|date=January 2012}}

He got an A+ from the NRA and lead the movement to defeat the ban on legally concealed weapons at the University of Utah. He also sponsored legislation to increase penalties for Utahns convicted of drive-by shootings by requiring that such crimes be prosecuted as aggravated assault and allowing prosecutors to simultaneously pursue felony charges of illegally discharging a firearm.{{cite web|last=Gehrke|first=Steve|title=Senate passes first bill cracking down on gang crime|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=11573301&itype=NGPSID&keyword=&qtype=|work=Salt Lake Tribune|accessdate=20 January 2012}}

Wimmer lead the fight in Utah against abortion, introducing several bills relating to abortion, including legislation protecting doctors and hospitals who refuse to perform abortion on religious grounds, blocking a provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would allow state health insurance exchanges to provide coverage for abortions, and requiring clinics that provide abortion services to apply for a license and be subject to a biannual inspection.{{cite news|last=Hesterman|first=Billy|title=House committee OKs 3 abortion measures|url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/legislature/article_c5806929-80f4-57ad-8185-f7fa2fba6a2f.html|accessdate=20 January 2012|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=11 March 2011}}

Wimmer supports repealing the Sixteenth Amendment.{{cite web|title=Joint Resolution Urging Congress to Repeal the 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution |url=http://www.mygov365.com/legislation/view/id/4d54ee7a49e51b347dc80600/tab/overview/ |work=MyGov365 |accessdate=20 January 2012 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

• Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee
• House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
• House Revenue and Taxation Committee
• House Rules Committee
• Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee
• Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee

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He is a co-founder of the state sovereignty group, The Patrick Henry Caucus, a nationwide coalition of legislators and grassroots activists who are committed to restoring the balance of power between states and the federal government. He is a national board member of Pass the Balanced Budget Amendment. He is also the chairman of the Utah Family Action Council.

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Wimmer resigned from his Utah house seat in January 2012 to run for the newly created Utah's 4th congressional district.{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705396794/Wimmer-quits-Legislature-to-raise-money-for-congressional-race.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111053229/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705396794/Wimmer-quits-Legislature-to-raise-money-for-congressional-race.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2012|title=Wimmer quits Legislature to raise money for congressional race|publisher=Deseret News|location=Salt Lake City|date=January 4, 2012|accessdate=January 5, 2012}} He lost at the Republican state convention to Mia Love.{{cite news | url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865554472/GOP-nominates-2nd-4th-congressional-candidates-with-love-and-rancor.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425033528/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865554472/GOP-nominates-2nd-4th-congressional-candidates-with-love-and-rancor.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 25, 2012 | title=GOP nominates 2nd, 4th congressional candidates with love and rancor | publisher=Deseret News | date=April 21, 2012 | accessdate=April 22, 2012}} Mia Love lost to incumbent, Jim Matheson.

In 2015 Wimmer and his wife started a small bible study in their home with only a few initial attendants. Within a year, their living room was filled with many people and they moved to a larger home to accommodate the growing number of attendants. In 2017, Wimmer felt called to start a church in his home. With the support of many others from sister churches, they began services where upwards of sixty can attend. In early 2021 he was called to work as the pastor for [https://www.facebook.com/1stBaptistDuchesne/ First Baptist Church of Duchesne]. Carl has been working there ever since.

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Wimmer is a devout Christian and a former Mormon.{{cite web |last1=Wimmer |first1=Carl |title=The Role of The LDS Church in Utah's Politics |url=http://www.anamericandreamrevealed.com/2015/03/the-role-of-lds-church-in-utahs-politics.html |website=An American Dream Revealed |access-date=5 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308035010/http://www.anamericandreamrevealed.com/2015/03/the-role-of-lds-church-in-utahs-politics.html |date=19 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 March 2016}} He married his wife, Sherry, in 1998; they have three children as well as two foster children who both have severe disabilities. They reside in Duchesne, Utah.

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