Although I’ve known Senator Todd Weiler for a couple years now, perhaps what most indicates his quality and value is how he is judged against his opponents in his election, earlier this year, to the Utah Senate. I was there in Davis County when Republican Party delegates met with and listened to speeches from seven candidates seeking to fill the state Senate seat vacated when Dan Liljenquist challenged Orrin Hatch for the US Senate. I met several of them, and I am good friends with one of them (occasional contributor here, Ben Lusty). Without exception, all were qualified and intelligent individuals, and I would be hard pressed to find a local race in recent memory where so many good candidates have been seeking the same office.

Todd beat them all, though, and with good reason. [cont…]