Background
Waddoups, Michael Grant was born on June 12, 1948 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. Son of Grant E. and Mary Keith Blattner Waddoups.
Waddoups, Michael Grant was born on June 12, 1948 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. Son of Grant E. and Mary Keith Blattner Waddoups.
AS in Accounting, Ricks College, 1971. Bachelor of Science in Business Management, Brigham Young University, 1974.
Former member Revenue & Taxation Standing Committees, Management Committee, Rules Committee, Human Service & Health Appropriations Committee, Executive Appropriations Committee. Former chairman Transportation & Public Safety Standing Committee, Transportation & Public Safety Appropriation Committee, Rules Committee. Former majority whip.
Senate president; chairman Transportation & Public Safety Standing Committees. Member Revenue & Taxation Standing Committees. Co-chairman Executive Office, Criminal Justice & Legislation Appropriations Committees.
Property manager Woodbury Corporation, 1976—1978. Corporation property manager Commonwealth Management, Ltd., 1978—1982. Member District 39 Utah House of Representatives, 1987—1996.
President Cooperative Property Management, Inc., since 1982. Member District 6 Utah State Senate, since 1996.
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.
A Republican, he served as a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state"s 6th senate district in Salt Lake County including Taylorsville.
Married Anna Kay Nield, 1974. Children: Wendi, Heather.