[2] He worked in various positions in education, volunteering and working for agencies dealing with criminal justice, including the Utah Crime Victims Clinic, Rocky Mountain Innocence Center, and Murray City.
Stoddard also served as the Chair of the Midvale Community Council, and as a Murray City Prosecutor for almost a decade.
Stoddard currently works as a personal injury attorney for Craig Swapp & Associates.
[4] He defeated the incumbent, Republican Bruce Cutler, with 55% of the vote.
[5] During his first term, he sponsored gun control legislation.