Daniel W. Thatcher[1] is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Utah State Senate since 2011.

[2] Senator Thatcher began his political pursuits when he co-founded the Salt Lake County Young Republicans.

[3] He is also a co-founder of West Side Matters and has held various elected positions in the Salt Lake County Republican Party.

[3] During the 2016 Session, Thatcher served on the following committees:[5] [6] In 2015, the School Safety and Crisis Line legislation (SB 175), sponsored by Thatcher and Rep. Steve Eliason, passed the Utah State Legislature designating UNI (University Neuropsychiatric Institute, now Huntsman Mental Health Institute) as the crisis provider and an active commission, chaired out of the attorney general's office, for implementation.

Thatcher chose to sponsor the legislation after recognizing the statewide epidemic that had personally impacted him numerous times throughout his life.