Michael G. Waddoups (born June 12, 1948)[1] is a former American politician and property manager from Utah.
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.
It has been reported in The Salt Lake Tribune that Waddoups was upset at Hilder for a 2003 ruling which allowed the University of Utah to prohibit firearms from its campus.
It was also reported that Waddoups accused Hilder of ethics violations during the hearings.
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.