Wayne Niederhauser

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Wayne L. Niederhauser is a state legislator in Utah. He is a Republican who represents District 9 in the State Senate. He is the Majority Whip and serves on the following committees: Executive Appropriations Committee, Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee, Senate Education Committee, Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee, Education Interim Committee, Revenue and Taxation Interim, Legislative Management Committee, Senate Revenue and Taxation Confirmation Committee and the Health System Reform Task Force (Chair). [1]

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council

Niederhauser is the Utah Co-Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), as of 2011.[2] He is also on the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force, and introduced the "Performance Note Act" and "Resolution on Streamlined Sales and Use Tax" model legislation (both withdrawn) at the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Meeting at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting.[3]

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  1. Utah State Senate. Niederhauser, Wayne L.. Organizational website. Accessed July 10, 2011.
  2. American Legislative Exchange Council. State Chairmen. Organizational website. Accessed July 9, 2011.
  3. American Legislative Exchange Council, "Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Meeting," agenda and meeting materials, August 4, 2011, on file with CMD
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