Daniel Hemmert

Daniel "Dan" Hemmert is an American businessman and politician who is currently serving as a Republican member of the Utah Senate. He was appointed in August 2016 in order to succeed Alvin B. Jackson, who had resigned the previous month.
Hemmert owns a dry cleaning business known as Red Hanger Cleaners and in the past has worked as a chief financial officer for OrangeSoda and JR Miller Enterprises. He ran for a full term to the Senate seat in the 2016 election, and won. Hemmert also served as an alternate delegate for Mitt Romney to the 2012 Republican National Convention.

Hemmert and his wife, Natalie, have 6 children and reside in Orem, Utah. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.