Tom Weatherston (born February 15, 1950) is an American industrial engineer and Republican politician. He served in the

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from 2013 through 2019, representing the northern half of Racine County.

Early life

Born in

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, Weatherston served in the

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as a civil engineer and was stationed in

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during the

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. He went to Erie Community College, where he received an associate degree. He then graduated from

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, where he received his bachelor's degree in industrial engineering. In 1977, Weatherston was hired by the Modine Manufacturing Company and moved to

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Political career

In 2010, Weatherston was elected to the

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, Village Board of Trustees and served until 2013. In November 2012, Weatherston was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in the newly redrawn 62nd Assembly District. He won re-election in 2014 and 2016 without opposition. In 2017, Weatherston spearheaded the law proposal American Laws for American Courts banning

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. It was criticised by the president of NAML, Asifa Quraishi-Landes, through statement ''"They see any acknowledgment of Sharia in American Muslim life as a first step to the Trojan Horse."'' In April 2018, Weatherston announced that he would not seek re-election to a 4th term. He instead ran to rejoin the Caledonia Village Board of Trustees in 2019. He defeated incumbent trustee Jay Benkowski in the April 2, 2019, spring general election. Weatherston is a member of

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Chapter 767 and

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Post 10301.

Electoral history

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Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weatherston, Tom Living people Politicians from Buffalo, New York Politicians from Racine, Wisconsin University at Buffalo alumni Military personnel from Buffalo, New York Wisconsin city council members Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1950 births People from Caledonia, Wisconsin 21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature