# Tom Weatherston

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**Tom Weatherston** (born February 15, 1950) is an American industrial engineer and [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) politician. He served in the [Wisconsin State Assembly](/source/Wisconsin_State_Assembly) from 2013 through 2019, representing the northern half of [Racine County](/source/Racine_County,_Wisconsin).[1][2]

## Early life

Born in [Buffalo, New York](/source/Buffalo,_New_York), Weatherston served in the [United States Air Force](/source/United_States_Air_Force) as a civil engineer and was stationed in [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam) during the [Vietnam War](/source/Vietnam_War). He went to [Erie Community College](/source/Erie_Community_College), where he received an associate degree. He then graduated from [Buffalo State College](/source/Buffalo_State_College), where he received his bachelor's degree in industrial engineering. In 1977, Weatherston was hired by the [Modine Manufacturing Company](/source/Modine_Manufacturing) and moved to [Racine, Wisconsin](/source/Racine,_Wisconsin).

## Political career

In 2010, Weatherston was elected to the [Caledonia, Wisconsin](/source/Caledonia,_Wisconsin), Village Board of Trustees and served until 2013.

In November 2012, Weatherston was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in the newly [redrawn](/source/Redistricting) 62nd Assembly District.[3] He won re-election in 2014 and 2016 without opposition.

In 2017, Weatherston spearheaded the law proposal [American Laws for American Courts](/source/American_Laws_for_American_Courts) banning [Sharia](/source/Sharia) in [Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin).[4] It was criticised by the president of [NAML](/source/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.[5]

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.[6][7][8]

Weatherston is a member of [Vietnam Veterans of America](/source/Vietnam_Veterans_of_America) Chapter 767 and [Veterans of Foreign Wars](/source/Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars) Post 10301.

## Electoral history

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| **Primary Election**[9]

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| **General Election**[10]

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| **Primary Election**

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| **General Election**

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| **Primary Election**

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| **General Election**

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| **General Election, April 2, 2019**

## Notes

1. 'Weatherston Wins 62nd District Race, Vos and Wirch Retain Their Seats,' **Caledonia Patch (Wisconsin),** November 7, 2012

1. [Wisconsinvote.org-Tom Weatherston](http://wisconsinvote.org/candidates/tom-weatherston) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121113072408/http://wisconsinvote.org/candidates/tom-weatherston) 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine

1. David Michael Miller (2014-02-06). ["Slaying the Gerrymander"](https://isthmus.com/news/slaying-the-gerrymander). [Isthmus](/source/Isthmus_(newspaper)). Retrieved 2019-02-10.

1. Johnson, Annysa. ["Wisconsin lawmakers propose anti-Sharia bill"](https://eu.jsonline.com/story/news/2017/07/10/wisconsin-bill-preserving-u-s-laws-promoting-islamophobia/452810001/). *Milwaukee Journal Sentinel*. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

1. Pete Wicklund (2018-04-10). ["Weatherston not seeking re-election to the state Assembly"](https://journaltimes.com/news/local/weatherston-not-seeking-re-election-to-the-state-assembly/article_25840c6f-0b14-5af4-921e-4b8a881a63ec.html). [Racine Journal Times](/source/Racine_Journal_Times). Retrieved 2019-02-10.

1. Rogan, Adam (2019-01-02). ["Weatherston looks to make Caledonia comeback after state Assembly stint"](https://journaltimes.com/news/local/weatherston-looks-to-make-caledonia-comeback-after-state-assembly-stint/article_cea40f97-f7f6-5642-b24d-262f68101f42.html). [Racine Journal Times](/source/Racine_Journal_Times). Retrieved 2019-03-27.

1. Rogan, Adam (2019-03-20). ["Incumbent facing familiar challenger in Caledonia Village Board election"](https://journaltimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/incumbent-facing-familiar-challenger-in-caledonia-village-board-election/article_22b57cd2-a25f-5866-b0ef-023f779d854f.html). [Racine Journal Times](/source/Racine_Journal_Times). Retrieved 2019-03-27.

1. [*Statement of Votes Cast*](https://racinecounty.com/Home/ShowDocument?id=26958). Racine County Clerk. 2019-04-02. p. 41. Retrieved 2019-04-03.

1. [*Canvass Results for 2012 Partisan Primary*](https://elections.wi.gov/sites/electionsuat.wi.gov/files/Percentage%20Results_8.14.12%20primary.pdf). Wisconsin Elections Commission. 2012-08-14. p. 47. Retrieved 2019-03-26.

1. [*Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election*](https://elections.wi.gov/sites/electionsuat.wi.gov/files/Amended%20Percentage%20Results-11.6.12%20President.pdf). Wisconsin Elections Commission. 2012-11-06. p. 23. Retrieved 2019-03-26.

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