be prosecuted as aggravated assault and allowing prosecutors to simultaneously pursue felony charges of illegally discharging a firearm. Wimmer lead the fight in Utah against abortion, introducing several bills relating to abortion, including legislation protecting doctors and hospitals who refuse to perform abortion on religious grounds, blocking a provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would allow state health insurance exchanges to provide coverage for abortions, and requiring clinics that provide abortion services to apply for a license and be subject to a biannual inspection. Wimmer supports repealing the Sixteenth Amendment. Committee assignments Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee House Revenue and Taxation Committee House Rules Committee Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee Other political activities He is a co-founder of the state sovereignty group, The Patrick Henry Caucus, a nationwide coalition of legislators and grassroots activists who are committed to restoring the balance of power between states and the federal government. He is a national board member of Pass the Balanced Budget Amendment. He is also the chairman of the Utah Family Action Council. 2012 congressional election Wimmer resigned from his Utah house seat in January 2012 to run for the newly created Utah's 4th congressional district. He lost at the Republican state convention to Mia Love. Mia Love lost to incumbent, Jim Matheson. Pastorship In 2015 Carl and his wife started a small bible study in their home with only a few initial attendants. Within a year, their living room was filled with many people and they moved to a larger home to accommodate the growing number of attendants. The next year In 2017, Carl felt called to start a church In his home. With the support of many others from sister churches, they began services where upwards of sixty can attend. In early 2021 he was called to work as the pastor for First Baptist Church of Duchesne, Carl has been working there ever since. Personal life Wimmer is a devout Christian and a former Mormon. He married his wife, Sherry, in 1998, and they have three children as well as two foster children who both have severe disabilities. They reside in Duchesne Utah. References 1975 births American evangelicals American municipal police officers Christians from Utah Converts to evangelical Christianity Former Latter Day Saints Living people Republican Party members of the Utah