Bill Zedler

William Wade Zedler, known as Bill Zedler (born August 19, 1943),[1] is a retired medical consultant from Arlington, Texas who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 96. He has served since 2003 except for the term from 2009 to 2011, when he was temporarily unseated by Democrat Chris Turner.[2]

William Wade "Bill" Zedler
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 96th district
In office
January 14, 2003 – January 13, 2009
Preceded byKim Brimer
Succeeded byChris Turner
Assumed office
January 11, 2011
Preceded byChris Turner (now in District 101)
Personal details
Born (1943-08-19) August 19, 1943
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Ellen Tuffly Zedler
Children3
ResidenceArlington, Texas
Alma materSam Houston State University
OccupationRetired medical consultant

A board member of the bipartisan Texas Conservative Coalition, Zedler is considered one of the most conservative of current Texas legislators.[3]

In February 2019, Zedler came out supporting the anti-vax movement by introducing a Texas bill that would allow parents to opt out of school vaccination requirements.[4] He was quoted as saying “They want to say people are dying of measles. Yeah, in third-world countries they’re dying of measles. Today, with antibiotics and that kind of stuff, they’re not dying in America.” [5] Measles is caused by a virus, and therefore cannot be treated with antibiotics. In the U.S. 1-2 people die for every 1000 people infected with measles; the last fatality in the U.S. was in 2015.[6]

2018 reelection

Zedler won his seventh nonconsecutive term in the state House in the general election held on November 6, 2018. With 32,656 votes (50.9 percent), he defeated Democrat Ryan E. Ray, who polled 30,295 (47.2 percent). The Libertarian Stephen Parmer held another 746 votes (1.9 percent).

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References
  1. "Rep. Bill Zedler (R-TX 96th District)". Missouri Library Association. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  2. "Bill Zedler". Texas Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  3. "Bill Zedler's Biography". votesmart.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  4. "Texas lawmaker says he's not worried about measles outbreak because of 'antibiotics'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  5. "Amid Measles Outbreak, Texas Lawmakers Want to Make it Even Easier to Opt Out of Vaccines". The Texas Observer. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  6. https://www.cdc.gov/measles/downloads/measlesdataandstatsslideset.pdf
Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by
Kim Brimer		 Texas State Representative for
District 96 (part of Tarrant County)
2003–2009		 Succeeded by
Chris Turner
Preceded by
Chris Turner (now in District 101)		 Texas State Representative for
District 96 (part of Tarrant County)
2011–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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