Spencer Cox | |
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18th Governor of Utah | |
Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
Lieutenant | Deidre Henderson |
Preceded by | Gary Herbert |
Chair of the National Governors Association | |
In office July 14, 2023 – July 12, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Phil Murphy |
Succeeded by | Jared Polis |
8th Lieutenant Governor of Utah | |
In office October 16, 2013 – January 4, 2021 | |
Governor | Gary Herbert |
Preceded by | Greg Bell |
Succeeded by | Deidre Henderson |
Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 58th district | |
In office January 1, 2013 – October 16, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Sandstrom |
Succeeded by | Jon Cox |
Personal details | |
Born | Mount Pleasant, Utah, U.S. | July 11, 1975
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Abby Palmer |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Governor's Mansion |
Education | Snow College (AA) Utah State University (BA) Washington and Lee University (JD) |
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Spencer James Cox (born July 11, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 18th governor of Utah since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the eighth lieutenant governor of Utah from 2013 to 2021. In Fairview, Utah, where Cox lives and was raised, he was elected to the city council in 2004 and then as mayor in 2005. In 2008, he was elected as a Sanpete County commissioner.[1]
He was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 2012. In October 2013, Governor Gary Herbert appointed Cox to replace Greg Bell as lieutenant governor; he was confirmed unanimously by the Utah State Senate. Cox was elected to the lieutenant governorship as Herbert's running mate in 2016, and was elected governor in 2020.