Utah is a state in the United States of America. Its government consists of a state executive, legislative, and judicial branch, laid forth by the Constitution and law of the State of Utah.
The executive powers of government are vested in the Governor. The current governor is Spencer Cox, a Republican. Gary Herbert, the previous governor, assumed the governorship on August 11, 2009, following the resignation of Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., who was appointed United States Ambassador to China by President Barack Obama. Herbert was elected for a further four-year term in 2012 and 2016. In 2019, Herbert announced he would not seek a third full term in 2020, and endorsed then-Lieutenant Governor Cox for governor. [1] In the 2020 Utah gubernatorial election, Cox was elected governor, after first defeating former Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., former Utah GOP chair Thomas Wright, and former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes in the Republican primary, then defeating Democratic nominee Chris Peterson in the general election.
Officers
Office | Office-holder |
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Governor | Spencer Cox |
Lieutenant Governor | Deidre Henderson |
Attorney General | Sean Reyes |
State Treasurer | Marlo Oaks |
State Auditor | John Dougall |
The Governor's Cabinet consists of the following appointees, who are the heads of the agencies listed: [2]
The legislative powers of government are vested in the Senate, House of Representatives and the people. Both the Utah Senate and the Utah House of Representatives have a Republican majority.
Leadership
Majority ( Republican) Leadership
Minority ( Democratic) Leadership
Leadership
Majority ( Republican) Leadership
Minority ( Democratic) Leadership
The judicial powers of government are vested in a Supreme Court, district courts, and other courts of record.
Office | Office-holder [3] |
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Chief Justice | Matthew B. Durrant |
Associate Chief Justice | Thomas R. Lee |
Associate Justice | Constandinos Himonas |
Associate Justice | John A. Pearce |
Associate Justice | Paige Petersen |
District | Counties |
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1 | Box Elder, Cache, and Rich |
2 | Davis, Morgan, and Weber |
3 | Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele |
4 | Juab, Millard, Utah, and Wasatch |
5 | Beaver, Iron, and Washington |
6 | Garfield, Kane, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne |
7 | Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan |
8 | Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah |