Gov. Spencer J. Cox is a husband, father, farmer, recovering attorney, and Utah’s 18th governor. He recently concluded service as the 2023-2024 chairman of the National Governors Association.

Gov. Cox has a long track record of public service, serving as a city councilmember, mayor, county commissioner and state legislator before being appointed as Utah’s lieutenant governor in 2013. He was sworn in as governor on Jan. 4, 2021.