Government of Utah | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Polity type | Presidential republic Federated state |
| Constitution | Constitution of Utah |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Legislature |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | Utah State Capitol |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Senate |
| Presiding officer | J. Stuart Adams,President |
| Lower house | |
| Name | House of Representatives |
| Presiding officer | Mike Schultz,Speaker |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of state andgovernment | |
| Title | Governor |
| Currently | Spencer Cox |
| Appointer | Election |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Cabinet |
| Leader | Governor |
| Deputy leader | Lieutenant Governor |
| Headquarters | Utah State Capitol |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary of Utah |
| Courts | Courts of Utah |
| Supreme Court | |
| Chief judge | Matthew B. Durrant |
| Seat | Scott M. Matheson Courthouse,Salt Lake City |
Utah is a state in theUnited States of America. Its government consists of a state executive, legislative, and judicial branch, laid forth by theConstitution and law of the State of Utah.
The executive powers of government are vested in theGovernor. The current governor isSpencer Cox, aRepublican.Gary Herbert, the previous governor, assumed the governorship on August 11, 2009, following the resignation of GovernorJon Huntsman, Jr., who was appointedUnited States Ambassador to China by PresidentBarack 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 chairThomas Wright, and former Utah House SpeakerGreg Hughes in the Republican primary, then defeating Democratic nomineeChris Peterson in the general election.
Officers
| Office | Office-holder |
|---|---|
| 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 theSenate,House of Representatives and the people. Both the Utah Senate and the Utah House of Representatives have aRepublican 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] |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 1 | Box Elder,Cache, andRich |
| 2 | Davis,Morgan, andWeber |
| 3 | Salt Lake,Summit, andTooele |
| 4 | Juab,Millard,Utah, andWasatch |
| 5 | Beaver,Iron, andWashington |
| 6 | Garfield,Kane,Piute,Sanpete,Sevier, andWayne |
| 7 | Carbon,Emery,Grand, andSan Juan |
| 8 | Daggett,Duchesne, andUintah |
