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Spencer Cox

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Spencer James Cox is an American politician serving as the 18th governor of Utah since January 4, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the position of Lieutenant Governor of Utah from January 7, 2013, until he assumed the governorship. Cox has focused on various issues during his tenure, including economic development, education, and public health. He has been an advocate for bipartisanship and community engagement in governance.

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Mar 28, 2025

I want you to know that I love and appreciate you and I am grateful that you are part of our state.

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Mar 7, 2025

Utah is heartened to know the incoming Administration shares our commitments to the principle of ‘multiple use’ for these federal lands.

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Mar 1, 2025

Mia Love has served Utah with integrity, and her strength and grace continue to inspire us.

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Dec 30, 2023

We're still in the process of implementing that. We've sued Meta. We've sued TikTok. We’re taking a page – they've taken a page, sadly, out of the tobacco lobby. They know this is harming our kids. They're covering it up. They're doing…

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Dec 30, 2023

Every research institution that has looked at this is pointing to social media as the cause.

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Dec 30, 2023

I absolutely agree with the surgeon general. And I want to give a quick shout-out to Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey, who was the former chair of the National Governors Association, who took this issue on as his initiative for a year…

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Dec 30, 2023

I would say that there's still debate in the medical community about whether or not that's actually true.

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Dec 4, 2023

I must admit, I am not an expert in transgenderism. I struggle to understand much of it and the science is conflicting. When in doubt, however, I always try to err on the side of kindness, mercy, and compassion.

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Mar 25, 2023

I would prefer that Congress act. That's where this should happen.

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Mar 25, 2023

Ask teenagers, this is one of my favorite things to do. I ask them, 'Are you seeing an increase in your own life, amongst your friends, in your school, in depression, anxiety and self-harm?' And every one of them will say, 'Yes.'

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Mar 25, 2023

We're going to look back ten years from now and think, 'What did we do? We destroyed a generation of kids with this stuff.'

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Mar 25, 2023

We have to start there. The harm being done to our children far outweighs.

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Feb 11, 2023

What we're doing is we're increasing funding for our LGBTQ community to help with these issues.

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Feb 11, 2023

I am running for reelection -- in the state of Utah, yes.

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Feb 11, 2023

I think there is a choice between the extremes and the exhausted majority, and that's the conversation we've been having this week with Republican governors and Democrat governors coming together.

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Nov 10, 2021

I understand the frustration that people are feeling right now. And the place that that should be directed is making sure that that we elect people that have the same interests that you do and are interested in maybe changing those maps…

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Feb 11, 2021

People have to be held accountable and, yes, that includes the president.

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Feb 10, 2021

People are to be held accountable. And, yes, that includes the president.

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Oct 23, 2020

We can disagree without hating each other.

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Oct 23, 2020

So let's show the country that there's a better way.

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Nov 4, 2018

Utah weeps for them today. This war is once again cost us the best blood of a generation. We must rally around his family.

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Dec 5, 2017

We have committed to use negotiation rather than litigation as our preferred method of resolving reserved right claims.

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Dec 5, 2017

I would just say in my small town, we have a saying that whiskey is for drinking and water should be for fighting.

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Dec 5, 2017

The entire State of Utah is in full support of this bill and this settlement.

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