Utah is a state in the United States, United States of America. Its government consists of a state executive, legislative, and judicial branch, laid forth by the Constitution of Utah, Constitution and law of the State of Utah.

Executive Branch

The executive powers of government are vested in the Governor (United States), Governor. The current governor is Spencer Cox (politician), Spencer Cox, a Republican Party (United States), 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 the People's Republic of China, 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. In the 2020 Utah gubernatorial election, Cox was elected governor, after first defeating former Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., former Utah GOP chair Thomas Wright (Utah politician), Thomas Wright, and former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes in the Republican primary, then defeating Democratic nominee Christopher Peterson (law professor), Chris Peterson in the general election. Officers The Governor's Cabinet consists of the following appointees, who are the heads of the agencies listed:Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr
* Executive Director, Utah Department of Administrative Services * Commissioner, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food * Executive Director, Utah Department of Corrections * Chief Information Officer for the State of Utah, Utah Department of Technology Services * Executive Director, Utah Department of Commerce * Executive Director, Utah Department of Environmental Quality * Commissioner, Utah Department of Financial Institutions * Executive Director, Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development * Executive Director, Utah Department of Health * Executive Director, Utah Department of Human Resource Management * Executive Director, Utah Department of Human Services * Commissioner, Utah Insurance Department * Adjutant General of Utah, Utah National Guard * Executive Director, Utah Department of Natural Resources * Commissioner, Utah Department of Public Safety * Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation * Executive Director, Utah Department of Community and Culture * Executive Director, Utah Department of Workforce Services * Executive Director, Utah Department of Veteran Affairs * Chairperson, Utah Board of Pardons and Parole * Commissioner, Utah Labor Commission * Commissioner, Utah State Tax Commission

Legislative Branch

The legislative powers of government are vested in the Utah State Senate, Senate, Utah State House of Representatives, House of Representatives and the people. Both the Utah Senate and the Utah House of Representatives have a Republican Party (United States), Republican majority.

Utah State Senate

Leadership *President: Stuart Adams (R-22) Majority (Utah Republican Party, Republican) Leadership * Majority Leader: Evan Vickers (R-28) * Majority Whip: Ann Millner (R-18) Minority (Utah Democratic Party, Democratic) Leadership * Minority Leader: Karen Mayne (D-5) * Minority Whip: Luz Escamilla (D-1)

Utah State House of Representatives

Leadership * Speaker of the House: Brad Wilson (politician), Brad Wilson (R-15) Majority (Utah Republican Party, Republican) Leadership * Majority Leader: Francis Gibson (politician), Francis D. Gibson (R-65) * Majority Whip: Mike Schultz (politician), Mike Schultz (R-12) Minority (Utah Democratic Party, Democratic) Leadership * Minority Leader: Brian King (politician), Brian King (D-28) * Minority Whip: Karen Kwan (politician), Karen Kwan (D-34)

Judicial Branch

The judicial powers of government are vested in a Supreme Court, district courts, and other courts of record.

Supreme Court

District Courts

References

{{Governments of the United States Government of Utah, State governments of the United States, Utah