Episode 385- Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox
0:00- Intro with Spencer, running for student body government and now Governor
4:56- The “real” reasons he feels compelled to run for Governor
10:17- Serving a mission in Mexico
13:47- Meeting his wife
20:04- Early career, the family business, and getting involved in politics
23:40- The church’s influence on politics
31:14- The campaign trail
42:40- National politics and unconditional love
51:39- Politics as a mirror of its people
55:11- The importance of getting to know someone who is different than you- “Shut up and listen.”
59:02- Ending questions
Spencer J. Cox, Utah’s 8th Lieutenant Governor, is from Fairview, Utah where he currently resides with his wife, Abby and their four children. He is a graduate of Snow
College, Utah State University and Washington and Lee Law School. He formerly practiced law with Fabian & Clendenin and was Vice President and General Counsel of
CentraCom. He has served as a councilman and mayor of Fairview, as a Sanpete County Commissioner and in the Utah House of Representatives. Lt. Governor Cox is by statute the chief election officer of the state and the liaison between the governor and legislature. He travels extensively throughout the state supporting economic development and local government solutions. He is committed to strengthening families, transforming education, increasing voter participation, utilizing modern technologies, promoting healthy living and empowering the homeless and impoverished. He and his family enjoy spending time in Utah’s amazing backcountry. He also plays the bass guitar with his brother in a local rock band.
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