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The governor of Utah is the head of government of Utah [2] and the commander-in-chief of its military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws [2] as well as the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Utah Legislature. [4] The governor may also convene the legislature on "extraordinary occasions". [5]
On August 25, 1951, he married Norma Louise Warenski, and the couple had four children. [1] One of his sons is former U.S. Congressman Jim Matheson.Another son, Scott Matheson Jr., was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Utah in the 2004 election and was appointed as a federal judge in 2010.
The 1980 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980.Democratic incumbent Scott M. Matheson defeated Republican nominee Bob Wright with 55.16% of the vote. As of 2024, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Utah; since Matheson left office in 1985, all of Utah's governors have been Republican. [1]
She was the first woman from Utah to be elected to Congress. In 1958, Frank E. "Ted" Moss was elected to the U.S. Senate and remained there until the 1970s. Cal Rampton, a moderate Democrat, was elected governor in 1964. The Democratic Party weakened in the 1970s and 1980s after split opinions over the Equal Rights Amendment.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Utah: Governor; Secretary of State/Lieutenant Governor [a] Attorney General; State Treasurer; State Auditor; The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State House of Representatives; State delegation to the U.S. Senate
U.S. Attorney, former Harvard University professor, and dean of the University of Utah law school Scott Matheson, Jr. won the Democratic nomination unopposed. He is the son of former Utah Governor Scott Matheson who was also the last Democrat to be elected governor of the red state of Utah. He made education the number one priority.
Calvin Lewellyn "Cal" Rampton (November 6, 1913 – September 16, 2007) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 11th governor of Utah from 1965 to 1977. With a tenure spanning for 12 years, he is both the longest serving Governor governor of Utah, and the only Democrat to have served more than two terms.
The 1988 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1988. Republican nominee and incumbent governor Norman H. Bangerter defeated Democratic nominee Ted Wilson and independent Merrill Cook with 40.13% of the vote. As of 2023, this is the closest a Democrat has come to winning the governorship in Utah since Scott M. Matheson left office ...