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Gary Richard Herbert (born May 7, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 17th governor of Utah from 2009 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party , he chaired the National Governors Association during the 2015–2016 cycle.
The current governor is Spencer Cox, a 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 China by President Barack Obama. Herbert was elected for a further four-year term in 2012 and 2016.
It was a special election to fill the remainder of Governor Jon Huntsman's term. Huntsman resigned on August 11, 2009, to become United States Ambassador to China. Lieutenant Governor Gary Herbert assumed the governorship and went on to defeat his Democratic opponent, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, in the 2010 election. [1]
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]
In 2016, the convention also denied the nomination to Cox’s former boss, then-Gov. Gary Herbert, though Herbert went on to easily win the primary and the general election.
Incumbent Republican governor Gary Herbert ran for re-election to a second full term in office. [2] Republican challenger Jonathan E. Johnson defeated Herbert in the state convention to secure a spot on the primary ballot, [3] but Herbert won the June 28, 2016 primary and secured the nomination. [4]
Although incumbent Republican governor Gary Herbert was eligible to run for re-election to a third full term, he initially announced shortly after being re-elected in 2016 that he would not run again, but indicated in January 2019 that he was open to the possibility of running again before ultimately deciding to retire and endorse his lieutenant governor, Spencer Cox.
Governor Gary Herbert, who won the 2010 gubernatorial special election to finish his predecessor's unfinished term, ran for a full four-year term in 2012. [36] Democrat Peter Cooke, a businessman and retired major general, opposed him. The Libertarian candidate was medical researcher Ken Larson, and the Constitution party candidate was Kirk D ...