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Republican (1854-present)

Spencer Cox

Gov. Spencer J. Cox is a husband, father, farmer, recovering attorney, and Utah’s 18th governor. Since taking the oath of office on Jan. 4, 2021, Gov. Cox has secured funds for affordable housing, promoted suicide prevention and mental health resources and implemented water conservation and infrastructure planning. He also signed early education and workforce program funding, launched the new Utah Sustainable Health Collaborative, and expanded opportunity for women, diverse communities and those living in rural parts of the state.

Transportation

STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES

  • A well-functioning transportation system is critical to a strong economy.
  • Good roads cost less, and through proactive preservation we maximize the value of our infrastructure investment for today and the future.
  • Roads are only one aspect of transportation. With Utah's population projected to nearly double by 2050, the governor believes in a robust system that includes funding for bridges, mass transit, and other modes of transportation.
  • It is also imperative that everyone pay their fair share for using Utah's roads, highways and mass-transit.
  • Public Safety is priority one. That's why the governor remains committed to working with law enforcement and transportation stakeholders to achieve zero crashes, zero injuries, zero fatalities -- and zero tolerance for drunk or distracted drivers.

POLICY POSITIONS

Develop water funding policies and mechanisms that ensure:

  • Create stable, long-term funding solutions to meet current and future demands.
  • Develop new roads, highways, and bridges,only after appropriately preserving the existing infrastructure and enacting feasible solutions that optimize mobility.
  • Focus on continuous improvement by maximizing current resources and continually finding more efficient and effective ways to build and maintain Utah's transportation system.
  • Make full use of innovative technology to cut down on traffic jams and keep Utahns and Utah commerce moving.
  • Encourage Utahns to make sustainable and responsible transportation decisions.
  • Seek ways to improve and achieve more efficiency in local mass transit systems.
  • Encourage the safe use of its roadways, including a primary seat belt law, as well as measures aimed at reducing impaired and distracted driving.

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Overall, the condition of Utah's roads and bridges are the envy of every state in the nation.
  • Worked with state lawmakers to reform transportation funding to ensure Utah will have sufficient funds to support our state's growing population and to keep commerce flowing for decades to come.
  • Utah has invested more than $5 billion on transportation over the past decade.
  • The FrontRunner commuter rail project was completed two years ahead of schedule and $300 million under budget. Light rail extensions to Draper and the Salt Lake International Airport were also completed ahead of schedule and under budget.
  • Passed the state's first primary seat belt law, which the governor and public safety experts believe will help save countless lives.