Spencer Cox

Conservative

Democrat

Governor

Utah

Current Position: Governor of Utah

Running For: N/A

Policy Positions

For allowing data centers to be built in Utah; stated every state has an obligation to allow data centers to be built

For school choice/education vouchers; signed HB215 increasing parental choice in how tax dollars are spent and where children are educated

Against use of the Antiquities Act to create national monuments; opposes restored boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and opposes creation of Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
Against federal ESG investing criteria; approved bills pushing back against federal government's ESG investing criteria
For banning fluoride in public water; signed bill making Utah the first U.S. state to ban water fluoridation

Against abortion rights; describes himself as 'pro-life,' opposes abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the life of the mother, supported overturning Roe v. Wade, signed bill banning abortion clinics from operating in Utah and requiring abortions to be performed in a hospital, and signed HB467 limiting expansion of abortion clinics
Against transgender youth participation in women's sports; vetoed HB11 banning transgender youth from participating in high school sports (citing only four trans student athletes in the state), but legislature overrode veto, and later shared posts opposing male participation in women's sports in context of Olympic boxer Imane Khelif
Against gender-affirming surgery for minors; signed Senate Bill 16 banning gender-affirming surgery for patients under 18
For banning conversion therapy; supported Governor Herbert's executive order banning conversion therapy and signed HB228 codifying Utah's existing conversion therapy ban into law
For restricting minors' social media access; signed the Utah Social Media Regulation Act banning social media platforms from allowing minors to create accounts without parental consent and blocking children's access during certain hours

For gun rights; signed constitutional carry bill allowing individuals to carry a firearm in public without a permit, but also expressed openness to discussing red flag laws with the legislature