| 词条 | Spencer Cox (politician) | ||||||||||||
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|name = Spencer Cox |image = Spencer Cox in 2017.png |image_upright = 0.65 |image_size = 196px |office = 8th Lieutenant Governor of Utah |governor = Gary Herbert |term_start = October 16, 2013 |term_end = |predecessor = Greg Bell |successor = |state_house1 = Utah |district1 = 58th |term_start1 = January 1, 2013 |term_end1 = October 16, 2013 |predecessor1 = Stephen Sandstrom |successor1 = Jon Cox |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|11}} |birth_place = Mount Pleasant, Utah, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = Abby Cox |children = 4 |education = Snow College Utah State University (BA) {{nowrap|Washington and Lee University}} (JD) }} Spencer J. Cox (born July 11, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Cox is the lieutenant governor of Utah. Cox began his political career as a city councilor for Fairview, Utah, and later served as its mayor. He was elected as a Sanpete County commissioner in 2008, and to the Utah House of Representatives in 2012. In October 2013, Governor Gary Herbert selected Cox to replace Greg Bell as lieutenant governor. Early life and careerCox was born in Mount Pleasant, Utah. His parents divorced when he was 10 years old, which was especially rare in a conservative Mormon town in the 1980s. Cox claims that the divorce hurt him greatly and even caused him to get bullied at school.[1] He graduated from its North Sanpete High School. He enrolled at Snow College and completed a mission to Mexico for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while he was a student. After graduating with an associate degree, he attended Utah State University (USU), where he obtained his bachelor's degree in political science.[2] At USU, Cox was named Student of the Year and graduated with a 4.0 grade point average. Accepted to Harvard Law School, Cox instead enrolled at the Washington and Lee University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor.[2][2] After law school, Cox became a law clerk for Judge Ted Stewart of the U.S. District Court for Utah. Following his clerkship, Cox joined Fabian and Clendenin, a Salt Lake City law firm. He then returned to rural Utah and became a vice president of CentraCom.[2][3] Political careerCox was appointed as a city councilor of Fairview, Utah,[2] and elected mayor the next year. In 2008, he was elected as a Sanpete County commissioner.[2] Cox was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 2012 and became the first member to call for the impeachment of John Swallow, the attorney general of Utah, over violations of laws governing campaign finance.[4] Cox and Lieutenant Governor Bell served as co-chairs of Governor Herbert's Rural Partnership Board.[5] In October 2013, Herbert selected Cox to succeed Bell as lieutenant governor, following Bell's resignation.[5] His nomination was approved unanimously by the Utah Senate's Government Operations Confirmation Committee on October 15.[6] The next day, he was confirmed unanimously by the full Utah Senate and sworn in.[7] As lieutenant governor, Cox's office produced a report on Swallow's financial interests, demonstrating that Swallow had failed to properly disclose all of his income and business interests. Swallow resigned before the release of the report.[8] In October 2015, Cox endorsed Marco Rubio for the Republican Party nomination in the 2016 presidential election.[9] After Rubio withdrew, Cox endorsed Ted Cruz in March 2016.[10] Of Donald Trump, the front-runner, Cox said: "We care a lot about decorum. We care about our neighbors. We are a good, kind people. He does not represent neither goodness nor kindness."[11] He has said he will not support Trump if he wins the Republican nomination: "I think he's disingenuous. I think he's dangerous. I think he represents the worst of what our great country stands for.... I won't vote for Hillary, but I won't vote for Trump, either."[12] On June 13, 2016, Cox spoke at a vigil in Salt Lake City honoring those who died in the Orlando nightclub shooting the day before. He surprised many when he apologized for mistreating schoolmates and his lack of support for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.[13][14] He aimed part of his speech at the "straight community":[15] {{Quote|How did you feel when you heard that 49 people had been gunned down by a self-proclaimed terrorist? That’s the easy question. Here is the hard one: Did that feeling change when you found out the shooting was at a gay bar at 2 a.m. in the morning? If that feeling changed, then we are doing something wrong.}}Personal lifeCox is the oldest of eight children and grew up on a farm in Fairview.[16] He and his wife, Abby, have four children.[2] Cox's father, Eddie, serves on the Utah Transportation Commission and was also a Sanpete County commissioner.[6] Cox plays bass guitar in a garage band.[4][6] His brother-in-law, Travis Osmond, the son of Merrill Osmond, taught him how to play the bass.[17] State Representative Mike McKell is also a brother-in-law.[16] Cox's fourth cousin, Jon Cox, succeeded him in the Utah House of Representatives.[18] Electoral history
References1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46269156&nid=148|title=Spencer Cox: Let's talk about suicide {{!}} KSL.com|access-date=2018-08-25|language=en}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://fox13now.com/2013/10/08/utahs-new-lt-governor-announced |title=Utah’s new Lt. Governor announced |publisher=FOX13Now.com |first=David|last=Wells|date=October 8, 2013 |accessdate=October 13, 2013}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865606029/Spencer-Cox-The-lieutenant-governor-who-almost-said-no.html |title=Spencer Cox: The lieutenant governor who almost said no|first=Doug|last=Robinson|work=Deseret News|date=June 29, 2014|accessdate=August 6, 2014}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|first=Robert |last=Gehrke|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56974682-78/cox-herbert-governor-state.html.csp |title=Herbert picks state Rep. Spencer Cox as new lieutenant governor |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=October 8, 2013 |accessdate=October 14, 2013}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|first=Lisa Riley |last=Roche |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865587957/Gov-Gary-Herbert-names-Rep-Spencer-Cox-as-Utahs-new-lieutenant-governor.html |title=Gov. Herbert names Rep. Spencer Cox new lieutenant governor |work=Deseret News |date=October 8, 2013 |accessdate=October 16, 2013}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite news|first=Lisa Riley |last=Roche |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865588485/Lt-gov-pick-Spencer-Cox-wins-unanimous-approval-from-confirmation-committee.html |title=Lt. gov. pick Spencer Cox wins unanimous approval from confirmation committee |work=Deseret News |date=October 15, 2013 |accessdate=October 16, 2013}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865588555/Shocked-Spencer-Cox-sworn-in-as-new-lieutenant-governor.html|title='Shocked' Spencer Cox sworn in as new lieutenant governor|first=Lisa Riley|last=Roche|work=Deseret News|date=October 16, 2013|accessdate=October 16, 2013}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home3/57163170-200/swallow-office-report-resignation.html.csp|title=Swallow resigns, proclaiming innocence: 'Time for the madness to stop'|first=Robert|last=Gehrke|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=November 22, 2013|accessdate=September 21, 2014}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://fox13now.com/2015/10/19/presidential-candidate-marco-rubio-visiting-utah-monday/ | accessdate = June 19, 2016 | date = October 19, 2015 | title = Presidential candidate Marco Rubio visiting Utah Monday |publisher = FOX13 Salt Lake City | first1= Lauren | last1= Steinbrecher | first2= David | last2= Wells}} 10. ^{{cite news | accessdate = June 19, 2016 | date = March 19, 2016 | url = http://kutv.com/news/local/utahs-lt-gov-endorses-ted-cruz-condemns-trumps-comments-on-romney | publisher = KUTV | title = Utah's Lt. Gov. endorses Ted Cruz, condemns Trump's comments on Romney | first = Daniel | last = Woodruff }} 11. ^{{cite news | url = http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/03/19/trumps-appeal-with-mormons-to-be-tested-in-utah/ | publisher = CBS Baltimore | agency = Associated Press | title = Trump’s Appeal With Mormons To Be Tested In Utah }} 12. ^{{cite news | accessdate = June 19, 2016 | date = March 16, 2016 | title = GOP presidential debate in SLC canceled | first1= Ben | last1= Winslow | first2= David | last2= Wells | url = http://fox13now.com/2016/03/16/gop-presidential-primary-debate-scheduled-for-next-week-has-been-canceled/ | publisher = FOX13 Salt Lake City}} 13. ^{{cite news | accessdate = June 19, 2016 | work = New York Times | date = June 16, 2016 | first = Daniel | last = Victor | title = At Vigil for Orlando Victims, Utah Republican Apologizes to L.G.B.T. Community | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/us/utah-republican-is-unlikely-star-at-lgbt-vigil-for-orlando.html}} 14. ^{{cite news| publisher = NPR | title = 'My Heart Has Changed': Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox Apologizes To LGBT Community | accessdate = June 18, 2016 | date = June 15, 2016 | url = https://www.npr.org/2016/06/15/482206214/my-heart-has-changed-utah-lt-gov-spencer-cox-apologizes-to-lgbt-community | first = Kelly | last = McEvers }} 15. ^{{cite news | accessdate = June 19, 2016| url = https://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=40209267&nid=148&title=lt-gov-cox-speaks-at-vigil-for-orlando-my-heart-has-changed | date = June 14, 2016 | title =Lt. Gov. Cox speaks at vigil for Orlando: 'My heart has changed' (transcript)}} 16. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|first=Robert |last=Gehrke |url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57003071-90/cox-spencer-utah-fairview.html.csp |title=How Cox rose from farm boy to lieutenant-governor-in-waiting |publisher=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=October 15, 2013 |accessdate=October 16, 2013}} 17. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.standard.net/stories/2013/10/15/cox-expected-take-office-lieutenant-governor|title=Cox expected to take office as lieutenant governor|first=Antone |last=Clark|work=Standard-Examiner|date=October 15, 2013|accessdate=October 16, 2013}} 18. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865590226/GOP-names-Utah-House-replacement-for-Spencer-Cox-2-his-fourth-cousin.html|title=GOP names Utah House replacement for Spencer Cox — his fourth cousin|work=Deseret News|first=Dennis |last=Romboy|date=November 8, 2013|accessdate=November 9, 2013}} External links{{Portal|Biography|Utah}}
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