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RepublicanSpencer Cox
Governor · Utah
Governor of Utah. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Spencer_Cox
10 tracked promises, 3 rated
Utah
Represents Utah statewide
Showing 2021–present term. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+68 · based on 3 rated promises
- Partial 1
- Championed 2
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2021 · 3 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept3
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
10 promises across 9 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Housing2
- Education1
- Education / Literacy1
- Energy1
- Energy / Nuclear1
- Environment / Water1
- Homelessness1
- Public Safety / Substance Abuse1
- Taxes / Seniors1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)990%
- Reputable news110%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
10 tracked promises
“Double Utah's energy-generating capacity over the next 10 years under the 'Operation Gigawatt' initiative.”
“Build 35,000 new starter homes in Utah within five years through the 'Utah First Homes' program, targeting attainable single-family homes for first-time buyers.”
“Reorient Utah's homelessness policy to 'make Utah the worst place in the country to camp on the street — and the best place to get help.'”
“Build a nuclear energy manufacturing and power-generation hub in Utah (Brigham City area), described as a complete civil nuclear energy ecosystem, as part of Operation Gigawatt.”
“Prevent the Great Salt Lake from failing and reach healthier lake levels by 2034 (when Utah again hosts the Winter Olympics), backed by the Great Salt Lake 2034 Charter.”
“Eliminate Utah's state income tax on Social Security benefits.”
“Crack down on fentanyl traffickers while expanding treatment, recovery, and pathways back to stability for people who are struggling.”
“Keep homeownership within reach so 'Utah will not become a state of renters,' by reforming zoning, streamlining permitting, and supporting housing infrastructure.”
“Get every Utah child reading at grade level, addressing that nearly half of third graders are not, through high standards and individualized support for struggling readers.”
“Remove cellphones from Utah schools, escalating from getting phones 'out of schools' to a 'bell-to-bell' phone ban covering the full school day.”
Stated positions
9 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Education / LiteracyStated position
Get every Utah child reading at grade level, addressing that nearly half of third graders are not, through high standards and individualized support for struggling readers.
Sourceshttps://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-01-22/video-transcript-gov-spencer-cox-2026-utah-state-of-the-state-addressView position & sources → - Public Safety / Substance AbuseStated position
Crack down on fentanyl traffickers while expanding treatment, recovery, and pathways back to stability for people who are struggling.
Sourceshttps://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-01-22/video-transcript-gov-spencer-cox-2026-utah-state-of-the-state-addressView position & sources → - HomelessnessStated position
Reorient Utah's homelessness policy to 'make Utah the worst place in the country to camp on the street — and the best place to get help.'
Sourceshttps://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-01-22/video-transcript-gov-spencer-cox-2026-utah-state-of-the-state-addressView position & sources → - Energy / NuclearStated position
Build a nuclear energy manufacturing and power-generation hub in Utah (Brigham City area), described as a complete civil nuclear energy ecosystem, as part of Operation Gigawatt.
Sourceshttps://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/11/17/gov-cox-announces-site-for-utah-nuclear-power-plant/View position & sources → - Environment / WaterStated position
Prevent the Great Salt Lake from failing and reach healthier lake levels by 2034 (when Utah again hosts the Winter Olympics), backed by the Great Salt Lake 2034 Charter.
Sourceshttps://governor.utah.gov/press/gov-cox-and-utah-leaders-sign-great-salt-lake-2034-charter-with-200-million-in-private-sector-commitments/View position & sources → - EducationStated position
Remove cellphones from Utah schools, escalating from getting phones 'out of schools' to a 'bell-to-bell' phone ban covering the full school day.
Sourceshttps://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2025-01-23/video-transcript-gov-spencer-cox-2025-utah-state-of-the-state-addresshttps://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-01-22/video-transcript-gov-spencer-cox-2026-utah-state-of-the-state-addressView position & sources → - Taxes / SeniorsStated position
Eliminate Utah's state income tax on Social Security benefits.
Sourceshttps://governor.utah.gov/uncategorized/gov-cox-announces-fiscal-year-2026-budget-recommendations-including-elimination-of-social-security-tax/https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2025-01-23/video-transcript-gov-spencer-cox-2025-utah-state-of-the-state-addressView position & sources → - EnergyStated position
Double Utah's energy-generating capacity over the next 10 years under the 'Operation Gigawatt' initiative.
Sourceshttps://governor.utah.gov/press/news-release-gov-cox-unveils-operation-gigawatt/View position & sources → - HousingStated position
Build 35,000 new starter homes in Utah within five years through the 'Utah First Homes' program, targeting attainable single-family homes for first-time buyers.
Sourceshttps://governor.utah.gov/press/gov-cox-and-lt-gov-henderson-announce-150-million-utah-first-homes-starter-home-program-in-budget-announcement/https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2025-01-23/video-transcript-gov-spencer-cox-2025-utah-state-of-the-state-addressView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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