Spencer J. Cox: Difference between revisions
(Added citation.) |
(Reorganized, and added citation.) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Spencer J. Cox]] is the Governor of Utah, and was running for reelection as Lieutenant Governor with [[Gary Johnson]] in the [[November 2016 Election, Utah]]. | [[Spencer J. Cox]] is the Governor of Utah, and was running for reelection as Lieutenant Governor with [[Gary Johnson]] in the [[November 2016 Election, Utah]]. | ||
== 2023 == | |||
Spencer Cox signed legislation banning clinics from providing abortions.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/utah-governor-signs-legislation-banning-clinics-providing-abortions-rcna75206 "Utah governor signs legislation banning clinics from providing abortions"], NBC News, 15 Mar 2023</ref> | |||
== 2022 == | |||
Project Veritas was in Utah with an undercover tape of John Curtis's Field Director revealing some things that John Curtis's campaign explicitly desires to keep hidden. Pertinent to Spencer Cox, however, John Curtis's Field Director expressed surprise that Spencer Cox would have supported the trigger laws that Utah has in place.<ref>Project Veritas Action, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=805LXQly56Y "Rep John Curtis Campaign Field Director Reveals Congressman’s Opposition to Abortion 'Trigger Law'"], YouTube, 21 Jun 2022</ref> | |||
Spencer Cox has expressed that he does not intend to pursue expanding abortion restrictions outside of the context of existing trigger laws which would take effect were Roe v. Wade overturned.<ref>Brian Schott, [https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2022/05/11/utah-gov-cox-says-he/ "Gov. Cox says he opposes abortion restrictions beyond Utah’s trigger law"], Salt Lake Tribune, 11 May 2022</ref> | Spencer Cox has expressed that he does not intend to pursue expanding abortion restrictions outside of the context of existing trigger laws which would take effect were Roe v. Wade overturned.<ref>Brian Schott, [https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2022/05/11/utah-gov-cox-says-he/ "Gov. Cox says he opposes abortion restrictions beyond Utah’s trigger law"], Salt Lake Tribune, 11 May 2022</ref> | ||
== 2021 == | |||
TBD Citation regarding declaring pride month. | |||
== 2016 == | |||
He has declared that without major changes, he will not be voting for Trump, stating further that "if there were some major changes to Trump, I think there's a way many of us could support him, but he hasn't shown any inclination toward those changes or doing things differently, so I think it's a long shot that he will change". He has expressed that he is considering [[Gary Johnson]], [[Evan McMullin]], or a write-in.<ref>Robert Gehrke, [http://www.sltrib.com/home/4232246-155/utahs-lieutenant-governor-says-barring-huge "Utah’s lieutenant governor says, barring huge changes, he won’t vote for Donald Trump"], Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Aug 2016</ref> | He has declared that without major changes, he will not be voting for Trump, stating further that "if there were some major changes to Trump, I think there's a way many of us could support him, but he hasn't shown any inclination toward those changes or doing things differently, so I think it's a long shot that he will change". He has expressed that he is considering [[Gary Johnson]], [[Evan McMullin]], or a write-in.<ref>Robert Gehrke, [http://www.sltrib.com/home/4232246-155/utahs-lieutenant-governor-says-barring-huge "Utah’s lieutenant governor says, barring huge changes, he won’t vote for Donald Trump"], Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Aug 2016</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 4 June 2023
Spencer J. Cox is the Governor of Utah, and was running for reelection as Lieutenant Governor with Gary Johnson in the November 2016 Election, Utah.
2023
Spencer Cox signed legislation banning clinics from providing abortions.[1]
2022
Project Veritas was in Utah with an undercover tape of John Curtis's Field Director revealing some things that John Curtis's campaign explicitly desires to keep hidden. Pertinent to Spencer Cox, however, John Curtis's Field Director expressed surprise that Spencer Cox would have supported the trigger laws that Utah has in place.[2]
Spencer Cox has expressed that he does not intend to pursue expanding abortion restrictions outside of the context of existing trigger laws which would take effect were Roe v. Wade overturned.[3]
2021
TBD Citation regarding declaring pride month.
2016
He has declared that without major changes, he will not be voting for Trump, stating further that "if there were some major changes to Trump, I think there's a way many of us could support him, but he hasn't shown any inclination toward those changes or doing things differently, so I think it's a long shot that he will change". He has expressed that he is considering Gary Johnson, Evan McMullin, or a write-in.[4]
External Resources
- "Lt. Gov. Cox speaks at vigil for Orlando: 'My heart has changed'", KSL, 14 Jun 2016
References
- ↑ "Utah governor signs legislation banning clinics from providing abortions", NBC News, 15 Mar 2023
- ↑ Project Veritas Action, "Rep John Curtis Campaign Field Director Reveals Congressman’s Opposition to Abortion 'Trigger Law'", YouTube, 21 Jun 2022
- ↑ Brian Schott, "Gov. Cox says he opposes abortion restrictions beyond Utah’s trigger law", Salt Lake Tribune, 11 May 2022
- ↑ Robert Gehrke, "Utah’s lieutenant governor says, barring huge changes, he won’t vote for Donald Trump", Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Aug 2016