2016 State of the State Address

January 27, 2016

President Niederhauser, Speaker Hughes, Members of the Legislature, Justices of the Utah Supreme Court, Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Cox and Utah’s First Lady, my wife, Jeanette. My fellow Utahns. The Utah we know and love today stands on higher ground because of the many sacrifices of hardworking Utahns who have gone before us. Let me begin this evening by acknowledging two of these giants who left us this past year¬¬former Governors, Norm Bangerter and Olene Walker. Among Governor Bangerter’s many achievements, he deserves great credit for increasing education funding and improving government efficiency during a time of economic uncertainty. Governor Bangerter was a down¬to¬earth leader who liked to say that he was “just an old farmer and carpenter” from Granger who happened to be governor. We all saw so much more in Norm Bangerter. He was a true leader who had the courage to stand up for what he believed. He knew how to partner with the Legislature to solve the critical issues of the day. In short, Norm offered Utah what we need in this state, and that is the steady hand of leadership. Governor Walker was also a leader, and a trailblazer, the first woman to hold Utah’s highest office. Just as important, she was a tireless advocate for education who established early reading initiatives in our Utah schools.

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