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Spencer Cox

PEP · Politician

Spencer Cox is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Spencer Cox · Σπένσερ Κοξ · Спенсер Кокс · ספנסר קוקס · اسپنسر کاکس · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Spencer J. Cox · Spencer James Cox · Σπένσερ Τζ. Κοξ · 스펜서 제임스 콕스				[sources]
Birth date	1975-07-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Mount Pleasant				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (past)				[sources]
Email	spencercox@utah.gov				[sources]
First name	James · Spencer				[sources]
Last name	Cox				[sources]
Political association	Republican · Republican Party				[sources]
Website	governor.utah.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16208237				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Governor of Utah (2021-) · Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2013-2021) · county commissioner (2008-2012) · mayor of a place in Utah (2005-2008) · member of the Utah House of Representatives (2013-2013)				[sources]
Education	North Sanpete High School · Snow College · Utah State University · Washington and Lee University School of Law (-2001)				[sources]
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

18th Governor of Utah since 2021

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)11,306

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United States · Plural · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,615

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,721

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions499,324

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,351

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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