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Carlos Artiles Fortun
Communications Specialist
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801-910-5547

Welcome to Lt. Governor Henderson’s press shop. Here you can stay up-to-date on press releases, blog posts, and more communication coming directly from our office.

Lt. Governor's News

May 27, 2025

NEWS RELEASE: Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson Public Schedule 5/26/25-5/30/25

Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson Public Schedule
May 19, 2025

NEWS RELEASE: Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson Public Schedule 5/19/25-5/23/25

Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson Public Schedule
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May 6, 2025

H.B. 267 Temporary Stay

H.B. 267 Update.
April 21, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY – Westwater Community Celebrates Running Water for the First Time

Lieutenant Governor Deidre M. Henderson will join the Westwater community to celebrate clean running drinking water, a project four years in the making. The celebration will include a community tour in Westwater, Utah, followed by a formal event at the USU College Campus in Blanding with dignitaries and local officials.
March 24, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY – Lt. Gov. Henderson to Celebrate New Tabitha’s Way Location with Ribbon Cutting

Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson warns that long lines at polling locations could delay election reporting of results on election night. In the interest of ensuring that Utahns have an opportunity to vote without the influence of initial results, early results will be held until the last voter in line has cast their ballot.
January 8, 2025

2025 Inauguration Speech

Four years ago, I was sworn in as Utah’s ninth lieutenant governor with little understanding of this role. Today, I have a better idea of what it means to be the state’s number two. To paraphrase Shakespeare, “A [lieutenant governor] shines as brightly as a [governor], until the [governor is near]. So doth the greater glory dim the less.”