Spencer Cox’s bid to be the next governor of Utah got a $50,000 boost from his current boss last week, according to campaign disclosures filed with the state.
The political action committee of outgoing Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, who has stated that he supports his lieutenant governor’s campaign to succeed him, made the donation Aug. 30, disclosure forms show. The donation makes Herbert the largest single donor to Cox’s campaign to date.
“As lieutenant governor for the past six years, Spencer has provided leadership that has contributed to one of the longest periods of prosperity in Utah history,” Herbert said in a prepared statement.