Gov. Spencer Cox will celebrate his first 500 days in office with a ceremony at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18. The event will take place at the S.J. Quinney School of Law at the University of Utah. Earlier in the day, Cox and state officials will place at new time capsule at the State Capitol.
SALT LAKE CITY – Gov. Spencer Cox will celebrate his first 500 days in office with a live public event on Wednesday, May 18.
The event will take place at 6 p.m. at the S.J. Quinney School of Law on the campus of the University of Utah.
The governor will discuss significant milestones and achievements outlined in his One Utah Roadmap, his plans for the second half of his term and his optimism for Utah’s future.
Cox will be interviewed by Jason Perry, followed by questions from the audience.
Perry is director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics at UofU and the host of the Hinckley Report with Jason Perry.
The event will be livestreamed on the governor’s Facebook, Twitter, Instragram accounts and his website at http://governor.utah.gov
The event is free and open to the public but tickets are required and space is limited.
Tickets are available at http://governor.utah.gov
The event is scheduled to take place in the Quinney School’s Moot Courtroom on the sixth floor. The law school is located at 383 South University Street East on the UofU campus.
Wednesday will be a busy day for the governor. At 2 p.m., Cox and state officials will place a new time capsule at the Utah State Capitol for the next 100 years.
The new time capsule will replace one that was placed at the Capitol on April 4, 1914.
It will contain letters; video messages from elected officials; license plates; photos from cities and towns around the state; COVID memorabilia; and other items that reflect Utah life in 2022.
On advice of state archivists, the specific contents on the time capsule will remain secret until it is opened in 2122.
The governor will share the stage with Senate President J. Stuart Adams and Speaker of the Utah House Brad Wilson. They will offer remarks appropriate for the occasion.
The Farmington High School band will play as Cox and state officials seal the time capsule.
Two large American flags will hang from the balcony on the west side of the building, allowing officials to recreate a photo taken in 1914.