Gov.-elect Spencer Cox to name Utah Senate leader to head up economic development

State Sen. Dan Hemmert, R-Provo, will be named as the new head of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned.Gov.-elect Spencer Cox is adding Hemmert to his Cabinet when he takes office in January.Hemmert has served in the Utah Senate since he was appointed in 2016 to replace the retiring Alvin Jackson. He became a member of the Senate leadership team in 2018, winning election as majority whip.The owner of the Red Hanger Cleaners chain, he mounted a ru