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Senate committee advances three gubernatorial nominees to full Senate after brief confirmations
Summary
The Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee unanimously advanced three gubernatorial nominees — Judd Cook and Brigham Tomko for the Board of Economic Opportunity, and Ryan Paul for the Board of State History — after short biographical remarks and brief questioning about permitting, rural jobs and public-history outreach.
The Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee voted unanimously to advance three gubernatorial nominees to the full Senate following brief confirmation hearings.
Judd Cook, nominated to serve as a member at-large on the Board of Economic Opportunity for the remainder of a term expiring May 15, 2026, described a long career in the natural-gas industry and said he wants to contribute to the state’s economic development. "I am the president of Questar Gas, vice president and general manager of Enbridge Gas, Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho," Cook said, noting the company "serve[s] 1,200,000 customers" and operates "roughly 22,000 miles of pipe in the ground." He told the committee Utah’s low energy costs, education pipeline and…
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