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Utah Senate Honors Outgoing Public Safety Commissioner Keith Squires
Summary
Senators presented a formal citation recognizing Keith Squires’s more than 31 years of law enforcement service and his leadership of the Utah Department of Public Safety and Highway Patrol.
The Utah State Senate presented a formal citation to outgoing Public Safety Commissioner Keith Squires during the 12th extraordinary session. Senators praised Squires for more than 31 years of service in law enforcement and homeland security, his leadership of the Utah Department of Public Safety, and his role in coordinating multiagency responses such as Operation Rio Grande.
Senator Ibsen introduced Commissioner Squires, noting his work unifying police departments and making resources such as helicopter support, DUI squads and drug interdiction available statewide. The citation read into the record recounted his Naval Postgraduate School degree in homeland security and defense, an award from the Department of Public Safety, and his leadership during homelessness and public safety efforts associated with Operation Rio Grande.
Multiple senators offered personal tributes; Senator Escamilla highlighted the Department’s responsiveness under Squires’s leadership and commended his community engagement. Commissioner Squires thanked the Senate, his family—who were seated on the dais—and colleagues for the recognition.
What happens next: The citation honors Squires’s public service as he moves out of his role as commissioner; the Senate continued with its scheduled confirmations after the recognition.
