Who is Gary Herbert - The Governor of Utah: Biography, Time Life, Career and Family

Mixi December 02, 2020 | 22:43

Gary Herbert (born May 7, 1947) is an American politician serving as the 17th and current Governor of Utah since 2009. Follow this article to know more about his biography and career.

Gary Herbert. Photo: Twitter

Gary Herbert biography

Gary Herbert was born in American Fork, Utah, to Paul and Carol Peters and was later adopted by his stepfather, Duane Herbert. He grew up in Orem, Utah, and after graduating from Orem High School served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Eastern Atlantic States Mission.

He attended, but did not graduate from, Brigham Young University. While studying there, Herbert joined the Utah National Guard, serving for six years and eventually earning the rank of staff sergeant. When his military service was completed, he began a career in real estate, founding Herbert & Associates Realtors, a brokerage firm based in Orem.

His political career began on the Utah County Commission, where he served for 14 years. During that time he was president of the Utah Association of Counties and the Utah Association of Realtors. Herbert and his wife, Jeannette, also founded and ran a child care service in Orem for 23 years.

Gary Herbert Career

Herbert served for six years as a member of the Utah Army National Guard, becoming a staff sergeant. Following his time in the National Guard, he set up a real estate firm, Herbert and Associates Realtors. Herbert was president of the Utah Association of Counties and Utah Association of Realtors. Mrs Herbert ran a child care service, The Kids Connection. In November 2003, Herbert began campaigning for the Republican nomination for Governor of Utah. In April 2004, a month before the state convention at which the gubernatorial nominee would be selected, Herbert joined forces with then-rival Jon Huntsman, Jr., becoming the latter’s running mate. The Huntsman-Herbert ticket defeated incumbent governor Olene S. Walker at the convention, before going on to win in the November election. Herbert subsequently became lieutenant governor, as Starsgab cites.

Gary Herbert personal life

Gary Herbert and his wife. Photo: Utah valley 360

As of 2020, he is married to Jeanette Snelson Herbert. They have six children and sixteen grandchildren. Mrs. Herbert was born in Preston, Idaho, and moved with her family as a young child to Springville, Utah. She is Honorary Chair of the Governor’s Commission on Literacy.

Gary Herbert Salary & Net Worth

As of 2020, Gary Herbert salary is $150,000.

His primary source of income is his political career.

Facts about Gary Herbert

Merit gave separate $25,000 checks to the Herbert campaign on November 2, 2009, and January 21, 2010, and Herbert and Lampropoulos met in October 2009.

In December 2009, Merit got $4.4 million in tax credits.

Lampropoulos has publicly endorsed Herbert and appears in a television commercial supporting Herbert’s reelection bid.

The Governor’s office issued updates to the restrictions in place with the new Health Order and restrictions.

The revised order clarifies that:

- Physical child custody exchanges, court-ordered parent time, and at-home child care services (including nannies and babysitters) are permitted;

- Business services provided at a place of residence (e.g., house cleaning, plumbing) are permitted; and

- The requirement for on-campus college students to get weekly COVID-19 testing applies only to students who are age 18 or older.

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