Utah Senate President Pro Tempore Wayne Harper was selected to lead the National Conference of State Legislatures, a bipartisan organization serving more than 7,000 lawmakers. Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson accepted a role as a member of the National Lieutenant Governors Association Executive Committee.
SALT LAKE CITY — A pair of Utah leaders have been tapped for leadership roles with national associations of state lawmakers and lieutenant governors., where she will begin service immediately as an at-large member. Longtime Utah lawmaker Wayne Harper was selected to lead a national organization of state lawmakers and legislative staff beginning next year.National Conference of State Legislatures
during its annual summit in Indianapolis, according to Utah Senate Deputy Chief of Staff Aundrea Peterson. The national group is a bipartisan group serving more than 7,000 lawmakers and 30,000 legislative staff members that alternates leadership between the two parties, so Harper will serve as the vice president before succeeding Rhode Island Speaker Pro Tempore Brian Patrick Kennedy, a Democrat, in 2024.
"Sen. Harper has long been considered an instrumental partner in finding lasting solutions to many of the challenges Utah has encountered," Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, said in a statement Wednesday. "I look forward to continuing the progress NCSL has made in policy and collaboration," Harper stated. "As NCSL's vice president, bipartisanship remains a top priority for me as I serve in this new role and continue to represent my constituents in Utah as well as legislators and legislative staff across the states."
Harper served in the Utah House of Representatives from 1997 to 2012 and has been in the Senate since 2013. He holds a leadership position as the Senate president pro tempore, and oversees several committees.
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