Deidre Henderson

Deidre M. Henderson (born September 4, 1974)[1] is an American politician serving as member of the Utah State Senate. She is based in Spanish Fork, Utah and represents District 7.[2] She assumed office on January 1, 2013.

Deidre Henderson
Henderson in February 2013
Member of the Utah Senate
from the 7th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2013
Preceded byRoss I. Romero
Personal details
Born (1974-09-04) September 4, 1974
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Gabe Henderson
Children5
ResidenceSpanish Fork, Utah, U.S.
Alma materBrigham Young University
ProfessionSmall business owner
WebsiteCampaign website
Official website

Early life and education

Deidre Henderson graduated from Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, Utah.[3] She continued her education and graduated from Brigham Young University.[3]

Career

Before joining the Utah State Senate, Henderson worked as a business consultant, and was involved in U.S. Congressman Jason Chaffetz's 2008 campaign.[4]

Henderson started her political career working for the Jason Chaffetz election campaign.[3][5] In 2012, Henderson was selected from among two candidates by the Republican convention and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 27,257 votes.[6] This district formerly consisted of the East bench of the Salt Lake Valley and was held by Democratic Senator Ross I. Romero who retired from the Senate in 2012. The Utah State Legislature's 2012 redistricting plan moved District 7 from the Salt Lake Valley to the Southern portion of Utah County.[7]

She was sworn into office in January 2013. In 2016, Henderson defeated her Democratic opponent, Andrew Apsley, with 83.65% of the vote to Apsley's 16.35%.[8] and re-elected in 2016.[9][8]

In the Senate, Henderson served on the Committee on Rule. Revenue and Taxation, Education, Business, Labor, and Economic Development Appropriations, and Higher Education Appropriations.[10]

Henderson ran to replace Jason Chaffetz in the U.S. Congress representing Utah's 3rd congressional district in 2017. Henderson lost to State Representative Chris Herrod in the Republican primary.[11]

On March 19, 2020, Henderson was selected as the running mate of incumbent Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox in the 2020 Utah gubernatorial election Republican primary.[12][13]

Personal life

She married Gabe Henderson and they have five children. Henderson is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

References
  1. "Deidre Henderson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  2. "Henderson, Deidre M." Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  3. "Deidre Henderson Facebook". Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  4. "Deidre Henderson". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  5. "Henderson, Deidre M." Utah State Senate. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  6. "2012 General Canvass Report". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  7. https://le.utah.gov/~2012/bills/static/SB0125.html
  8. https://electionresults.utah.gov/elections/senate/7
  9. "Deidre Henderson - Ballotpedia". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  10. http://senatesite.com/utahsenate/senate-chairmanships-announced/
  11. "Former state rep wins GOP nod for 3rd District special election to replace Chaffetz". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  12. "Spencer Cox picks his running mate in Utah's race for governor — state Sen. Deidre Henderson". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  13. "Spencer Cox picks Utah Sen. Deidre Henderson as running mate". KSLNewsRadio. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-06-18.

Further reading
Utah State Senate
Preceded by
Ross I. Romero		 Member of the Utah State Senate
from the 7th district
2013–present		 Incumbent
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