Everything you need to know about ranked-choice voting in one spot. Click to learn more!

LuAnn Adams

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
LuAnn Adams
Image of LuAnn Adams

Nonpartisan

Prior offices
Box Elder County Commissioner

Utah Commissioner of Agriculture and Food

LuAnn Adams was the seventh Utah Commissioner of Agriculture and Food. She was appointed to the position on December 20, 2013, by Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert (R) and took office in 2014.[1] Adams retired on April 16, 2019.[2]

Adams was the first woman appointed to be Utah's agriculture commissioner.[3]

Biography

Email editor@ballotpedia.org to notify us of updates to this biography.

Prior to her appointment as commissioner, Adams served as Box Elder County Commissioner, a position she held from 2011-2013. In that position, she led the charge to keep the Sage Grouse off of the federal Threatened and Endangered Species List. Before serving as the Box Elder County Commissioner, she was elected Box Elder County Recorder and Clerk, serving in that position for sixteen years.[1]

Outside of her work in public service, Adams has also served on a number of state boards, including the Utah Association of Counties Board of Directors, the Utah Recorder’s Association, the USU Advisory Board, and the NACO Agriculture & Rural Affairs Steering Committee. Adams compiled and published a book entitled, "Box Elder County Historical Photo Tour."[4]

Education

Associate's Degree, LDS Business College[4]

Political career

Utah Commissioner of Agriculture (2014-2019)

Adams served as the Utah Commissioner of Agriculture and Food from January 2014 to April 2019. She was the seventh commissioner since the state adopted a single commissioner structure.[1][2]

Appointments

2013

Adams was appointed as Utah Commissioner of Agriculture and Food by Gov. Gary R. Herbert (R) on December 20, 2013, and assumed office the following January.[1]

See also

Utah State Executive Elections News and Analysis
Seal of Utah.png
StateExecLogo.png
Ballotpedia RSS.jpg
Utah State Executive Offices
Utah State Legislature
Utah Courts
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Utah elections: 2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Party control of state government
State government trifectas
State of the state addresses
Partisan composition of governors

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Leonard Blackham
Utah Commissioner of Agriculture and Food
2014-2019
Succeeded by
Kerry Gibson