Spencer J. Cox is a husband, father, farmer, attorney, and Utah’s 18th governor. Throughout his years of public service, Cox has been a city councilmember, mayor, county commissioner and state legislator, all before being appointed as Utah’s lieutenant governor in 2013. He also served as the 2023-2024 chairman of the National Governors Association. Cox promotes respect in politics and innovation in government, works across party lines to find common ground and regularly participates in hands-on service projects. These elements were the foundation of his NGA Chair’s Initiative, “Disagree Better: Healthy Conflict for Better Policy.”
NPC Headliners: Governor Spencer Cox & Governor Wes Moore
Sep 4 2025
WHEN:
Sep 4, 2025 at 12:30pm
WHERE:
Ballroom
CONTACT INFO:
Cecily Scott Martin
MORE INFO:
NPC Luncheon
Registration/tickets required
Join Governor Cox and Governor Moore for a Headliners lunch and discussion on the importance of bipartisanship on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the National Press Club.
The Headliners event begins with lunch in the Ballroom at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. National Press Club members may purchase tickets for $25. Non-member tickets cost $30.
To reserve a table of 8 and for all ticketing-related questions, please email [email protected]. All guest information must be confirmed 72 hours before the start of the event. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase.
To submit a question in advance for the speaker, put GOVERNORS in the subject line and email it to [email protected]. The deadline for submitting questions in advance is 10 a.m. on the day of the address.
Wes Moore is a combat veteran, bestselling author, small business owner, Rhodes Scholar and former CEO of one of the nation’s largest anti-poverty organizations, and Maryland’s 63rd governor. Moore graduated with an associate's degree from Valley Forge Military College in 1998 and then Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University in 2001. As a teenager, he interned for former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke and then went on to earn a Rhodes Scholarship. He is Maryland’s first Black Governor and is just the third African American elected Governor in the history of the United States.