Prioritizing Marriage
Data shows that children raised with two parents have better upward mobility and fewer social service needs later in life. Healthy relationships are key.
Protecting Children
Childhood trauma impacts physical and mental health and can increase the need for social services and other interventions.
Supporting Parents
When parents have the support they need, outcomes for children improve."When families win, Utah wins."
- Governor Spencer J. Cox
Governor Spencer Cox created the Office of Families in 2022 in an effort to look at upstream policies to strengthen families and improve outcomes for children. See the Charter for the Office of Families for additional information.
Aimee Winder Newton serves as a senior advisor to Governor Cox and director of the Utah Office of Families. She has championed social media legislation and education, home visiting programs for vulnerable families, and many other upstream policies to strengthen families in Utah so children have better outcomes.
Her previous roles include planning commissioner, city communications director, executive for a biotech company, small business owner, and board member for several organizations, including Prevent Child Abuse Utah. She was a 2020 candidate for Utah governor.
Aimee also serves part-time on the Salt Lake County Council and chairs the Salt Lake County Intergenerational Poverty Task Force.
Aimee is a graduate of the University of Utah. She and her husband, Matt, have been married for 30 years and have raised four children. They became grandparents this year and love to travel with their growing family.