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First woman to serve on Utah County Commission is sworn in
Former county clerk/auditor Amelia Powers Gardner says she wants to bring innovation to county government.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Amelia Powers Gardner is sworn in as a Utah County commissioner by Josh Daniels in Provo on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Powers Gardner replaces Tanner Ainge and is the first woman ever to serve on the commission. | Updated: April 30, 2021, 12:00 a.m.
Amelia Powers Gardner became Utah County’s newest commissioner and the first woman to hold that role after an inauguration ceremony Thursday.
In a short speech after she took her oath of office, Powers Gardner’s voice broke as she described growing up in Utah County, raised by a single mother, sometimes experiencing bouts of homelessness. Now she holds one of the county’s most prominent leadership positions.