From the Salt Lake Tribune:

Gary Herbert announced Wednesday that he has selected Sen. Greg Bell to serve as his lieutenant governor.

Bell emerged as the clear front-runner in recent weeks as Herbert narrowed his list, and several top candidates removed themselves from consideration. Some insiders, including Senate President Michael Waddoups, said an opposition campaign from the Utah Eagle Forum that tried to cast Bell as too liberal helped cement the deal.

Bell — an attorney, real estate developer and former Farmington mayor who now lives in Fruit Heights — has been a strong supporter of strengthening the rules on the gifts legislators may accept from lobbyists and had advocated for a complete gift ban. Last session he sponsored the bill requiring more disclosure of meals and gifts. Lobbyist oversight and elections management are among the chief responsibilities for the lieutenant governor.

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