Career
Before joining the Utah State Senate,Henderson worked as a business consultant and was involved in U.S. Congressman Jason Chaffetz's 2008 campaign. [9]
Henderson started her political career working for the Jason Chaffetz election campaign. [10] [11] In 2012,Henderson was selected from two candidates by the Republican convention and ran unopposed for the State Senate in the November 6,2012 general election,winning with 27,257 votes. [12] This district formerly consisted of the East Bench of the Salt Lake Valley and was held by Democratic Senator Ross I. Romero who retired from the Senate in 2012. The Utah State Legislature's 2012 redistricting plan moved District 7 from the Salt Lake Valley to the southern portion of Utah County. [13]
Henderson was sworn into office in January 2013. In 2016,she was re-elected,defeating her Democratic opponent,Andrew Apsley,with 83.65% of the vote to Apsley's 16.35%.
In the Senate,Henderson served on the Committee on Rule. Revenue and Taxation,Education,Business,Labor,and Economic Development Appropriations,and Higher Education Appropriations. [14]
Henderson ran to replace Jason Chaffetz in the U.S. Congress representing Utah's 3rd congressional district in 2017. Henderson lost to State Representative Chris Herrod in the Republican convention. [15]
Henderson did not have a undergraduate degree before entering politics;she attended college,but stopped after marrying and having children. In 2014,while serving in the state senate,she began pursuing a bachelor's degree in history from Brigham Young University,which she continued after becoming lieutenant governor. She was able to earn course credits by serving an internship with the Lieutenant Governor's office,with Governor Spencer J. Cox listed as "internship supervisor." [16] She graduated from BYU in December 2021. [17]
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