Mary Kaye Huntsman

Mary Kaye Huntsman
Huntsman in 2011
First Lady of Utah
In role
January 3, 2005 – August 11, 2009
GovernorJon Huntsman Jr.
Preceded byMyron Walker
Succeeded byJeanette Herbert
Personal details
BornMary Kaye Cooper
(1961-09-10) September 10, 1961
PartyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1983)
Children7, including Abby
EducationUniversity of Utah
Arizona State University
OccupationActivist, philanthropist
Known forWife of U.S. presidential candidate and former governor Jon Huntsman Jr.
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Mary Kaye Huntsman (née Cooper; September 10, 1961) is an American activist who served as first lady of Utah from 2005 to 2009 as wife of Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. She launched and developed Bag of Hope and Power in You, programs that help children and teenagers deal with the emotional side of adversity with peer-to-peer and grownup support.

Time described Huntsman as having significant political gifts and being a major asset to her husband's political endeavors.