After Huntsman’s speech, and the close of Gov. Gary Herbert’s inauguration ceremony, House Minority Leader David Litvack, D-Salt Lake, called the day a sad one for Utah.
“I think it’s a day that is, in some respects, very solemn,” Litvack said. “To lose a type of leader like Gov. Huntsman, even as he goes on to great things in his new position, is definitely a loss for the state of Utah.”
– From the Deseret News, August 11, 2009