SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert was scheduled to officiate the wedding of a Democratic state lawmaker Monday evening.

Herbert's office says the Republican governor was expected to perform the wedding of Rep. Karen Kwan, D-Murray, and schoolteacher Travis Lee Dahl at the state Capitol.

The governor's office said Herbert was honored to have been asked to be a part of the ceremony.

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In addition to local government officials and religious officials, the governor, lieutenant governor, and top lawmaker in the House and Senate are all able to solemnize marriages in Utah.

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