SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — As homeless mortality rates reach alarming levels, the state announced Utah's next homeless coordinator Thursday morning. ABC4.com sat down with the state's newest leader in homeless services.

Representative Tyler Clancy, 28, of the Utah State House of Representatives was appointed to replace Wayne Niederhauser as Utah's homeless coordinator, leading the state's Homeless Services Board.

"This is a really complicated issue, so there's going to be a lot of different perspectives here," Rep. Clancy said. "More than anything I think I'm just humbled."

Rep. Clancy will begin his service on Mar. 9, 2026, after the end of the next state legislative session.

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"Most of the reforms I've worked on haven't been quite popular," Rep. Clancy said.

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