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Salt Lake County Council | |
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| Leadership | |
Dea Theodore, Republican Party since 2024 | |
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| Seats | 9 |
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Political groups | Republican (5) |
Political groups | Democratic (4) |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
| Salt Lake County Government Center North Building 2001 South State Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84114 | |
| Website | |
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TheSalt Lake County Council is the legislative body of thehome rule government ofSalt Lake County, Utah. The council consists of nine members, each representing one of the nine districts from which they were elected.
Like most counties in Utah, Salt Lake County was governed by a three-member commission before county voters approved the change to a nine-member council with an elected mayor in 1998 general election.[1] It took effect in 2000, when the first councilors were elected.[2]
The county council elections are partisan and held alongside general elections in thepresidential andmidterm election years. The council members are elected in staggered terms, every two years, one at-large and three district members are elected. The members in odd-numbered districts are elected in midterm election years and the members in even-numbered districts are elected in presidential election years.
The council members are elected from nine districts: three alphabetical districts areat large and are elected to six-year terms, while six numerical districts are sectioned into separate districts and elected to four-year terms.
The three current at-large council members are Laurie Stringham (Republican), first elected in 2020; Suzanne Harrison (Democratic), first elected in 2022; and Natalie Pinkney (Democratic), first elected in 2024.[3][4][5]
District 1 consists of most ofSalt Lake City, almost all ofSouth Salt Lake and the northeastern corner ofWest Valley City. Its current councilmember is Democrat Arlyn Bradshaw.[6]
District 2 consists of West Valley City andSouth Jordan west ofBangerter Highway, a small piece ofWest Jordan, small pieces ofRiverton andHerriman and the unincorporated communities ofKearns andMagna. Its current councilmember is Republican Carlos Moreno.[7]
District 3 consists ofTaylorsville in its entirety, most ofMurray and parts of West Valley City, South Salt Lake,Millcreek and West Jordan. Its current councilmember is Republican Aimee Winder Newton.[8]
District 4 encompasses the entire city ofHolladay, the far eastern part of Salt Lake City, most of Millcreek and parts of Murray andCottonwood Heights. Its current councilmember is Democrat Ross Romero.[9]
District 5 encompasses the entire city ofBluffdale, most of West Jordan, Riverton and Herriman, South Jordan east of Bangerter Highway,Draper west ofI-15, and small slivers of West Valley City,Midvale andSandy. Its current councilmember is Republican Sheldon Stewart.[10]
District 6 encompasses a majority of Draper, Sandy and Midvale and part of Cottonwood Heights. Its current councilmember is Republican Dea Theodore.[11]
| Election | At-large A | At-large B | At-large C | District 1 | District 2 | District 3 | District 4 | District 5 | District 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000[12] | Randy Horiuchi (D) | Steve Harmsen (R) | Jim Bradley (D) | Joe Hatch (D) | Michael Jensen (R) | David Wilde (R) | Russell Skousen (R) | Winston Wilkinson (R) | Marvin Hendrickson (R) |
| 2002[13] | Cortlund Ashton (R) | ||||||||
| 2004[14] | Jenny Wilson (D) | Mark Crockett (R) | |||||||
| 2006[15] | Jeff Allen (R) | ||||||||
| 2008[16] | Jani Iwamoto (D) | Max Burdick (R) | |||||||
| 2010[17] | Richard Snelgrove (R) | Arlyn Bradshaw (D) | Steven DeBry (R) | ||||||
| 2012[18] | Sam Granato (D) | ||||||||
| 2014[19] | Jenny Wilson (D) | Aimee Winder Newton (R) | |||||||
| 2016[20] | |||||||||
| 2018[21] | Ann Granato (D)1) | ||||||||
| 2019 | Shireen Ghorbani2) (D) | ||||||||
| 2020[21] | Laurie Stringham (R) | David Alvord (R) | Ann Granato (D) | Dea Theodore (R) | |||||
| 2022 | Suzanne Harrison (D) | Sheldon Stewart (R) | |||||||
| 2024[22] | Natalie Pinkney (D) | Carlos Moreno (R) | Ross Romero (D) |
1) Won special election to succeed her husband Sam Granato after his death.
2) Appointed to succeed Jenny Wilson, who was appointed toMayor of Salt Lake County.
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