The Utah Pride Festival is a festival held in downtown Salt Lake City in June celebrating Utah's diversity and gay,lesbian,bisexual,and transgender (LGBTQ) community. The event is a program of the Utah Pride Center,and includes the state's second-largest parade,after the Days of '47 Parade.
Transportation in Salt Lake City consists of a wide network of roads,an extensive bus system,a light rail system,and a commuter rail line. Although Salt Lake City,Utah,is a traditionally car-oriented city,the rapidly growing public transit system has a high number of riders for a city of its size,and public transit is widely supported by its residents and businesses.
Ted Lewis Wilson was an American politician who served as the 30th mayor of Salt Lake City from 1976 until July 1985. He won three elections. Wilson resigned during his third term to become the director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah where he held an adjunct assistant professorship of Political Science.
Michael Kent Winder is an American businessman,author,and politician. He was the mayor of West Valley City,Utah between 2010 and 2014. A Republican,he subsequently represented District 30 in the Utah House of Representatives for three terms,from 2017 to 2022. He is the author of fourteen published books on Utah and LDS history,including Presidents and Prophets:The Story of America's Presidents and the LDS Church.
Jenny Wilson is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Salt Lake County,Utah. In September 2007,she was a primary candidate for mayor of Salt Lake City,Utah. In 2016,she was Utah's national committeewoman for the Democratic Party. She is the daughter of Ted Wilson,a former mayor of Salt Lake City. Wilson was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Utah Senate race,running against Republican nominee Mitt Romney. After her election defeat,she was appointed to replace Ben McAdams as Salt Lake County Mayor,taking the oath of office in January 2019. She was elected to that position for a full four-year term in the 2020 general election.
Nancy Saxton is a former Salt Lake City Council Member and mayoral candidate.
Hideout is a town in the northwestern corner of Wasatch County,Utah,United States,in the northern part of the state. Lying just to the north and east of Jordanelle Reservoir along Utah State Route 248 (SR-248),the town was incorporated in 2008 under short-lived state law. The population was 656 at the 2010 census.
Independence is a town in Wasatch County,Utah,United States. Lying just east of U.S. Route 40 southeast of Heber City,Independence was incorporated in 2008 under a controversial,short-lived state law. The population was 164 at the 2010 census.
Benjamin Michael McAdams is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative from Utah's 4th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. He was the only Democratic member of Utah's congressional delegation,and a member of the Blue Dog Coalition. From 2013 to 2019,he served as mayor of Salt Lake County,and from 2009 to 2012,he was the Utah state senator from the 2nd district,which includes Salt Lake City,South Salt Lake,and a portion of West Valley. McAdams was elected to Congress in 2018,narrowly defeating two-term Republican incumbent Mia Love. In 2020,McAdams ran for reelection,but he lost to Republican challenger Burgess Owens. He is the most recent Democrat to represent Utah in Congress.
David Keith Nelson was an American LGBT and gun rights activist. He founded or helped found several LGBT-related nonprofit organizations in Utah and helped direct others. His work with the Democratic Party encouraged many LGBT Utahns to serve as party leaders. His work as a legislative and executive lobbyist accomplished the adoption of several LGBT- and weapon-friendly state and local laws,rules,ordinances and policies,and the rejection of other legislation.
Jim Dabakis is an American politician from Salt Lake City,Utah. While now a Republican for primary voting purposes,he served as a member of the Utah State Senate as a Democrat,where he represented the state's 2nd senate district.
Aimee Winder Newton is an American politician and member of the Salt Lake County Council representing the 3rd District. On October 23,2019,Winder Newton announced her candidacy for Governor of Utah in 2020. She was the third female in history to file for Governor in the State of Utah.
The 2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 3,2015,to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City,Utah. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections,and was officially nonpartisan.
Richard Snelgrove is an American politician and small business owner from Utah. Through 2022,he was an at-large member and the chair of the Salt Lake County Council,representing 1.2 million residents. He was elected in 2010 and was re-elected in 2016. He advocates for a collaborative and bipartisan approach in County government to address issues and serve people.
The Mayor of Salt Lake County is the head of the executive branch of the county government of Salt Lake County,Utah in the United States.
The 2012 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake County,Utah on November 6,2012,alongside the presidential,House of Representatives,Senate,and gubernatorial elections. This marked the fourth election to the office since the post was created in 2000.
The 2008 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake County,Utah on November 4,2008,alongside the presidential,House of Representatives and gubernatorial elections. This marked the third election to the office since the post was created in 2000.
The Salt Lake County Council is the legislative body of the home rule government of Salt Lake County,Utah. The council consists of nine members,each representing one of the nine districts from which they were elected.
Mayoral elections are currently regularly held in Salt Lake City,Utah,every four years to elect the city's mayor.
The 2023 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 21,2023,to elect the mayor of Salt Lake City,Utah. The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent mayor Erin Mendenhall won reelection to a second term in office,defeating former mayor Rocky Anderson and filmmaker Michael Valentine. This was the first mayoral election in the city's history to utilize ranked-choice voting,although Mendenhall won a majority of votes in the initial round,so no ranked-choice tabulation was necessary.
