SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Erin Mendenhall is seeking reelection as mayor of Utah’s capital Tuesday in a ranked-choice contest that includes a challenge by former Mayor Rocky Anderson.
Anderson, who served two terms from 2000-2008, has criticized Mendenhall for not doing enough to alleviate the rising cost of housing.
"Salt Lake City is building more affordable housing than every mayoral administration combined by a lot — 413% increase in our investment in the creation of affordable housing units.
However the affordable housing being built has been for those with incomes far higher than most service industry workers make, Valentine pointed out.
It is the first Salt Lake City mayor's race since the capital, along with a number of Utah cities instituted ranked-choice voting in 2021.
Persons:
— Erin Mendenhall, Rocky Anderson, Michael Valentine, Anderson, Mendenhall, we’ve, Valentine
Organizations:
LAKE CITY, Democratic, KSL, Hinckley Institute of Politics
Locations:
Utah’s, Utah, Salt Lake City