Four of seven Salt Lake City school board seats are on the Nov. 3 ballot
One race is uncontested, so the board will have at least one new member.
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Four of the seven seats on the Salt Lake City School Board are on the Nov. 3 ballot, and at least one new member is guaranteed because one race is uncontested, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. The seats are nonpartisan. [1]
In Precinct 3, incumbent Ashley Anderson, an artist and arts educator, faces Jared Wright, the former West High principal who now leads Granger High. Wright told legislators in 2025 that district officials retaliated against him, and Superintendent Elizabeth Grant testified that his claims were false. State officials reprimanded Wright this month. He called the reprimand "baseless" in a statement. [1]
Amanda Finlayson, a social worker at a charter high school, is unopposed in Precinct 4. The seat is being vacated by board President Nate Salazar, who is running for the Salt Lake County Council. [1]
In Precinct 5, incumbent Annie Romano, appointed in September 2025, faces Sandra Buendia, a longtime district administrator whose professional license was suspended for two years in 2025. Buendia called the discipline "egregious and punitive." Another seat pits incumbent Bryan Jensen, on the board since 2022, against newcomer Jennifer Smith. [1]
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