Kent Shelton

Office held

Recorded “no” votes in council minutes

The West Jordan City Council minutes, as summarized by The Utah Ledger, name Kent Shelton among the members voting no on 1 agenda item. Minutes do not always record each member's vote, so this list does not show how Kent Shelton voted on other items. On a motion to deny, table or continue, a no vote is a vote against that motion. It is not a score or a rating.

• October 13, 2026Tally: 3-4
  Highlands Landing North: future land use change and rezone of 14.07 acres to R-3-8 and SC-2
  Outcome: Denied
  Motion not to approve passed 4-3; Vice Chair Shelton, Bob Bedore and Zach Jacob opposed the denial
  Chair Wignall moved not to approve, seconded by Council Member Whitelock

From council minutes collected by The Utah Ledger; each item links to the meeting page and its official minutes.

Background

Kent Shelton is the West Jordan City Council's District 4 member, serving January 2024 to December 2027. His city biography lists an associate degree in visual art and design from Salt Lake Community College and a bachelor's degree in geography with a GIS certificate from the University of Utah. He is a commercial photographer, was president of the Intermountain Professional Photographers Association in 2017, and has served on the city's Planning Commission and Design Review Committee.

Source: West Jordan, District 4 Councilmember · Background checked October 22, 2026

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