State Board of Education member, District 5 · Democratic
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Official-page portrait file photo. Photo: Utah State Board of Education (photographer uncredited) · Copyright retained by rights holder · Wikimedia Commons
Official-page portrait file photo. Photo: Utah State Board of Education (photographer uncredited) · Copyright retained by rights holder · Wikimedia Commons
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Sarah Reale is a candidate for State Board of Education, District 5. The ballot lists Sarah Reale, Democratic. The district covers all or part of Salt Lake County.
Sarah Reale is a Salt Lake native who earned a master’s degree in political science at Utah State University. Her career has centered on higher education, including teaching political science as an adjunct at Salt Lake Community College. Her state board biography also describes responsibility for the college’s digital communications and student experience, linking her professional work to how students connect with an institution. [1]
Election and community roles
Reale was elected to the Utah State Board of Education in 2022. Her represented area includes parts of West Valley City, Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake and Murray. Her biography lists civic work with the Salt Lake City Library Board, the county’s Mountainous Planning District Planning Commission, United Way of Salt Lake and a University of Utah Chi Omega advisory board. [1]
Approach and committee responsibilities
Reale describes her education approach in terms of students’ academic and career goals. Her biography connects that focus to higher-education work, research and community advocacy. It also notes a family connection to Utah’s K–12 schools through educators in her immediate family. These experiences form the background she brings to statewide school-policy decisions. [1]
Reale serves on Standards and Assessment and is vice chair of the Audit Committee. [2]
Current professional record
In her 2026 disclosure, Reale identifies full-time employment at Salt Lake Community College as assistant vice president of institutional marketing and communication. That more recent filing supplies a current title alongside the broader higher-education and teaching experience described on her board biography. Her professional responsibilities concern the college’s institutional communications. [3]
From the campaign website
The campaign website describes Sarah Reale as having almost 20 years in higher education as an educator and administrator, and more than a decade of volunteer and research advocacy on growth and open space. [4]
Listed goals are funding full-day kindergarten and teacher pay, a P-20 pipeline, equity and inclusion, ending book banning, mental health and innovation grants. [4]
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Reale was elected to the board in 2022 and is unopposed for the District 5 seat, which covers parts of West Valley City, Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake and Murray. [5]
This is the candidate's own campaign material, condensed by The Utah Ledger and not independently checked. [4]
Profile sources
Profile refreshed October 30, 2026. Candidate statements describe the candidate's own experience or positions; official records and reporting are labeled separately.
