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Ogden · Elected officials

Ken Richey

City Council member, District 3

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Disclosed interests

2026 conflict-of-interest disclosure, signed Jan. 26, 2026

Employer
New York Life (insurance and financial services), Agent/Certified Financial Planner
Spouse
New York Life
Other
Lists as a possible conflict: “My wife works with Ogden City on an employee benefit offering a permanent life insurance product available through payroll deduction on a voluntary basis. I am not involved in the solicitation or servicing of those contracts.”

2025 conflict-of-interest disclosure

Employer
New York Life (insurance and financial services), Agent
Preceding-year employer
NA
Owner or officer
Richey Financial... LLC (brokerage services for life insurance and annuities), president
Spouse
New York Life
Other
Lists as a possible conflict: “My wife, working independent from myself works with Ogden City on a voluntary life insurance benefit offered through the city. I do not assist or work jointly with City employees with whom [she] services as their agent.”

Disclosures and recusals in the minutes

Every time the council minutes since 2020 record this official disclosing an interest or stepping aside for one, as summarized from the minutes.

  • Acknowledged during the paid parking debate that he had voted for the WonderBlock and parking structure bonds. May 5, 2026 · Minutes (PDF)
  • Recused from discussion and the vote on Ordinance 2026-4 (Code Services reorganization); the minutes say a family member is in the Ogden firefighter hiring pool, which includes positions created by the proposal. April 21, 2026 · Minutes (PDF)

Campaign contributions

2025 City Council, District 3 campaign · Financial disclosure report, Oct. 7, 2025 (PDF)

Signed Oct. 7, 2025: $3,725 in contributions and $445.57 in expenditures, balance $3,279.43. Contributions listed from individuals who share the candidate's surname are omitted here; see the filing.

DateContributor, as writtenAmount
August 27, 2025Shaun Myers$250.00
September 5, 2025Kerri Arbon$25.00
September 10, 2025James Harvey$100.00
September 10, 2025Sylvia Salisbury$50.00
September 15, 2025Bonnie Hyer$250.00
September 16, 2025Northern Wasatch Realtors$1,500.00
September 22, 2025Tokyo Station$500.00
September 22, 2025Lopez Family$500.00
September 25, 2025Northern Wasatch Homebuilders$500.00

Contributions from others listed: $3,675.00.

2025 City Council, District 3 campaign · Financial disclosure report, Oct. 28, 2025 (PDF)

Oct. 28 report: balance from previous report $3,279.43, $950 in contributions and $4,363.37 in expenditures, balance -$133.94. An amended report signed Oct. 30, 2025 (https://www.ogdencity.gov/DocumentCenter/View/35793/Richey-Amended) lists $550 in contributions and a balance of -$533.94, and marks the $400 Taxpayers PAC contribution "Returned".

DateContributor, as writtenAmount
October 11, 2025Sylvia Salisbury$50.00
October 14, 2025Michael Caldwell$500.00
October 27, 2025Taxpayers PAC$400.00

Contributions from others listed: $950.00.

2025 City Council, District 3 campaign · Final financial disclosure report, Dec. 4, 2025 (PDF)

Signed Dec. 4, 2025: $561.78 in contributions and $27.84 in expenditures. The form is partly handwritten; read the original for its balance figures.

No contributions from others are listed.

From the candidate: $561.78 (Nov. 2, 2025, listed as personal contributions)

2021 City Council, District 3 campaign · 2021 campaign finance reports, combined (PDF)

Aug. 3 report: $7,638.60 in contributions and $5,080.97 in expenditures, balance $2,557.63; its itemized pages are handwritten, so read the original for them. Aug. 30 report: $895 in contributions ($720 from 20 contributors of $50 or less and $175 from larger donors) and $1,576.15 in expenditures. Oct. 26 report: $2,926.05 in contributions, including $2,841.05 from the candidate, and $3,760.18 in expenditures. Dec. 2 report: $1,141.15 in contributions, including $491.15 from the candidate, balance $742.35. Contributions listed from individuals who share the candidate's surname are omitted here; see the filing. Some dates below are as written on the filing.

DateContributor, as writtenAmount
August 18, 2021Noel Zabriskl$20.00
August 21, 2021Kent Larklin$25.00
August 21, 2021Nancy Larklin$25.00
August 21, 2001Mike & Anna Keogh$20.00
August 22, 2021Kent Larklin$50.00
August 22, 2021Nancy Larklin$50.00
August 25, 2021James Blaisdell$50.00
August 25, 2021Cathy Blaisdell$50.00
August 26, 2021Ryan Wilcox$50.00
August 28, 2021Tyler Chadwick$50.00
August 28, 2020Jessica Chadwick$50.00
August 28, 2021Mike Williams$20.00
August 28, 2021Gene and Pat Kunz$20.00
August 28, 2021Colleen Hancock$20.00
August 29, 2021Nicole Boucher$75.00
August 29, 2021Critt Aardema$100.00
August 29, 2021Mike Evans$50.00
August 29, 2021Michelle Evans$50.00
September 1, 2021Jeffrey Wilson$50.00
September 9, 2021Jeff Heiner$35.00
October 25, 2021Ogden Regional Airport Association$250.00
November 1, 2021W E Consultants$100.00
November 2, 2021Kevin Richards$100.00
November 2, 2021Jase Reyneveld$200.00

Contributions from others listed: $1,510.00.

From the candidate: $50 (Sept. 29, 2021), $2,791.05 (Oct. 25, 2021), $491.15 (Dec. 2, 2021); the handwritten Aug. 3 report also lists a contribution under the candidate's name

Voting record

Recorded votes
532
Yes
284
No
1
Abstained or recused
1
Absent
13
Motions made
42

From January 4, 2022 to October 13, 2026. 233 votes are marked not recorded because the minutes' attendance and tally don't account for every member. A yes is counted only when everyone present is accounted for in the tally. Motions count once per item, so moving a consent agenda counts for each item on it.

Voted no

Abstained or recused

Every recorded vote

2026 (56 votes)
2025 (90 votes)
2024 (90 votes)
2023 (149 votes)
2022 (147 votes)

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