As the candidate filing window for local elections came to a close last week, a race for one county council seat saw three newcomers declare campaigns. Meanwhile, one person filed for election to each of the other races that’ll be on the November ballot each. All who filed to run in Wasatch County races are Republicans.
Three candidates are running for council seat A in November. That’s an at-large seat, meaning it represents the entire county rather than a district.
One candidate is Mary Williams, a longtime Heber City resident and business owner. In addition to running a spa, she’s served on the Wasatch County Citizens Corps and is a crossing guard for the Heber City Police Department.
Midway resident Kim Facer is also running for council seat A. He has a background in finance and real estate.
On Friday, Luke Searle became the last to file for election, and he’ll also run for the at-large seat. He’s currently an assistant in the Heber City manager’s office.
One candidate filed for each of the two district-specific council seats.
Erik Rowland’s bid for council seat C, representing northern Heber City and much of the Jordanelle area, will go uncontested. Rowland’s a software developer who served on the Heber City Council from 2012 to 2015.
The earliest council candidate to file was Wasatch County Planning Commission member Karl McMillan. He’ll run unopposed for seat F, which covers a large swath of eastern Wasatch County.
None of the current three Wasatch County Council members whose seats are up for election in 2022 will run again.
Sheriff Jared Rigby, County Attorney Scott Sweat and County Clerk Auditor Joey Granger each filed for reelection, and no challengers declared campaigns before the deadline.
That’s also the case for elections to two school board seats. Incumbents Cory Holmes and Tyler Bluth both filed for reelection and will run unopposed to represent the Heber North and South districts, respectively.
