Welcome and thank you for taking time to learn about me and my candidacy for the Salt Lake County Council District 4. I think you will like what you see.
I am running for County Council because everything I care about and have worked for in this community in some way ties back to Salt Lake County government. I want strong core philosophies to guide each County decision. I want us to consider how each County Council vote helps us to:
• Unite our Communities
• Educate and Safeguard our Children
• Protect our Environment
• Strengthen our Economy
• Plan for our Growth
I have a passion for uniting communities by building coalitions. I serve with the honorable retired Judge Raymond Uno as a founding member of the Japanese Community Preservation Committee, Inc., a voluntary committee dedicated to the restoration of historic “Japantown.” As a Howard R. Driggs Elementary School parent, I helped organize school safety activities including a school-wide safety fair and RADKIDS education. I was also involved with the No! Coalition, a bi-partisan committee established by Governor Leavitt to oppose high-level nuclear waste.
I want to represent District 4 because this is my home. I also want to be a strong voice of support for Mayor Peter Corroon’s initiatives, most importantly his environmental agenda.
I was raised and attended schools in Salt Lake County, ironically in the Council District 4 area long before there was a Council District 4. After receiving a degree in mass communications (magna cum laude) from the University of Utah, I graduated from the University of California at Davis Law School. I practiced law in a prominent Northern California law firm for 12 years, focusing on consumer protection, before returning to Holladay with my husband ten years ago to raise our children and to be near to their grandparents.
Salt Lake County is a great place to live, raise a family, work, retire and play. Salt Lake County also stands at an important crossroad. Over the next four years, many important decisions will be made.
I will bring to the County Council my work ethic, honed over a lifetime of community service to agencies such as:
• Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Board of Trustees
• No! Coalition
• Salt Lake County Convention Facilities Advisory Board
• Court of Appeals Judicial Nominating Commission
• Howard R. Driggs School Community Council
• American Association of University Women
• Asian Association of Utah, Executive Board
• Japanese Community Preservation Committee
• Heart Mountain, Wyoming Reunion Committee
I pledge my integrity, civility, and tenacity to the citizens of Salt Lake County Council District 4, whether you live in Millcreek, Salt Lake City, Holladay, Cottonwood Heights, or Sandy.
Please join Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon; Council Members Jenny Wilson, Jim Bradley, Joe Hatch and Randy Horiuchi; Sheriff Jim Winder; County Clerk Sherrie Swenson; and County Auditor Jeff Hatch in supporting my campaign.
I would love to hear from you. Please e-mail or call me. |
