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Candidates run for local offices June 30, 2017, 9:09 amAMERICAN FORK Three individuals have filed to run for mayor, a four-year position currently held by Mayor James H. Hadfield. They are Carlton Bowen and Brad Frost (current city council members) and Daniel Copper. Eight people have filed for the four-year city council positions currently held by Bowen and Jeffrey Shorter. They are Bill Houlin, Jeffrey Shorter, Kyle Barratt, Doug Richards, Ernie John, Staci Carroll, Barbara Christiansen and Aaron Clegg. ALPINE In Alpine, four people have filed to run for mayor, a four-year position: Sheldon Wimmer (incumbent), Rob Schoen, Troy Stout (current council member) and Melanie Ewing. Four others have put their hats in the ring for two four-year council seats currently occupied by Roger Bennett and Stout: Carla Merrill, Steve Cosper, Judi Pickell and Paul Kroff. CEDAR FORT In Cedar Fort, seven people have filed a declaration of candidacy to run for political office. Lynette Groff, Kelly Berry and David Gustin (who currently serves on the town council) have filed to run for mayor (a four-year position). Wayne Cook, Ellen Cibula (incumbent) and Wendy Lojik are running for a four-year town council term. Harry Draper is running for a two-year council seat. CEDAR HILLS Cedar Hills has two candidates for mayor, a position currently held by Mayor Gary Gygi: Jenney Rees (current council member) and Curt Crosby. Five individuals are running for two city council seats currently held by Howard Anderson and Ben Bailey: Denise Anderson, Steve Thomas, David Driggs, Ben Ellsworth and Maurice Fernando Navarro. HIGHLAND In Highland current city council member Rod Mann, Wayne Knoll Tanaka, Sam Orton, Cal Miller and Jessie J. Schoenfeld are running for the position of mayor, currently occupied by Mark Thompson. Eleven people are running for two four-year council seats currently occupied by Rod Mann and Dennis LeBaron: LeBaron (incumbent), Lawrence U. Vidinha, Christopher Kemp, John Hans Thomas, Elisabeth Luntz, Audrey Wright, Tim Ball, Chris Dayton, Kevin Braddy, Scott L. Smith and Kurt Ostler. LEHI Lehi has five mayoral candidates including current mayor, Bert Wilson. Cody Black, R. Curtis Payne, Mark Johnson, Nolan Johnson and Wilson (incumbent). Five candidates are running for two four-year council seats: Chris Condie (incumbent), Paul Hancock (incumbent) Bailey Holmes, Steven Sabey and Sean Williams. Primary Elections will be held Aug. 15. Mail-in ballots for those positions where more than two people have filed will be sent out to registered voters about two weeks prior. The General Election will be Nov. 7. Voters will receive their ballots around Oct 17. (All elections in Utah County are mail-in.) The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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