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Mayor· 2024-2028
Erin Mendenhall
Salt Lake City
No biography on file yet.
Campaign promises (1)
- developmentImprove Pioneer Park as part of infrastructure development.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 10
- Total speaking time
- 12:06
- Avg per meeting
- 1:13
- Segments
- 255
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Top issues during term (4)(Affordable Housing)
critical↓Mar 2025[9]
Affordable Housing Funding
No new city funds were requested; the action modifies an existing $3 million forgivable loan.
critical↓Feb 2026[1]
Affordable Housing & Tenant Wealth Building
$2 million program allocation.
critical↓Feb 2026[1]
Affordable Housing and Historic Preservation at Northwest Pipeline Building
Installation could cost around $75,000 if done in one phase.
critical↓Feb 2026[1]
Affordable Housing at The Grove
The city is discounting the land sale price to $1 million to make the affordable housing project financially viable.
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Mendenhall was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved7-0Oct 6, 2026
Approval of Affordable Housing Incentives Fines Text Amendment
approved6-0Sep 22, 2026
Ordinance: Affordable Housing Incentives Fines Text Amendment
approved6-0Oct 21, 2025
Public Hearing: 203 West Paxton Avenue Affordable Housing Development
approved6-0Oct 7, 2025
203 West Paxton Avenue Affordable Housing Development Public Hearing
approved5-0Aug 12, 2025
Resolution 12 of 2025: Palmer Court Affordable Housing Loan Amendment
In the news (10)
Gephardt DailyOct 14, 2026
SLC’s Erin Mendenhall announces 2026 Mayor’s Artist Awards recipients
The Salt Lake TribuneAug 19, 2026
Shane Gillis complained about Salt Lake City to Joe Rogan. Here’s how Mayor Erin Mendenhall responded.
The Salt Lake TribuneJul 22, 2026
Update: Mayor Erin Mendenhall eyes a rare feat in Salt Lake City politics
AxiosJul 20, 2026
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Kyle LaMalfa are divorcing
AxiosJul 16, 2026
Scoop: Salt Lake City mayoral field emerges as Mendenhall weighs third term
Building Salt LakeMay 7, 2026
Here’s how much your property taxes would go up under Mendenhall’s proposal
Deseret NewsMay 6, 2026
SLC Mayor Mendenhall floats future taxes as Salt Lake grapples with rising costs
Gephardt DailyMay 6, 2026
Mendenhall proposes 12.5% Salt Lake City property tax increase in $498.9M budget plan
Building Salt LakeMay 6, 2026
SLC Mayor Mendenhall proposes 12.5% property tax hike, fee increases in FY27 budget
Utah News DispatchApr 2, 2026