Salt Lake City mayoral candidates Erin Mendenhall and Luz Escamilla on the issues
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Erin Mendenhall and Luz Escamilla are running against each other for Salt Lake City Mayor.
The Salt Lake City mayor’s office is up for grabs this year, with a guarantee of new leadership after Mayor Jackie Biskupski’s announcement in March that she would not be seeking reelection. The Nov. 5 election will feature the two survivors from August’s primary election and assures the city its third female mayor in history when the winner takes office in January 2020.
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