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Sunday, October 25, 2026

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Kent Shelton

Council Member, District 4 (Vice Chair), West Jordan

Official portrait of Kent Shelton from westjordan.utah.gov
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Salt Lake County

Office held

Council Member, District 4 (Vice Chair)West JordanSource

Background

Kent Shelton is the West Jordan City Council's District 4 member, serving January 2024 to December 2027. His city biography lists an associate degree in visual art and design from Salt Lake Community College and a bachelor's degree in geography with a GIS certificate from the University of Utah. He is a commercial photographer, was president of the Intermountain Professional Photographers Association in 2017, and has served on the city's Planning Commission and Design Review Committee.

Source: West Jordan, District 4 Councilmember · Background checked October 22, 2026

In the news

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Sources

  1. West Jordan, Your City Council
  2. West Jordan, District 4 Councilmember

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