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Donald G. Russell

Trustee (Chair), Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District · Division 1

OfficeTrustee (Chair), Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement DistrictDistrictDivision 1PartyNonpartisan officeTerm endsDec 31, 2027Next electionNov 2, 2027Serving since2008

At a glance

  • Chairs the elected 3-member board of TBID, which provides drinking water and sewer for most of Taylorsville.
  • Trustee since 2008; also Vice-Chair of the Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility board.
  • Division 1 seat is on the Nov 2, 2027 ballot; filing Jun 1–7, 2027 (calculated).
  • Retired; 2026 disclosure lists retirement income only.
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Votes & record
Campaign finance
  • No campaign-finance reports were located. TBID does not post candidate finance reports on its election page (TBID election page).
Disclosures
  • Conflict of interest disclosure (handwritten scan, dated January 2026; read by OCR and by eye, so spot-check the original) on the TBID disclosures page:
    • Employment: retired.
    • Owner/officer: Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility, Board Vice Chair.
    • Income of $5,000 or more: Social Security and DMBA (retirement income).
    • Board roles: Volunteers of America (nonprofit).
Election history
  • 2008–2023 TBID election results for Division 1 were not retrieved. The Entity Registry lists the seat as elected.
Lobbying & ethics
Office & term
  • Office: Trustee, Board of Trustees, Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District (TBID), Division 1 (Board Chair). TBID provides culinary water and sewer service (Lt. Governor's Entity Registry; TBID board page).
  • How chosen: elected by voters living in TBID Division 1 at the odd-year municipal general election, on the nonpartisan ballot (Utah Code 17B-1-306; TBID election page).
  • Term: current term expires Dec 31, 2027 (TBID board page)
  • Board service: trustee since 2008 (TBID: "Trustee 2008 – present"; the Entity Registry lists a term start of Jan 1, 2008, appointment type "Elected").
  • Next election for this seat: Nov 2, 2027 municipal general election; candidate filing Jun 1–7, 2027 [COMPUTED] (17B-1-306(3), 20A-9-203(3)(d)).
  • Background as published by TBID (board page):
    • Resident of Taylorsville for 30 years; B.A., Public Relations, Brigham Young University.
    • Board Vice-Chair, Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility; Trustee, Utah Association of Special Districts.
    • Board Chair, Taylorsville Recreation Center Advisory Board; National Board Member, Volunteers of America.
    • Former Public Relations Manager, Public Affairs Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (40 years).
    • Former Board Chair and Trustee, Kearns Improvement District; former member, Taylorsville Community Council.
Stated affiliation
  • Party: TBID trustee races are nonpartisan; no party appears on the ballot (Utah Code 17B-1-306). No publicly documented party affiliation was found.
  • Endorsements: none found.
Contact (official)
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Gaps

  • Results of the elections that put him in office (2008 onward). Custodian: Salt Lake County Clerk / TBID clerk.
  • Individual voting record from TBID minutes (not reviewed). Custodian: TBID district clerk.
  • Campaign-finance reporting rules for special-district candidates were not confirmed; ask the TBID clerk and the Lt. Governor's elections office.
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