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Kristie S. Overson

Mayor, Taylorsville · Citywide

OfficeMayor, TaylorsvilleDistrictCitywidePartyNonpartisan officeTerm endsJan 2030Next electionNov 6, 2029Raised$2,400Serving since2018

At a glance

  • Mayor since January 2018; re-elected unopposed in 2021 and 2025 (third term).
  • First won in 2017, beating incumbent Mayor Larry Johnson 57%–43%.
  • Served on the City Council and Planning Commission before becoming mayor.
  • Campaign account carried about $36,500 after the 2025 election.
  • Seat next on the ballot Nov 6, 2029 (calculated).
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FiscalModerate
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Moderate (pragmatic, nonideological civic administrator)

Evidence behind this assessment
  • Budgets: Her administration proposed the FY2024-25 budget built on a 25.05% property-tax revenue increase, and the FY2026-27 budget built on a 5.02% increase. Both were adopted 5-0 (2024 minutes; 2026 minutes).
  • Stated positions in the 2025 voter guide:
    • Budget values: "safety, strong infrastructure, and vibrant neighborhoods"; "maintaining a healthy reserve."
    • ICE: "We comply with state and federal law but do not act as immigration agents. Building trust with all residents—regardless of status—is critical." This is mainstream-moderate for a Utah suburban mayor; it neither embraces nor rejects enforcement cooperation.
  • Associations: Her 2026 COI form lists regional boards (WFRC, UFA, ChamberWest, St. Mark's, SLCo TRCC). These are business and civic establishment ties, not ideological ones.
  • X posts and mentions:
    • @KristieOverson (unverified that she owns it; 7 posts, 2020–21) is civic-only.
    • "Thank you legislators working together with Taylorsville City" (post).
    • A retweet of Gov. Cox's vaccine-eligibility announcement (post). This is a public-health civic message; it is weighed as nonideological.
    • Rep. Burgess Owens (R) publicly praised her (post). This is a weak signal of cordial relations with Republican officials.
  • Contributors: Impact PAC, $400; Ben Badiee, $2,000. The ideological character of either was not established.

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Votes & record

Taylorsville has a council–mayor form of government. The mayor proposes the budget, and the council votes on it. No mayoral vetoes were found in the minutes reviewed (June 2024–Sept 2026).

  • FY2024-25 budget and 25.05% property-tax revenue increase: proposed by the administration. The council adopted Resolution 24-20 (rate 0.000851, about $928,881 in new revenue) 5-0 on Aug 21, 2024. (approved minutes; Res. 24-20)
  • FY2026-27 budget and 5.02% increase: Resolution 26-21 set the rate at 0.000860, up from the certified 0.000819. That is about $234,800 a year, or $11.23 a year on a $498,000 home, earmarked for public works and roads. Adopted 5-0 on Aug 12, 2026. (minutes; notice)
  • Justice court: the Taylorsville Justice Court was combined with West Jordan's municipal justice court, in effect by January 2026. Council Member Knudsen cited this as a cost-saving measure in the 2025 District 5 voter guide.
Campaign finance

Municipal candidates file with the Taylorsville City Recorder, not the state (Utah Code 10-3-208). City Code 2.36.030 caps contributions at $7,500 per election cycle for mayoral candidates, as stated on the city's 2025 report form. The filings are listed on the 2025 candidate statements index (archived).

Report (2025 cycle) Contributions Expenditures Ending balance Source
28-day pre-general (due Oct 7, 2025) not retrieved not retrieved not retrieved doc 11179 (no archive copy; gap)
7-day pre-general (due Oct 28, 2025) $2,400.00 $86.20 $37,425.40 (carried forward: $35,111.60) doc 11241
Post-general (received Dec 4, 2025) $0.00 $920.00 $36,505.40 doc 11365
  • Contributions itemized on the 7-day report:
    • Impact PAC, $400 (8/8/2025)
    • Ben Badiee, $2,000 (8/22/2025)
  • Headline: about $36.5K cash on hand after an unopposed 2025 race. Contributions reported in the reports reviewed totaled $2,400.
Disclosures
  • 2026 Conflict of Interest Disclosure (Utah Code 10-3-1313), signed and received Jan 28, 2026 (doc 11508):
    • Employment, earnings sources, and investments: listed as "None." The city mayoral salary is not listed on the form; other members list the city as an income source.
    • Business interests: "See leadership positions."
    • Leadership positions disclosed:
      • St. Mark's Hospital Board of Trustees
      • Unified Fire Authority / Unified Fire Service Area Board of Directors
      • "SSLVMAD" board member (as written on the form)
      • ChamberWest Board of Governors
      • Wasatch Front Regional Council board member
      • Salt Lake County Tourism, Recreation, Cultural & Convention (TRCC) board member
  • 2025 COI disclosure: on file (doc 10743). The full form was not reviewed.
Election history
Year Office Result Source
2017 Mayor Won: 5,444 (57.20%) vs. incumbent Mayor Larry Johnson, 4,073 SLCo 2017 general
2021 Mayor Won, unopposed: 5,477 SLCo 2021 summary
2025 Mayor Won, unopposed: 6,524 SLCo 2025 municipal general
pre-2017 City Council Served; years and results not verified Taylorsville Journal
Lobbying & ethics
  • No lobbyist registration or lobbyist-principal tie was found in the public records reviewed. lobbyist.utah.gov was not successfully searched.
  • No complaint naming her or Taylorsville was found among the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission materials reviewed.
  • Political committee contributor of record: Impact PAC, $400 (see Campaign finance).
Office & term
Stated affiliation
  • Party: The office is nonpartisan, so no party label appears on the ballot. No publicly documented party registration was found.
  • Self-description: In the 2025 voter guide she listed her priorities as "safety, strong infrastructure, and vibrant neighborhoods," with a "healthy reserve" and grant-seeking. On immigration enforcement she said: "Taylorsville Police focus on local public safety, not federal immigration enforcement. We comply with state and federal law but do not act as immigration agents." (City Journals voter guide, Oct 7, 2025)
  • Public praise or endorsements found: U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT4) posted praise of her (X). This is a public statement, not a documented formal endorsement.
  • Campaign website: www.vote4kristie.com, per the voter guide.
Contact (official)
Known gaps

Gaps

  • 2025 28-day report (doc 11179). Custodian: Taylorsville City Recorder.
  • Annual March 1 campaign finance statements under City Code 2.36.040 (2018–2026), and her 2017 and 2021 candidate reports. Custodian: City Recorder.
  • Full 2025 COI form. Custodian: City Recorder.
  • Years of prior council service.
  • Any ethics complaints filed with the city or PSERC.
About this office: Taylorsville Mayor

Taylorsville's full-time chief executive: runs city departments, carries out the council's policies and budget, appoints top staff, and can veto council actions.

Role
Citywide chief executive
Hours
Full-time
Pay
$145,031 paid in FY2026; $150,126 budgeted for FY2027
Typical week
Running city departments with the city administrator, attending both monthly council meetings, regional boards, ribbon cuttings and resident meetings

Responsibilities and powers

  • The mayor is "the chief executive and administrative officer of the municipality" and must keep the peace, enforce city laws and execute the policies adopted by the council (Utah Code 10-3b-202).
  • Appoints, with council consent, the city's recorder, treasurer, engineer and attorney, and may appoint a chief administrative officer (Taylorsville's City Administrator) and deputies (10-3b-202).
  • Supervises every executive department and reports to the council on appropriations, spending and the city's condition (10-3b-202).
  • Veto: may veto an ordinance, tax levy, or all or part of an appropriation within 15 days; the council needs two-thirds of all members to override (10-3b-204).
  • Attends council meetings, takes part in discussion and advises the council, but does not vote as a council member (10-3b-202).
  • In Taylorsville, "the Mayor oversees the administration of the City through the Community Development, the Court and the Administrative Departments, utilizing the budget adopted by the City Council" (2023 transmittal letter). The city also runs its own police department (Police Chief Brady Cottam attends council meetings) and works with Unified Fire Authority for fire and EMS (Feb 4, 2026 minutes).
  • Elected citywide to a four-year nonpartisan term; next election Nov 6, 2029 [COMPUTED].

A typical week

  • Council meetings: the mayor attends the 6:00 p.m. briefing and 6:30 p.m. regular meeting on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays (2026 schedule; minutes list the mayor at each meeting).
  • Management [INFERRED]: regular meetings with the City Administrator (John Taylor), the CFO and department heads; preparing the proposed budget each spring; signing contracts and ordinances.
  • Community and regional work [INFERRED]: city events, business visits, meetings with county and state officials, and regional boards (the city holds a seat on the Unified Fire Authority board).
  • Seasonal cycle: budget preparation in spring; budget adoption in June, and in a tax-increase year a truth-in-taxation hearing before final adoption in August (FY2027 final budget adopted Aug 12, 2026, Res. 26-21).

Time commitment

  • Full-time. State law sets no hours, but the office is paid a full-time salary with full benefits and directs daily operations [INFERRED].

Staff and budget

  • Mayor's office budget: $229,451 requested for FY2027 (Taylorsville FY27 budget).
  • Oversees a General Fund of about $35.5 million (FY2027 requested): Police $15.3M, Public Works $5.5M, Administration $3.0M, Court $2.0M, and others (same source). A citywide employee count was not found in the budget summary.

Pay

  • $145,031 paid in FY2026 plus $46,772 in benefits (Transparent Utah). FY2027 budget: $150,126 salary, $50,525 benefits.

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