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Sheila Srivastava

County Treasurer · Countywide

OfficeCounty TreasurerDistrictCountywidePartyDemocraticTerm endsJan 2029Next electionNov 7, 2028Raised$99,569Serving since2025

At a glance

  • County Treasurer since 2025; first woman in the office.
  • Won 2024 with 50.8% over Phil Conder.
  • Seat next on the ballot Nov 7, 2028.
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OverallLean liberal
Fiscal
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Very liberalModerateVery conservative

Lean liberal (by organizational affiliation only).

Evidence behind this assessment
  • Self-described 'no politics' approach to the office (City Journals) vs. active partisan-organization office (COI).

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Votes & record
  • Presented an overview of 2025 property-tax notices to the County Council. County news
Campaign finance

Source: EasyVote (filer "Srivastava, Sheila").

Report (submitted) Contributions (period) Expenditures (period) Ending balance
Pre-general 2024 (10/29/24) $13,481.54 $37,414.78 $11,698.65
YE 2024 (01/31/25) $3,371.72 $7,626.91 $7,443.46
YE 2025 (02/01/26) $0 $1,319.48 $6,123.98
  • 2024 cycle aggregate: $99,568.81 raised / $92,125.35 spent (YE2024).
Disclosures
  • 2026 COI (01/20/2026): employer Salt Lake County (Treasurer); officer of Women's Democratic Club of Utah (board treasurer); ≥$5k income from Vaza Properties, LLC (residential rental activity); no stocks ≥$5k; no other boards. 2026 PDF · 2025 PDF
Election history
Year Result Source
2024 general Srivastava (D) 244,229 (50.77%) vs Phil Conder (R) 236,779 2024 certification
2020 (predecessor) K. Wayne Cushing (R) re-elected (52.62%) 2020 results
Lobbying & ethics
  • No lobbyist ties or ethics complaints found.
  • Most recent County Auditor audit of the office — Treasurer's Office performance (KPI) audit, 2022 — predates her term. report
Office & term
Item Detail Source
Office County Treasurer (countywide, partisan) — property-tax billing/collection, county investments Treasurer's Office
Current term 2025–2028 (first term; ends early Jan 2029); first woman to serve as SLCo Treasurer 2026 Budget in Brief p.3; City Journals
Next election Nov 7, 2028 computed
Salary (2026) $197,058 2026 Adopted Budget p.49
Office budget (2026) Treasurer–Tax Administration $8,767,581 (26 FTE) 2026 Adopted Budget
Stated affiliation
Item Detail Source
Party / ballot label Democratic 2024 certification
Self-description Profile describes a "no politics" approach to the office emphasizing transparency, nonpartisanship and modernizing tax systems City Journals
Party-organization roles Board Treasurer, Women's Democratic Club of Utah (disclosed on 2026 COI) 2026 COI
Contact (official)
Known gaps

Gaps

  • Investment-pool holdings/performance reports and compliance with the Utah Money Management Act — public via Treasurer/State Money Management Council; not reviewed.
  • Nature of Vaza Properties LLC (state business registry) — public via Utah Division of Corporations.
About this office: Salt Lake County Treasurer

The full-time official who bills and collects more than $2 billion a year in property taxes, distributes it to 82 local entities, invests county money, and runs property-tax relief programs.

Role
Countywide tax collector and investment officer
Hours
Full-time
Pay
$197,058
Typical week
Managing cash and investments; relief applications by Sept 1; bills by Nov 1; payment rush before Nov 30

Responsibilities and powers

  • Receives all county money, deposits and invests it under the State Money Management Act, keeps the records and pays county warrants, and performs the tax-collection duties of Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 13 (Utah Code 17-74-301).
  • Mails tax notices and collects taxes (59-2-1317); taxes are due Nov 30, with penalties after (59-2-1331).
  • The office "bills, collects, protects, and distributes more than $2 billion in property taxes" for 82 county entities and manages relief programs for veterans, blind, low-income, indigent and hardship applicants (SLCo Treasurer; Property Tax dates).
  • Four-year partisan term (current term 2025–2028).

A typical week

  • Seasonal: Jan 31 penalty step, Mar 15 delinquent-tax certification, Mar 31 year-end report to the Tax Commission, Sept 1 relief deadline, Nov 1 bills, Nov 30 due date, Dec 31 delinquency notices (Property Tax dates).
  • Weekly [INFERRED]: cash and investment decisions, distributions to cities and school districts, and taxpayer service.

Time commitment

  • Full-time [INFERRED].

Staff and budget

  • 26 FTEs (Treasurer-Tax Administration) (SLCo FTE table); 2026 budget $8.8 million (Budget in Brief p.14).

Pay

  • $197,058 a year, about $34.9k in benefits (2025) (SLCo pay schedule p.48).

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