Election filings start Friday, Three school boards seats available
School board, county, state and national election filings start this Friday. For the Smithfield region we have three school board, one cache county council, all cache county officials, one state legislature and one national congressional seat up for election. Sign-ups begin this Friday, March 12 and continue for only one week until Friday, March 19 by 5 p.m. at the county clerk’s office. [UPDATE: Added US Senate seat.]
Available seats
The offices in the Smithfield voting districts up for election this year along with the incumbent office holder.
US Senate
Utah Senator — Bob Bennett, republican, 6-year term; represents all of Utah
US Congress
Congressional District #1 — Rob Bishop, republican, 2-year term; represents all of Cache County
Utah State Legislature
Legislative district #3 — Jack R. Draxler, republican, 2-year term; represents Richmond 1-2, Smithfield 1-7, Cove, Hyde Park 1-2, North Logan 1-6, Trenton, Cornish, Lewiston 1-2
Cache County Council
Northeast District — S. Brian Chambers, democrat, 4-year term; represents Hyde Park 1-2, North Logan 1-6, Smithfield 4-5
Cache County School Board
District #4 — Jon Jenkins, 4-year term; represents North Logan 1-3, 5-6, River Heights 1-2
District #5 — Allen Grunig, 4-year term; represents Benson, Hyde Park 1-2, North Logan 4, Smithfield 5-6
District #7 — Anthony Hall, 4-year term; represents Clarkston, Cornish, Cove, Lewiston 1-2, Newton, Richmond 1-2, and Trenton
Cache County Officials
Assessor — Kathleen Howell, republican, 4-year term
Attorney — James Swink, republican, 4-year term
Auditor — Tamra Stones, republican, 4-year term
Clerk — Jill Zollinger, republican, 4-year term
Exec/Surv — Lynn Lemon, republican, 4-year term
Recorder — Michael Gleed, republican, 4-year term
Sherrif — Lynn Nelson, republican, 4-year term
Treasurer — Karen A. Jeepesen, republican, 4-year term
For a complete list, please refer to the county publication 2010 Elected Officials and Precinct Guide