2007 election questionnaire — Nancy Saxton

CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4

BIO

Name: Nancy Saxton

Age: 54

Occupation: Salt Lake City councilwoman

Previous political experience: Currently serving second four-year term on the Salt Lake City Council. Also served on citywide zoning rewrite committee; Community Development Block Grants committee; and East Central Community Council as chairwoman, vice chairwoman, treasurer, neighborhood representative and executive board member.

QUESTIONS

• Why do you want to represent District 4 on the Salt Lake City Council?

There is no textbook on how to do the job of City Council. I bring to the position who I am and what I know. What I know is Salt Lake City, its government and District 4's diverse neighborhoods. I've been active in the city and my own neighborhood for 21 years. For the last eight years as your Salt Lake City councilwoman representing the heart of the city, I have developed a keen understanding of the depth and the breadth of the workings of city government.

In the past eight years while on the City Council, I have put forward some 30 initiatives and ordinances to improve neighborhoods and quality of life for us all. Many of these are ordinances today. The point of the election is to figure out who can be counted on to get the job done. I am a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-it-done kind of leader. I have not flip-flopped. I have not sold out for influence.

For the past eight years on the City Council, my approach to decision-making has been to keep an open and questioning mind. I have never sold my vote or caved in to special interest groups. One of my constituents said of me, "When Nancy says something, you can take it to the bank."

I am never going to be the favored candidate of the insiders and power brokers. I listen to you, the taxpayers of Salt Lake City. I do not assume to have all the answers, and so I ask continually for constituents' ideas. I actively seek out and talk with those who may be impacted by the decisions that are before the City Council. My intention is to do what is right for our neighborhoods and the city. I am willing to speak up and often. I'm asking for your voice and your vote on Nov. 6 for Nancy Saxton for City Council.

• What do you see as the largest issue for District 4 and how do you propose to tackle it?