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Blake Perez
Blake Perez ran for election to the Salt Lake City Council to represent District 1 in Utah. Perez lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Perez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Salt Lake City, Utah (2021)
General election
General election for Salt Lake City Council District 1
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Victoria Petro-Eschler in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 3,370 |
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Endorsements
To view Perez's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Blake Perez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Perez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My involvement in the community runs deep. From 2013-2017, I served as the chair of the Rose Park Community Council. During his time as chair, I organized my neighbors on projects like 'Keep 600 N Safe' and 'Paint the Pavement' - which were driven by concerns around the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.
I received his bachelor’s degree in political science and international studies from the University of Utah, as well as his Master’s of Public Administration. My wife, Trina - a small business owner in District 1, and I live in Rose Park, where we are raising our young son.- As a Councilmember, I will strive for total transparency of the Utah Inland Port Authority. I believe that our community should have continual feedback on key indicators like air quality, water resources, local hire initiatives, and job sustainability..
- We need housing options that serve residents of all income levels. Affordability doesn’t just mean that you can barely make rent or your mortgage each month. It means that you have the ability to live and thrive in a home. It also means that you have the opportunity to invest in your neighborhood, which only strengthens our communities.
- There are many different reasons why people experience homelessness. No matter the reason, our collective response to helping people must be rooted in compassion. There is no greater role of a city than that of a protector and Salt Lake City must continue to reflect this. Permanent supportive housing is an intervention that combines affordable housing assistance with voluntary support services to address the needs of the chronically homeless. This model has been demonstrated to permanently keep the majority of persons who enter the program from ever becoming homeless again. Resources need to be directed to support basic sanitary services to the camps along the river and throughout the city.
Our region is experiencing tremendous growth - and we are 50,000 housing units short which is creating an unsustainable bubble. We can work to address that deficit while also creating a connected community. There's no reason why Salt Lake City can't be thinking about connecting neighborhoods with smarter and more efficient modes of transportation. I realize that not every family in our district can get by without a vehicle, but we can create an ecosystem where smaller trips to the grocery store - or to the bank - can be made simple without needing to turn on your car's engine.
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Candidate Salt Lake City Council District 1 |
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