Salt Lake County Council Democrats condemn Dave Alvord’s recent rant about race, gender and ‘the left’
Several county residents wrote to the county, calling Alvord’s social media post ‘divisive,’ ‘bigoted’ and ‘hateful.’
(Screenshot via Facebook) Salt Lake County Council member Arlyn Bradshaw reads a statement condemning his fellow council member, David Alvord, for a recent Facebook post that some county residents called racist and bigoted at a public meeting on March 9, 2021.
| March 10, 2021, 1:02 p.m.
“Those words do not reflect the traditional embrace of diversity by this council and this county government,” said member Arlyn Bradshaw, also speaking on behalf of Democrats Ann Granato and Jim Bradley, as the council’s regular meeting began Tuesday. “Among the many reasons I’ve been proud to serve as an elected official at Salt Lake County is the fact that regardless of our party labels, we are able to work together, advance our regional pr
| Updated: March 6, 2021, 12:48 a.m.
Mayor Jenny Wilson, a Democrat, issued a joint statement with Diversity and Inclusion Officer Efren Corado Garcia and Diversity Affairs council chair Corey Hodges reaffirming the county’s goals to create a welcoming community for all.
“Yet many in our community continue to experience biases and inequities in a spectrum ranging from age to race to socioeconomic discrimination, just to name a few,” the statement said. “As a new member of the Council, Council Member Alvord may not be fully aware of Salt Lake County’s commitment.”
Alvord, a Republican, was elected to the council to represent District 2 in November and took office in January. He previously served as the mayor of South Jordan.