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Salt Lake City fills vacant west-side council seat


| Updated: 11:18 p.m.
The Salt Lake City Council selected Dennis Faris to fill its District 2 seat, representing the southern end of the city’s west side and some of its most diverse neighborhoods, including Glendale, Fairpark and Poplar Grove.
“My life journey here has been very unexpected,” Faris said in his presentation. “From being a young Hispanic child on public assistance, to following in my father’s footsteps by enlisting in the U.S. Air Force during the first Gulf War right after high school, to being here today.”
Faris’ appointment means he will serve until Jan. 3, 2022. Voters then will select a candidate to fill out the remainder of Johnston’s term, which expires in 2024, at the municipal election in November. ....

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