Your Vote, Your Council: West Jordan’s At-Large Winners

This year, you voted for three at-large council seats.
The winners are:

• Annette Harris
• Kayleen Whitelock
• Jessica Wignall

Annette Harris ran for office because she was impressed by how well West Jordan City is run. "I wanted to be part of it," Harris said.

Holding public office is a family tradition. Her grandparents were involved with the City Council in Alpine, and she has kept that as a goal for herself since they told her about their experiences. "My grandfather was a City Council member in his small Utah town and my grandmother ran as well. I borrowed her campaign strategy to include a cookie recipe on all materials so that people wouldn't just throw them away." Harris included an applesauce recipe on all of her campaign cards this year.

But more than being memorable, she "wanted to serve the community. I really believe in the impact of local government. I'm a budget nerd and the City Council does a lot of budget work. It's my dream job."

One of her main goals is to be accessible. "I'm really looking forward to meeting people where they are," she said. "I found out more when I was at the playground with my kids. People's desire to be involved is there, but there didn't seem to be a lot of outreach before."

This will be Kayleen Whitelock's third, and most likely last, term as an at-large representative. "I don't think you should hold an elected position forever," she said.

She first ran in 2016 because "residents asked me to," she said. "I was on the school board shortly after the district split occurred. Residents asked me to run for City Council because the city needed me."

"After I got elected and started working on things I could see why people wanted me there. Our budget was a mess, our water department was a mess. I worked in the background to get that changed."

Now that those problems have been addressed, she said, "West Jordan is a great place to live and I want it to remain that way in the future. I want to ensure we work really hard on bringing the commercial the residents want and more of a job base. That will help our air quality, our roads, quality of life, and bring in a lot of jobs."

Another of her goals is to protect housing. "I'm very concerned about corporations buying up our housing. I'm working on ways to deed-restrict, getting that passed at the state legislature."

Jessica Wignall has lived in West Jordan for three years.

During her campaign, Wignall talked to people about affordable housing and public safety. "People were really concerned about the growth, making sure that we have a strong economy," Wignall said, "but at the same time maintaining the feeling, the character that it has."

As a resident herself, she has the same concerns.

"I don't own a home and I would love to be able to own a home, but I'm a single person. Getting a home on my own isn't really part of the American dream, so to speak, anymore, unless you have a double income that is, or a single income that's very high."

Her focus is communication and engagement. "There was a lot of concern about growth, around property taxes going up. I never made promises that I couldn't keep, I just promised them transparency. I want them to ask questions and let them know I understand. They have a sympathetic ear. I want to be the sounding board."

Councilmembers-elect will take their oath of office on January 5, 2026 at 6 PM.

By Erin Dixon