Commentary: Luz Escamilla should be our next mayor

The 2019 Salt Lake City mayoral primary featured a group of highly qualified candidates, almost any one of whom could have been a positive choice for the next mayor of Utah’s capital city. The two candidates who emerged — Luz Escamilla and Erin Mendenhall — have different capabilities, qualities and strengths. After careful consideration (including extensive interviews with both candidates), we believe that the candidate with the best background, experience, relationships, pers