Sandy residents will see Olghen Ocean Saintelus on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot as an unaffiliated candidate for Salt Lake County Council at-large, Seat A. The countywide seat represents all of Salt Lake County, including Sandy.

Saintelus faces four other candidates: Kathleen Anderson (Republican), Zach Robinson (Democratic), Gregory Beglarian (Constitution) and Maleah Bliss Caulford (Forward Party).

Candidate information

  • Office sought: Salt Lake County Council, At Large, Seat A
  • Party: Unaffiliated
  • Occupation: Real estate agent
  • Background: Originally from Haiti. His family lived in Port-au-Prince at the time of the January 2010 earthquake, according to a Church of Jesus Christ newsroom profile. The Saintelus family moved to Utah in 2011. Saintelus became a U.S. citizen after immigrating from Haiti. He had been in the process of applying for a green card before the 2010 earthquake and subsequently obtained legal residence for his family before naturalizing, according to the same profile.

Candidate information is drawn from a reviewed candidate packet using public records and published sources. The Sandy Herald did not interview the candidate for this profile.