About Zach
Zach was born in Provo, Utah, and raised in Simi Valley in Southern California. He moved to the southern Salt Lake valley with his family in 1989 and graduated from Alta High School. He met his wife, Robyn, in 1997 and they were married in 1998 and have three kids, two sons-in-law, two granddaughters, and two little dogs.
Zach graduated from the University of Phoenix in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business/Marketing, and a Masters of Legal Studies from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona with emphasis in Law and Economics.
In his free time, you can find Zach hiking on the trails in the Utah mountains, playing rec league softball, and enjoying time with family and friends.
Experienced Leadership
For nearly twenty years Zach has been committed to serving the community of West Jordan. Beginning as a concerned parent on the Fox Hollow Elementary School Community Council, and continuing to volunteer on the city’s Healthy West Jordan Committee and serving with distinction as Chair of the City Council, Zach has proven his dedication to making our city the best it can be. Some of his positions include:
- Healthy West Jordan Committee
- West Jordan Budget/Sustainability Committee Chair
- West Jordan Planning Commissioner
- Planning Commission Vice Chair
- West Jordan City Council Member—District 3
- Taxing Entity Committee Chair
- Twice Elected as City Council Chair 2021 and 2024
- Salt Lake County Council of Governments
- Utah League of Cities & Towns Legislative Policy Committee
- Wasatch Front Regional Council Joint Policy Committee
- Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Trustee
- ChamberWest Board of Directors
- ChamberWest Legislative Affairs Committee
Effective Representation
Beginning even prior to joining the city council, Zach has advocated for the citizens of our district. In his very first year as a planning commissioner, he stood against an overreaching graffiti mitigation ordinance, working with the city council to make sure businesses weren’t subject to burdensome and ineffective regulations.
For years, the area behind Maple Hills slated as “future park” sat as an empty lot, full of mostly weeds and garbage. The city administration proposed selling all ten acres to a developer to build more houses. Zach and the community rallied, and the city council held firm. Along the way, Zach organized community town hall meetings to express ideas and alternatives with the neighborhoods and city officials. In the end, we were able to have a beautiful 10 acre park built and opened in 2022.
It doesn’t stop there. Zach’s advocacy also was the driving force to the installation of the traffic light at 6700 W 7800 S, replacing a two-way stop sign, as well as improvements to walking paths in the Sycamores neighborhood, improved access to city council meetings after the pandemic, and much more.