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Taking their places: Mayor Karen McCandless, three council members sworn-in at Orem's Oath of Office
A new era of local politics began Monday and Tuesday as newly elected public officials at municipalities across Utah Valley took oaths of office and began their terms serving as mayors or city council members. Among the cities seeing major transformation to public leadership is Orem, which commissioned a new mayor, Karen McCandless, and three City Council members, LaNae Millett, Quinn Mecham and Crystal Muhlestein, at a swearing-in ceremony Monday night. Each of the public officials withstood a highly contested Orem election cycle to claim their positions. In the mayoral race, ...
