Orem Mayor David Young will run for reelection in November, according to information provided to the Daily Herald on Thursday afternoon.

If elected, the Orem businessman who nears the completion of his first term said his second term will be his final one.

“When I first ran for mayor, I promised to restore accountability, protect our neighborhoods, listen to residents and support small businesses, and we kept those promises,” Young said. “Now, I’m running for one final term to keep improving the quality of life for every Orem resident, finish the job we started together and ensure Orem remains Family City, USA.”

Young, the CEO and founder of Paragon Wealth Management, ran for mayor in 2021 and defeated incumbent Jim Evans.

He considers his first term a success, pointing toward Orem’s new city hall that opened this year with no new taxes or debts and the city’s efforts to turn the closed Hillcrest Elementary School into a city park in 2023, among other achievements.

“I’m not here for politics. I’m here to solve problems,” Young said. “We upgraded emergency services, revitalized parks and protected our city from overdevelopment, all while keeping taxes flat. If you believe Orem is worth fighting for, worth protecting and improving, I’d be honored to earn your vote one more time to ensure Orem remains a great place to live, work and raise a family.”

It’s a busy election year for Utah County’s second-largest city, with three City Council seats and school board positions for the new school district also up for grabs.

Newly elected officials will oversee the city as the Alpine School District completes its split into three school districts in time for the 2027-28 school year, with the proposed south district taking up the entirety of Orem’s city limits.

Orem has a manager/council role of government with six councilmen and a mayor who votes on the City Council but does not have veto power. Elected officials are nonpartisan.