It’s déjà vu all over again in the race to represent Salt Lake City Council District 6, which encompasses the East Bench, Wasatch Hollow and Foothill/Sunnyside neighborhoods.
Salt Lake City Councilman Charlie Luke, who is running for a third term, will face off against former Councilman J.T. Martin, after beating him for the seat in 2011. And as in that race, Luke is again fielding criticisms from an opponent about his work as a lobbyist — this time from political newcomer Dan Dugan.
The seat is one of three up for election this year, bringing the potential for some shake-ups on the seven-member City Council in the same year the city is guaranteed a new mayor following Jackie Biskupski’s unexpected announcement in March that she would not seek reelection.