Ross Romero

Before being elected to the Salt Lake County Council, Ross served in the Utah House & Senate. He served for 8 years (2005-2012) and retired as the Senate Democratic Leader. Ross has "grown up" in Salt Lake County, graduating from Highland High School and the University of Utah, (Bachelor of Science). He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan, where he met his wife. They have been married for 27 years and have two great kids, a son and a daughter. Ross practiced law (Jones, Waldo) for a decade, was in banking (Zions Bank) for a decade, and now has a workforce attraction and retention consulting business, Inclusion Strategies.

Ross enjoyed serving on the Board of the Utah Hospital Association, Sundance Film Festival Advisory Board, as the President of the Utah Minority Bar Association (UMBA) and the Alumni Board for the University of Utah. Ross has also served on some National Boards including; the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) and was appointed by the White House as a Commissioner to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars from 2015-2017.

Currently, he serves on the Community Advisory Council of the YWCA, Utah and the Hale Centre Theatre Board.

Ross enjoys spending his free time traveling, watching Utah athletics, visiting family and attending his kids' competitions, performances, and events.