Maleah Bliss Caulford is running as the Forward Party candidate for Salt Lake County Council At Large Seat A in the Nov. 3 general election.
The at-large seat represents all of Salt Lake County, including Cottonwood Heights and Holladay. Four other candidates are also in the race: Kathleen Anderson (Republican), Zach Robinson (Democratic), Gregory Beglarian (Constitution) and Olghen Ocean Saintelus (Unaffiliated).
Bliss Caulford was approved by delegate vote at the Forward Party of Utah's Salt Lake County Convention on March 28 to represent the party in this race.
Candidate information
- Party: Forward Party
- Office sought: Salt Lake County Council, At Large Seat A
- Background: Bliss Caulford said she moved to Utah in 2006 after marrying her children's father
Experience and public service
Bliss Caulford's background is primarily in entrepreneurship and education, according to her candidate response on 11chooses.com.
She said she initially worked as an executive assistant for a real estate agent. She then worked as a substitute teacher for the Weber County School District in 2006, she said. She said she worked as a life coach from 2014 to 2019.
More recently, Bliss Caulford said she founded Salt City Payments in 2022. She said she co-founded Networkr Mastermind in 2024 and co-founded The Networkr App in 2025.
Candidate responses referenced in this profile were collected by 11chooses.com. The Cottonwood Heights-Holladay Times did not interview the candidate for this article.
