Meet Silvia
Silvia Catten is a mom, a small business owner, and a public servant who has spent more than a decade serving her community.
Silvia joined Millcreek’s community council in 2010 where she volunteered her skills for six years. Following the creation of Millcreek City in 2016, she helped guide Millcreek through transition to cityhood and was elected to serve on the first City Council, representing west Millcreek in District 1. Today, she continues to lead on regional issues like water and environmental stewardship on the Jordan River Commission, while managing public resources as Chair of the South Salt Lake Valley Mosquito Abatement District, and also serves as City Treasurer. Silvia has brought steady, determined leadership to the challenges of a growing city.
Silvia is most proud of her work with the Millcreek Promise Program, which seeks to serve and mobilize residents across the city in education, health, and economic opportunities. Her work on the Healthy Millcreek Coalition has focused on serving youth, particularly around mental health issues, as well as securing after-school programming.
A communications professional by trade, Silvia has also volunteered with many community-focused organizations including the English Skills Learning Center, Hartland Community Center through the Salt Lake Writing Center, and mentoring through Salt Lake Teens Write.
She and her husband have called Millcreek home for 16 years, where they’re raising their two kids. Beyond her municipal and community work, Silvia is an active member of her school community’s PTA and is the owner/operator of her own small business.
Silvia is running for the Utah Senate because too many families are working hard and still falling behind—and she knows it doesn’t have to be that way.
Raised in Provo by a single immigrant mom, Silvia learned early that hard work matters—but opportunity requires support from good public policy. Her mom stretched every dollar and created opportunities wherever she could, from public library programs to trading work for dance lessons to finding any resource that might help her support her kids. Those experiences shaped Silvia’s belief that when communities invest in families, everyone has a better chance to succeed.
Today, Silvia sees Utah families showing that same determination but still falling behind. Utahns are faced with rising costs, limited housing options, underfunded schools, and weak environmental policies that will have lasting impacts on quality of life.
Silvia’s running for Utah Senate to advance meaningful priorities that can make a real difference in people’s lives—finding solutions to housing, investing in strong public schools, and protecting our quality of life by taking action to save the Great Salt Lake—because every family deserves a fair chance to build a better future here.