Dennis J. Nordfelt (March 2, 1943 – August 30, 2014)[1] was an American politician who served as the sixth mayor of West Valley City, Utah, from 2002 until 2010.

Born in Salina, Utah to Ellen Frances Tolboe and Charles Larsen Nordfelt, Jr., Nordfelt grew up in Moab, Utah where he was student body president of Grand County High School and lettered in four sports.

In May 1967, he joined the Utah Highway Patrol, and was appointed Superintendent of the UHP by Governor Scott M. Matheson in August 1981.

[2][3] Upon retiring from the Utah Highway Patrol, Nordfelt was hired as Chief of the West Valley City Police Department, serving from July 1, 1987 to August 28, 1998.

[2] In November 2013, one of their sons, Lars Nordfelt, was elected to an at-large seat on the West Valley City Council.