Don't worry, you'll get your 2025 flyers and mailers soon enough, but if you read this post you'll know more about who paid for them! Those who don’t follow Boulder politics closely might get confused by the different political groups. Who are they? What do they stand for? And why are so [...]
Any minute spent doing actual research is better than any hour on social media! There were plenty of quick references to issues in this Election Guide’s write-ups that readers might want to dig into a little deeper. Here are some of the big issues and links to more information. Clutch Report: The City [...]
Montserrat Palacios Montserrat Palacios is making her first run for Boulder City Council, and for elected office in general, in 2025.“I attended a Boulder City Council meeting a couple of months ago, and after that, I just felt compelled. I kind of felt called to run. I've always been a part of the community [...]
Aaron Stone Aaron Stone is making his first run for Boulder City Council and his first run for public office in 2025. He said quite clearly that he got into the race as a result of Gaza and local situations relating to Israel and Palestine, including certain city investments. The section below [...]
Lauren Folkerts Lauren Folkerts, currently the Mayor Pro Tem of Boulder, is running for her second term on Boulder City Council in 2025. “As an architect, I see our challenges and opportunities, particularly around housing affordability a little bit differently. I think in my last four years, I've been effective at making [...]
Rob Smoke Rob Smoke is making his third run for City Council in 2025. While he said he got into this race significantly over issues involving Gaza and the current Council’s so-far-unwillingness to support a cease-fire resolution and/or consider divesting from certain companies doing business with Israel, he has been active or [...]
Nicole Speer Nicole Speer is running for re-election to Boulder City Council in 2025. At the start of this interview, she said she was concerned about the direction of the nation when she first ran in 2021 and wanted to make a difference locally, and she wants to do try basically doing [...]
Max Lord Max Lord is making his first runs for Boulder City Council and for public office in 2025, but made it clear during this interview that he’s interacted with the public sector often during his career in the construction industry. “The kind of fast and funny story is that my friends [...]
Rachel Rose Rachel Rose is making her first run for Boulder City Council, and for elected office in general, in 2025. She's one of the younger candidates in this race, but has been involved in the political process, and says that’s part of the reason she’s running.“When I was younger, I was really wanting [...]
Rob Kaplan Rob Kaplan is making his first run for Boulder City Council in 2025. He said he decided to run after watching Council meetings where they were discussing wildfire issues, and realizing he could have added a valuable and experienced voice. "I knew I had something to bring, which was real [...]