Boulder-area local elections rarely get expensive like state or federal races. Instead of millions, local donations are more like some number of twenty-dollar bills. It still might be interesting to consider who gives these donations and to whom and for what reasons. Most of the time, local elections in or around Boulder are [...]

Lee Gilbert The candidacy of Lee Gilbert, who is making his first run for public elected office by running for a seat on Boulder City Council in 2026, is unlike many recent candidacies for one basic reason. While some candidates speak in broader generalities and have opinions on many topics, Gilbert is almost [...]

Jamillah Richmond Jamillah Richmond is making her first run for elected office by entering the Boulder City Council race in 2026. She has experience at various levels of civic engagement (see below), and wants to serve on Council in part because she believes she can offer a unique perspective as one of the [...]

Lynn Segal, from her Channel 8 TV Council spot If you’ve been to a Boulder-area political or civic meeting over the past few decades, you’ve probably seen Lynn Segal at one or more of them, and chances are good she spoke for a couple minutes if there was public comment allowed. During a [...]

Dave Martus Dave Martus, a first-time candidate for Boulder City Council, has some stories to tell about how he got to this point. He has long had an interest in public service and applied for city boards without landing a seat, and very recently spent significant time as a caregiver for his mother, [...]

Ryan Schuchard Ryan Schuchard is running for re-election to Boulder City Council in 2026, after serving most of a three-year term. He said he’s running in part to continue work on local affordability; to help the community adapt to the threat of wildfire with “true circuit-breaker protections” in case a serious fire breaks [...]

Rachel Rose Isaacson Rachel Rose Isaacson is making her second run for Boulder City Council in 2026, but this time with a more-developed base of support and a few new experiences under her belt. She first ran just one year ago, and spoke during this early September interview about some of the policy [...]

Scott Rendleman Scott Rendleman, a retired civil trial lawyer, is making his first run for elected office by entering the race for Boulder City Council in 2026. He said during an early September interview that part of his reason for running was a post-retirement desire to increase his involvement in local public service, [...]

Benita Duran Benita Duran, a current member of the Boulder Public Library District Board of Trustees, is making her second run for Boulder City Council in 2026. She said her 2019 run was somewhat about having the experience of running, but she’s had other important experiences since then and says “This time, I’m [...]

Jill Grano It’s been a while between Council runs for Jill Grano, who interviewed with this writer and won a seat in 2017, and is running again in 2026. She’s had a long history of civic engagement, but said part of her decision to run this year stemmed from grad school work on [...]