I sincerely hope everyone will read the City Council candidate profiles posted on this website, and look to other sources for information. But if you're short on time, you might want to click the "Candidates At A Glance" link below for a chart with basic personal information about the candidates, plus their stances on some [...]
David Takahashi David Takahashi, a retired software engineer and the 2021 Boulder City Council candidate who’s lived in Boulder the longest, is making his first run for public elected office in this year’s Council race. “I am convinced that we need to actually begin acting on our concern that the greenhouse gas emissions [...]
Jacques Decalo Jacques Decalo, a Tesla Advisor, the youngest candidate in the 2021 Boulder City Council race, and the only Boulder native out of 10 candidates, is making his first run for public elected office this year. “I grew up here, and I left when I was 18 to go to school in [...]
Nicole Speer Nicole Speer, Director of Operations at the University of Colorado’s Intermountain Neuroimaging Consortium, is making her first run for public elected office in the 2021 race for Boulder City Council. “One of the values that’s really important to me is service, and when I was looking around to see how I [...]
Michael Christy Michael Christy, a certified collaborative law attorney, family law specialist, and mediator, is making his first run for public elected office in the 2021 race for Boulder City Council. “I've always been interested in local politics, I firmly believe in giving back to the community, and I have deep roots [...]
Tara Winer Tara Winer, a local business owner and member of Boulder’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, is making her first run for public elected office in the 2021 Boulder City Council race. “For over 25 years, I've run my own business, which has been successful. So, I have expertise in forming partnerships, [...]
Lauren Folkerts Lauren Folkerts, an architect and member of the City of Boulder’s Design Advisory Board, is making her first run for public elected office in the 2021 race for Boulder City Council. “The two issues that have really inspired me to run are our affordable housing crisis and our climate crisis. I [...]
Steve Rosenblum Steve Rosenblum, a financier, economist, and investor, is making his first run for public elected office in the 2021 race for Boulder City Council. “I’m doing this because I think we have a particular opportunity to meet the challenges we’re facing in housing, income inequality, climate, and homelessness. This town has [...]
Matt Benjamin Matt Benjamin, a self-described freelance astronomer, is making his second run for Boulder City Council in 2021, but this time around with more city-related experience and name recognition under his belt, which he sees as a strong selling point given the significant turnover coming to Council after the election. “I’m running [...]
Mark Wallach Mark Wallach, the only incumbent running for re-election to Boulder City Council in 2021, is hoping to earn another term despite a very difficult two years that has included a pandemic, a mass shooting, a contentious CU-South annexation discussion, and heated discussions around homelessness and housing. “There’s going to be extraordinary [...]