I will update this page over the course of the election as more information comes in. Please set links to this page as Boulder City Council Election.
My Endorsements
Two sets of endorsements, based on if you think Boulder should evolve or stay static. Please go to Boulder City Council endorsements.
Candidates
|
Candidate |
Website |
Contact |
Interview |
Daily Camera |
$ in |
|
Suzy Ageton |
interview - Q&A |
$12,104 | |||
|
Matt Appelbaum |
interview - Q&A |
$8,157 | |||
|
KC Becker |
interview - Q&A |
$16,646 | |||
|
Seth Brigham |
Seth Brigham Interview | interview - Q&A |
$195 | ||
|
Macon Cowles |
Macon Cowles Interview | interview - Q&A |
$12,342 | ||
|
Fenno Hoffman |
website * |
interview - Q&A |
$9,166 | ||
|
Kevin Hotaling |
$275 | ||||
|
George Karakehian |
George Karaehian Interview | interview - Q&A |
$11,070 | ||
|
Valerie Mitchell |
website * |
Valerie Mitchell Interview | interview - Q&A |
$588 | |
|
Tim Plass |
$10,931 | ||||
|
Jyotsna Raj |
website * |
interview - Q&A |
$10,595 | ||
|
Barry Siff |
interview - Q&A |
$13,160 | |||
|
Rob Smoke |
none * |
declined | interview - Q&A |
$231 |
* question – how serious is someone who less than 2 months from election day does not have a website?
Endorsements
The word of the day for government is transparency. We expect them to make all meetings open, all communication public, etc. I believe we should expect no less from the groups that endorse candidates. So I am asking them for some info.
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Newspapers | |||
| questionnaire | |||
| * may not endorse | |||
| interviews | editorial board | ||
| interviews | editorial board | {early October} | |
|
Interest Groups | |||
| Suzy Ageton K.C. Becker Fenno Hoffman George Karakehian Barry Siff | |||
| forum only | private | no endorsements | |
| forum info questionnaire |
public forum on 9/24 | no endorsements questionnaire - replies | |
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{need contact info} | ||
|
|
questionnaire | forum 10/4 | responses |
| questionnaire | forum 9/22 | ||
| Suzy Ageton K.C. Becker Macon Cowles George Karakehian Barry Siff | |||
| process | SuzyAgeton KC Becker George Karakehian Barry Siff | ||
| Suzy Ageton | |||
 Downtown Boulder, Inc. |
questionnaire | {may endorse} | |
 Eco-Cycle |
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| FIDOS |
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| FOBOS |
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| Historic Boulder |
coming soon... | 9/28 - 5:30 - 7:00am BMoCA | no endorsement |
| PLAN-Boulder |
questionnaire | Macon Cowles Matt Appelbaum Jyotsna Raj Tim Plass | |
| Sierra Club |
questionnaire | political, executive, & administrative committees | Suzy Ageton Macon Cowles Matt Appelbaum Jyotsna Raj Tim Plass |
| The Community Foundation |
questionnaire | no endorsements | |
| University Hill Neighborhood Assoc. |
questionnaire | ||
| Urban Land Institute |
questionnaire | forum 9/30 | no endorsements |
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Please email david@thielen.com about additional groups. | |||
* I will not include anonymously authored blogs in the above list.
Events
- 9/22 - 11:30am - Boulder Hotel & Motel Assoc; Millennium Hotel
- 9/24 - 7:30am - Boulder Chamber; Spice of Life Event Center
- 9/28 - 5:30 - 7:00am - Historic Boulder; BMoCA
- 9/30 - 6:00 - 8:00pm - Urban Land Institute; West Boulder Senior Center
- 10/1 - 7:30 - 9:00pm - University Hill Neighborhood Association; Grace Lutheran Church
- 10/3 - 9:30 - 11:30am - League of Women Voters Candidate Q & A on channel 8
- 10/4 - 12:00 - 1:00pm - The Hill Flea
- 10/4 - 7:00 - 9:00pm - Boulder Community United - YWCA
- 10/8 - 7:30 - 9:00pm - Frasier Meadows
- 10/12 - {time not set} - New Era Colorado - The Fox
- 10/14 - 11:30 - 1:30 - Girls Gone Liberal; Spice of Life Event Center
Blogs on the election (meager pickings so far):
Resources
- City of Boulder main election page. This has links to all official candidate filings.
- Boulder County main election page. This is where the vote totals will be posted.
- Leave My Home Alone
- Boulder Valley League of Women Voters
- For candidates - How to campaign effectively on the web.
- Please email david@thielen.com with additional resources.
