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See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette,_Colorado


=== Lafayette Demographics ===

{{Begin demographics|Boulder}}
{{Demographics
| population = 27,081 | female = 52.2 | male = 47.8
| medianage = 38.9
| income = 71,758
| voters = | votersR = | votersD = | votersU =
| 2016Clinton = 71 | 2016Trump = 22
| 2012Obama = 70 | 2012Romney = 28
| 2008Obama = 72 | 2008McCain = 26
| 2004Kerry = 66 | 2004Bush = 32
| religion = {{religion
                | none | 58.5
                | catholic | 20.1
                | Evangelical Protestant| 9.8
                | protestant | 6.5
                | other  | 4.9
                | orthodox | 0.2
             }}
| poverty = {{poverty | 8.4
              | Hispanic / Latino | 20.1
              | Native American | 13.4
              | Two or More Races | 7.5
              | White Alone | 6
              | Other Race | 3.1
              | Black | N/A
              | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | N/A
            }}
| costofliving = 113.1
| medianhouse = 318,135
| medianrent = 1,324
| race = {{race
           | White, alone | 74.5
           | Hispanic | 16.7
           | Asian, alone | 5.2
           | twoplus | 3.4
           | black | 0.2
           | other | 0.2
           | native | 0.05
           | pacific | 0.04
         }}  
| age = {{age 
          | older | 37.4 
          | younger | 25.7 
          | children | 23.7 
          | senior | 9.51
          | college | 3.61
        }}
| education = {{education
                | bs | 33.5
                | somecollege | 17
                | ms | 16.8
                | hs | 14.4
                | associate | 6.6
                | phd | 3.3
                | prehs | 2.8
                | somehs | 2.6
                | professional | 2.2
                | none | 0.8
              }} 
| foreign = 10.3
| maritalstatus = {{maritalstatus
                    | married | 51.7
                    | nevermarried | 29.9
                    | divorced | 13.9
                    | widowed | 3.6
                    | separated | 1
                  }}
| unemployed = 2.7
| airquality = 107
}}
{{end}}


=== Lafayette City Council ===

* Up to 8 consecutive years
* Mayor and Pro-Tem are elected by council
* 4 seats are up every two years. Whomever gets the fourth-most vote gets the 2-year seat. The others get the 4-year seats.
* Went through a period of revolving doors, but appears to be without controversy.


{{Begin Council}}
{{Council member
| title = At-Large
| name = '''Christine Berg'''
| namea = (Mayor)
| party = D
| next = 2019
| phone = 720-442-1612
| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Christine-Berg-162 Online Contact Form])
| 2017margin = X
| 2015margin = ATLARGE
| 2015total = 21
| 2013margin = X
| 2011margin = ATLARGE
| 2011total = 16.34
| 2009margin = X
}}
{{Council member
| title = At-Large
| name = '''Gustavo Reyna'''
| namea = (Pro Tem)
| party = D
| next = 2021
| phone = 720-272-9195
| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Gustavo-Reyna-163 Online Contact Form])
| 2017margin = ATLARGE
| 2017total = 12.21
| 2015margin = X
| 2013margin = ATLARGE
| 2013total = 18.5
| 2011margin = ATLARGE
| 2011total = 15.75
| 2011a = ({{red|Staci Lupberger}})
| 2009margin = ATLARGE
| 2009total = 12.6
| 2009a = ({{red|Staci Lupberger}})
}}
{{Council member
| title = At-Large
| name = Stephanie Walton
| party = D
| next = 2019
| phone = 720-593-0026
| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Tom-Dowling-165 Online Contact Form]) <br>(Is labeled at Tom Dowling's form, but the site links it to Walton)
| 2017margin = X
| 2015margin = ATLARGE
| 2015total = 16.9
| 2013margin = X
| 2011margin = ATLARGE
| 2011total = 13.42
| 2011a = ({{red|Steve Kracha}})
| 2009margin = ATLARGE
| 2009total = 18.7
| 2009note = 1
| 2009a = (Alex Schatz)
| 2009note1 = ([http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JWs3P9LoxzEJ:www.coloradohometownweekly.com/ci_19244618+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us Schatz resigned; Kracha appointed])
}}
{{Council member
| title = At-Large
| name = Alexandra Lynch
| party = D
| next = 2019
| phone = 303-260-8413
| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Alexandra-Lynch-166 Online Contact Form])
| 2017margin = X
| 2015margin = ATLARGE
| 2015total = 16.7
| 2013margin = X
| 2011margin = ATLARGE
| 2011total = 14.83
| 2009margin = X
}}
{{Council member
| title = At-Large
| name = Merrily Mazza
| party = {{green|Green}}
| next = 2021
| phone = 720-556-1286
| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Merrily-Mazza-167 Online Contact Form])
| 2017margin = ATLARGE
| 2017total = 10.71
| 2015margin = X
| 2013margin = ATLARGE
| 2013total = 17.9
| 2011margin = ATLARGE
| 2011total = 13.88
| 2011a = ({{blue|Pete d'Oronzio}})
| 2009margin = ATLARGE
| 2009total = 18.8
| 2009note = 1
| 2009a = (Christine Cameron)
| 2009note1 = ([http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JWs3P9LoxzEJ:www.coloradohometownweekly.com/ci_19244618+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us Cameron resigned]; d'Oronzio appointed)
}}
{{Council member
| title = At-Large
| name = Brad Wiesley
| namea = ''(Jamie Harkins, incoming)''
| party = 
| partya = ''(Registered {{blue|Dem}}, incoming)''
| next = 2021
| phone = 303-884-2200
| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Brad-Wiesley-168 Online Contact Form])
| 2017margin = ATLARGE
| 2017total = 13.95
| 2015margin = ATLARGE
| 2015total = 12.5
| 2015a = (Brad Wiesley)
| 2013margin = ATLARGE
| 2013total = 16.77
| 2013a = (Brad Wiesley)
| 2011margin = ATLARGE
| 2011total = 14.27
| 2011a = (Brad Wiesley)
| 2009margin = X
}}
{{Council member
| title = At-Large
| name = Chelsea Behanna
| namea = (Appointed Aug. 2016)
| party = D
| next = 2021
| phone = 303-900-8281
| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Chelsea-Behanna-230 Online Contact Form])
| 2017margin = ATLARGE
| 2017total = 12.36
| 2015margin = X
| 2015a = ([http://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/news/lafayette/ci_30098981/lafayette-councilman-tom-dowling-resign Tom Dowling resigned] to move to California; [http://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/news/lafayette/ci_30255461/lafayette-officials-appoint-chelsea-behanna-fill-city-council Behanna appointed].)
| 2013margin = ATLARGE
| 2013total = 17.5
| 2013a = ({{blue|Tom Dowling}})
| 2011margin = X
| 2009margin = ATLARGE
| 2009total = 16.3
| 2009a = (Carolyn Cutler)
}}
{{end}}


* In 2011, [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:EJLBI3FxnYAJ:www.dailycamera.com/lafayette-news/ci_16804008+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us 6 of the 7 seats were up for vote], due to a succession of resignations and appointments. According to councilmembers, the resignations were due to personal circumstances, not discord.

<br>
===Expanded Historical Election Results===

Winners '''bolded'''.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:left; text-align: center;
|-
! Seat || 2017 Results || 2015 Results || 2013 Results || 2011 Results || 2009 Results
|-
| At-Large || '''{{blue|Jamie Harkins 13.95%}}''' <br/> '''{{blue|Chelsea Bahanna 12.36%}} (incumbent)''' <br/> '''{{blue|Gustavo Reyna 12.21%}} (incumbent)''' <br/> '''{{green|Merrily Mazza 10.71%}} (incumbent)''' <br/> JD Mangat 10.48% (64 votes less than Mazza) <br/> {{red|Brian Wong 8.92%}} <br/> {{blue|Dana Kusjanovic 7.2%}} <br/> Richard Welty 5.81%}} <br/> {{red|Allen Bishop 5.68%}} <br/> Jarrett Tishmack 3.97% <br/> {{blue|Andrew J. O'Connor 2.84%}} <br/> {{blue|Cliff Smedley 2.03%}} <br/> Michael Daniels 2.00% <br/> {{blue|John William Watson 1.85%}} || '''{{blue|Christine Berg 21%}}''' <br/> '''{{blue|Stephanie Walton 16.9%}}''' <br/> '''{{blue|Alexandra Lynch 16.7%}}''' <br/> '''Brad Wiesley 12.5%''' <br/> Frank Phillips 12.2% ([http://yellowscene.com/2015/10/22/the-2015-election-guide/ Supports renewable energy] <br/> {{blue|Cliff Smedley 10.4%}} ([http://yellowscene.com/2015/10/22/the-2015-election-guide/ 1], [http://bocodems.newmedia1.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/09142016CorrectedECMinutes.pdf 2]) <br/> {{green|Cliff Willmeng 9.8%}} ([http://yellowscene.com/2015/10/22/the-2015-election-guide/ 1], [http://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/ci_23968665/no-shortage-candidates-running-lafayette-louisville 2]) || '''{{blue|Gustavo Reyna 18.5%}}''' <br/> '''{{green|Merrily Mazza 17.9%}}''' <br/> '''{{blue|Tom Dowling 17.5%}}''' <br/> '''Brad Wiesley 16.77%''' <br/> {{red|Steve Kracha 15.1%}} '''(incumbent)''' <br/> {{blue|Clifton E. Smedley 13.9%}} || '''{{blue|Christine Berg 16.34%}}''' <br/> '''{{red|Staci Lupberger 15.75%}}''' <br/> '''{{blue|Alexandra Lynch 14.83%}}''' <br/> '''Brad Wiesley 14.27%''' <br/> '''{{blue|Pete D'Oronzio 13.88%}}''' <br/> '''{{red|Steve Kracha 13.42%}}''' <br/> {{red|Rosabelle Rice 11.53%}} || '''Alex Schatz 18.7%''' <br/> '''Christine Cameron 18.8%''' <br/> '''Carolyn Cutler 16.3%''' <br/> '''{{red|Staci Lupberger 12.6%}}''' <br/> {{blue|Kristin Richeimer 12.2%}} <br/> {{green|Brian Herzfeld 11.7%}} <br/> {{blue|Carol Mock 9.4%}}
|-
{{end}}


==2017 Election==

Lafayette will elect 4 city counselors on Nov 7, 2017.  All candidates are elected At Large.<br/>
Candidate forums are scheduled for 9/25/17 and 10/11/17 - show up and ask questions! [http://www.cityoflafayette.com/424/Elections details]

===Candidates===

(i) = Incumbent

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:left; text-align: center;
|-
! Ward || Name || Party || comment || Contact
|-
| || Chelsea Behanna (i)|| {{party|D}} || || [https://www.facebook.com/betterwithbehanna/ Facebook]
|-
| || Jarrett Tishmack || {{party|U}} || Larimer Cnty Environmental Advisory Brd 2010; worked for Forestry Svc. ||
|-
| || Jamie Harkins || {{party|D}} || || [https://www.facebook.com/jamie4lafayette/ Facebook] <br /> [http://www.jamieharkins.com/ Website]
|-
| || Gustavo Reyna (i) || {{party|D}} || || [https://www.facebook.com/gustavo.reyna.104 Facebook]
|-
| || Dana Kusjanovic || {{party|D}} || Currently on city's planning commission. ||
|-
| || Cliff Smedley || {{party|D}} || Active in DemEnterCO; strong position on keeping fracking out of the city., Progressive ||
|-
| || Merrily Mazza (i)|| {{party|G}} || Introduced Climate Bill of Rights early 2017 (passed but for its legalization of civil disobedience provision); it constitutes a ban on fracking under community rights theory., Progressive || [https://www.facebook.com/Merrily4Lafayette/ Facebook]
|-
| || Brian Wong || {{party|R}} || Currently on city's planning commission. || [https://www.facebook.com/Brian-Wong-for-Lafayette-City-Council-353803841724527/ Facebook] <br /> [http://wongforcouncil.com/ Website]
|-
| || Ashley Neumann || {{party|?}} || ||
|-
| || Andrew J. O'Connor || {{party|D}} || Submitted ltr to editor in Daily Camera; construed as advocating violence to end fracking; NOT affiliated w/any organized community grassroots environmental/protector groups, which all advocate non-violence. http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_30930903/andrew-j-oconnor-moral-responsibility-fight-fracking ||
|-
| || Richard Welty || {{party|U}} || South Lafayette; former owner of Christian Auto Bros; now Flatiron Auto || [https://www.facebook.com/Richard-Welty-for-Lafayette-City-Council-1904530279811499/ Facebook]
|-
| || John William Watson || {{party|D}} || 24 yrs old ||
|-
| || Michael Daniels || {{party|U}} || ||
|-
| || JD Mangat || {{party|U}} || 21 yrs old || [https://www.facebook.com/jd4lafayette/ Facebook] <br/> [https://jd4lafayette.com/ Website]
|-
| || Allen Bishop || {{party|R}} || Owns Aerospace drone company ||
|}


<br>
Endorsement Notes:

[https://www.facebook.com/www.coloradoblueflowerfund.org/posts/1667517616648444 Colorado BlueFlower Fund]
* Chelsea Jehanna
* Jamie Harkins

====Campaign Finance====

===Ballot Measures===

5 Ballot questions will be included.  See [http://www.cityoflafayette.com/424/Elections here]