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| || Chelsea Behanna || {{party|D}} || ||
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| || Jarrett Tishmack || {{party|U}} || Larimer Cnty Environmental Advisory Brd 2010; worked for Forestry Svc. ||
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| || Jamie Harkins || {{party|D}} || ||
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| || Gustavo Reyna || {{party|D}} || ||
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| || Dana Kusjanovic || {{party|D}} || Currently on city's planning commission. ||
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| || Cliff Smedley || {{party|D}} || Active in DemEnterCO; strong position on keeping fracking out of the city., Progressive ||
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| || Merrily Mazza || {{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 ||
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| || Brian Wong || {{party|R}} || Currently on city's planning commission. ||
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| || Ashley Neumann || {{party|?}} || ||
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| || 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 ||
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| || Richard Welty || {{party|U}} || South Lafayette; former owner of Christian Auto Bros; now Flatiron Auto ||
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| || John William Watson || {{party|D}} || 24 yrs old ||
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| || Michael Daniels || {{party|U}} || ||
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| || JD Mangat || {{party|U}} || 21 yrs old ||
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| || Allen Bishop || {{party|R}} || Owns Aerospace drone company ||
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Revision as of 19:22, 11 September 2017

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


Lafayette Demographics

Population Median Age Median Household Income Registered Voters Presidential Results (Boulder County) Religion (Boulder County) Poverty Cost of Living Index Median House Value Median Rent Race Age Education Foreign Born Marital Status Unemployment Air Quality Index
27,081

(Female: 52.2%)
(Male: 47.8%)
38.9 years

(+2.5 years to CO)
$71,758

(+$12,935 to CO)
2016: Clinton 71%
Trump: 22%

2012: Obama 70%
Romney: 28%

2008: Obama 72%
McCain: 26%

2004: Kerry 66%
Bush: 32%
None: 58.5%
Catholic: 20.1%
Evangelical Protestant: 9.8%
Mainline Protestant: 6.5%
Other: 4.9%
Orthodox: 0.2%
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%
113.1

(+13.1 to US)
$318,135

(+$77,635 to CO)
$1,324 White, alone: 74.5%
Hispanic: 16.7%
Asian, alone: 5.2%
Two or More Races: 3.4%
Black: 0.2%
Other Race: 0.2%
Native American: 0.05%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0.04%
Older Adult 40-64: 37.4%
Younger Adult 22-39: 25.7%
Children 0-17: 23.7%
Senior 65+: 9.51%
College 18-21: 3.61%
Bachelor's: 33.5%
Some College: 17%
Master's: 16.8%
High School: 14.4%
Associate's: 6.6%
Doctorate: 3.3%
Less than High School: 2.8%
Some High School: 2.6%
Professional: 2.2%
None: 0.8%
10.3%

(+0.8% to CO)
Now married: 51.7%
Never married: 29.9%
Divorced: 13.9%
Widowed: 3.6%
Separated: 1%
2.7%

(-0.6% to CO)
107

(+32 to US)


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.


Title Name Party Next Election
November
Contact 2019 Margin 2017 Margin 2015 Margin 2013 Margin 2011 Margin
At-Large Christine Berg
(Mayor)
Democrat 2019 720-442-1612
(Online Contact Form)
Won with 21% X Won with 16.34% X
At-Large Gustavo Reyna
(Pro Tem)
Democrat 2017 720-272-9195
(Online Contact Form)
X Won with 18.5% Won with 15.75%
(Staci Lupberger)
Won with 12.6%
(Staci Lupberger)
At-Large Stephanie Walton Democrat 2019 720-593-0026
(Online Contact Form)
(Is labeled at Tom Dowling's form, but the site links it to Walton)
Won with 16.9% X Won with 13.42%
(Steve Kracha)
Won with 18.7% 1
(Alex Schatz)
1 (Schatz resigned; Kracha appointed)
At-Large Alexandra Lynch Democrat 2019 303-260-8413
(Online Contact Form)
Won with 16.7% X Won with 14.83% X
At-Large Merrily Mazza Democrat
(Listed as Green Party on site)
2017 720-556-1286
(Online Contact Form)
X Won with 17.9% Won with 13.88%
(Pete d'Oronzio)
Won with 18.8% 1
(Christine Cameron)
1 (Cameron resigned; d'Oronzio appointed)
At-Large Brad Wiesley
(Endorsed Mike Foote, Democrat)
2017 303-884-2200
(Online Contact Form)
Won with 12.5% Won with 16.7% Won with 14.26% X
At-Large Chelsea Behanna
(Appointed Aug. 2016)
Democrat 2017 303-900-8281
(Online Contact Form)
X
(Tom Dowling resigned to move to California; Behanna appointed.)
Won with 17.5%
(Tom Dowling)
X Won with 16.3%
(Carolyn Cutler)


  • In 2011, 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.


OTHER AT-LARGE CANDIDATES

2015


2013

  • Steve Kracha 15.1% (lost re-election)
  • Clifton E. Smedley 13.9%


2011

  • Rosabelle Rice 11.53%


2009

  • Kristin Richeimer 12.2%
  • Brian Herzfeld 11.7%
  • Carol Mock 9.4%

2017 Election

Candidates

Ward Name Party comment Contact
Chelsea Behanna Democrat
Jarrett Tishmack Unaffiliated Larimer Cnty Environmental Advisory Brd 2010; worked for Forestry Svc.
Jamie Harkins Democrat
Gustavo Reyna Democrat
Dana Kusjanovic Democrat Currently on city's planning commission.
Cliff Smedley Democrat Active in DemEnterCO; strong position on keeping fracking out of the city., Progressive
Merrily Mazza 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
Brian Wong Republican Currently on city's planning commission.
Ashley Neumann  ?
Andrew J. O'Connor Democrat 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 Unaffiliated South Lafayette; former owner of Christian Auto Bros; now Flatiron Auto
John William Watson Democrat 24 yrs old
Michael Daniels Unaffiliated
JD Mangat Unaffiliated 21 yrs old
Allen Bishop Republican Owns Aerospace drone company



Endorsement Notes:

Colorado BlueFlower Fund

  • Chelsea Jehanna
  • Jamie Harkins

Campaign Finance

Ballot Measures