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| At Large || Aren Rodriguez || {{party|D}} || [http://us15.campaign-archive.com/?u=68766de45f1a5e9c6fa8b1359&id=a06c918552 Move Longmont Forward] || [https://www.facebook.com/RodriguezVision/ Website] | | At Large || Aren Rodriguez || {{party|D}} || [http://us15.campaign-archive.com/?u=68766de45f1a5e9c6fa8b1359&id=a06c918552 Move Longmont Forward] || [https://www.facebook.com/RodriguezVision/ Website] | ||
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| − | | At Large || Alex Sammoury || {{party|R}} || || [http://www.alexsammoury.com/ Website] | + | | At Large || Alex Sammoury || {{party|R}} || [http://www.dailycamera.com/longmont-election-news/ci_31372621/alex-sammoury-longmont-city-council-at-large Boulder Daily Camera] Candidate Interview || [http://www.alexsammoury.com/ Website] |
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| At Large || Ron Gallegos || {{party|D}} || Former Longmont City Councilman <br/> [http://www.dailycamera.com/longmont-election-news/ci_31372617/ron-gallegos-longmont-city-council-at-large Boulder Daily Camera] Candidate Interview || [https://www.gallegosforcitycouncil.com/ Website] | | At Large || Ron Gallegos || {{party|D}} || Former Longmont City Councilman <br/> [http://www.dailycamera.com/longmont-election-news/ci_31372617/ron-gallegos-longmont-city-council-at-large Boulder Daily Camera] Candidate Interview || [https://www.gallegosforcitycouncil.com/ Website] | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 22 October 2017
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmont,_Colorado
Contents
Longmont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90,237 (Female: 52.4%) (Male: 47.6%) |
36.8 years (+0.4 years to CO) |
$59,333 (+$510 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% |
13.9% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 85.7% Hispanic/Latino: 31.6% Other Race: 31.2% Native American: 20.9% Black: 18.4% Two or More Races: 15.6% White: 7.5% |
112.1 (+12.1 to US) |
$282,800 (+$42,300 to CO) |
$1,083 | White: 66.7% Hispanic/Latino: 26.4% Asian: 2.9% Two or More Races: 2.5% Black: 0.9% Native American: 0.4% Other Race: 0.1% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0.01% |
Older Adult 40-64: 33% Children 0-17: 26.2% Younger Adult 22-39: 25.2% Senior 65+: 11.1% College 18-21: 4.4% |
Bachelor's: 23.6% Some College: 22.9% High School: 19.7% Master's: 9.8% Associate's: 7.3% Some High School: 7.2% Less than High School: 4.1% Doctorate: 2.3% Professional: 1.6% None: 1.5% |
12.8% (+3.3% to CO) |
Now married: 48.7% Never married: 30.7% Divorced: 13.6% Widowed: 4.9% Separated: 2.0% |
3.1% (-0.2% to CO) |
90.3 (+15.3 to US) |
Longmont City Council
Mayor - 2 years; 3 terms City council - 4 years; 2 terms Pro-Tem, bolded, elected by council
GENERAL OBSERVATION: People connected to Real Estate tend to run.
Keeps swinging back and forth between progressive and conservative.
| Title | Name | Party | Next Election November |
Contact | 2019 Margin | 2017 Margin | 2015 Margin | 2013 Margin | 2011 Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Dennis Coombs | Democrat Endorsed by GOP Gabe Santos Local RW blog calls him "mere sock puppet for the local hard left progressive ideologues" |
2017 | (303) 651-8602 Click Email Icon |
30.07% (54.8%) 1 Sarah Levison 24.73% 2 Ron Gallegos 16.17% 3 1 $8,688 2 $5,439 3 $6,149 |
16.48% (54.47%) Bryan L. Baum 37.99% |
0.78% (50.39%) Bryan L. Baum 49.61% Defeated GOP incumbent |
8.1% (54%) (Bryan L. Baum) Roger Lange 45.9% Incumbent Defeated GOP for GOP | ||
| Ward 1 | Brian Bagley (Pro-Tem) |
Republican | 2019 | (303) 774-3613 Click Email Icon |
UNOPPOSED | X | 13.95% (41.09%) Brian Hansen 27.09% Suzzanne Painter 20.42% Paul Tiger 7.49% John Daniels 3.95% |
X | ||
| Ward 2 | Jeff Moore | Unaffiliated Pro-Fracking Ban |
2017 | (303) 774-3617 Click Email Icon |
X | 10.56% (45.01%) Rick Accountius 34.45% "Conservative leanings". Presents himself as having unique insight on the Norwegian economy after spending two weeks there. |
X | 21.7% (60.8%) (Katie Witt) Karen Benker 39.1% (GOP Defeated Dem Incumbent) | ||
| Ward 3 | Bonnie Finley | Republican | 2019 | (303) 774-3612 Click Email Icon |
11.12% (52.45%) Paul Rennix 41.33% |
X | 26.4% (63.2%) Sean McCoy 36.8% Endorsed by local progressives Vilified by local conservatives |
X | ||
| At-Large | Pauline "Polly" Christensen | Democrat Called "Polly Progressive" on RW site |
2017 | (303) 774-3618 Click Email Icon |
X | Won with 37.49% Defeated GOP Incumbent |
X | Won with 26.8% (Alex Sammoury) | ||
| At-Large | Joan Peck | Democrat | 2019 | (303) 774-3619 Click Email Icon |
1.65% (47.07%) Scott Dunn 45.43% |
X | Won with 37.64% Heath R. Carroll 27.98% Ron Gallegos 25.07% James Young 9.3% |
X | ||
| At-Large | Gabe Santos | Republican Worked for Tom Delay |
2017 | (303) 774-3615 Click Email Icon |
X | Won with 43.28% Alex Sammoury 35.4% Trisha Baxter 25.07% ID'd as "most Libertarian" Ron Gallegos 18.91% |
X | Won with 36.3% Bill Van Dusen 17.7% Kaye Fissinger 15.8% "Lifelong Democrat" who voted Green Edward Dloughy 3% |
Véronique Bellamy is running for Longmont Mayor in 2017. She previously unsuccessfully ran for RTD District 1 in 2016. She has also filed to run for Governor in 2018 under the Green Party ticket. (Twitter)
Local Publications
The Nation Report 10/12/2017
Candidate Fourm Coverage
Blogs
Free Range Longmont (Active)
- Free Range Longmont Blog
- Progressive
Longmont Report (Inactive since 2009)
- Longmont Report Blog
- Left-wing
Mad Welshman (Defunct, as of June 2017)
- Mad Welshman Blog
- Ultra-right-wing. Calls everything "socialist".
Wrongmont (Inactive since Jan. 2014)
- Wrongmont Blog
- Right-wing
2017 Election
Candidates
| Seat | Name | Party | Endorsements/Info | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Brian Bagley | Republican | endorsed by current Mayor Dennis Coombs; progressives not happy | |
| Mayor | Sarah Levison | Democrat | Move Longmont Forward | |
| Mayor | Roger Lange | Republican | Former mayor | |
| Ward 2 | Marcia Martin | Democrat | Move Longmont Forward Colorado BlueFlower Fund |
Website |
| Ward 2 | Jeff Moore (i) | Unaffiliated | ||
| At Large | Aren Rodriguez | Democrat | Move Longmont Forward | Website |
| At Large | Alex Sammoury | Republican | Boulder Daily Camera Candidate Interview | Website |
| At Large | Ron Gallegos | Democrat | Former Longmont City Councilman Boulder Daily Camera Candidate Interview |
Website |
| At Large | Polly Christensen (i) | Democrat | Move Longmont Forward Colorado BlueFlower Fund Boulder Daily Camera Candidate Interview |
Website |
| At Large | Catherine Jarrett | Republican | Times-Call Article "A self identified conservative" | |
Former Candidates
| Seat | Name | Party | Comment | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Véronique Bellamy | Green | Dropped out to run for Governor on Green Party ticket. Believes Russian leaks in the 2016 election is a "conspiracy theory". Believes Seth Rich at the DNC leaked the emails. |
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| Mayor | Charlie Plagainos | ? |
