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See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette,_Colorado
 
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette,_Colorado
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=== Lafayette Demographics ===
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{{Begin demographics|Boulder}}
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{{Demographics
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| population = 27,081 | female = 52.2 | male = 47.8
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| medianage = 38.9
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| income = 71,758
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| voters = | votersR = | votersD = | votersU =
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| 2016Clinton = 71 | 2016Trump = 22
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| 2012Obama = 70 | 2012Romney = 28
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| 2008Obama = 72 | 2008McCain = 26
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| 2004Kerry = 66 | 2004Bush = 32
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| religion = {{religion
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                | none | 58.5
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                | catholic | 20.1
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                | Evangelical Protestant| 9.8
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                | protestant | 6.5
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                | other  | 4.9
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                | orthodox | 0.2
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            }}
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| poverty = {{poverty | 8.4
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              | Hispanic / Latino | 20.1
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              | Native American | 13.4
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              | Two or More Races | 7.5
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              | White Alone | 6
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              | Other Race | 3.1
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              | Black | N/A
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              | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | N/A
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            }}
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| costofliving = 113.1
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| medianhouse = 318,135
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| medianrent = 1,324
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| race = {{race
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          | White, alone | 74.5
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          | Hispanic | 16.7
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          | Asian, alone | 5.2
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          | twoplus | 3.4
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          | black | 0.2
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          | other | 0.2
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          | native | 0.05
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          | pacific | 0.04
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        }} 
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| age = {{age
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          | older | 37.4
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          | younger | 25.7
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          | children | 23.7
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          | senior | 9.51
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          | college | 3.61
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        }}
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| education = {{education
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                | bs | 33.5
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                | somecollege | 17
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                | ms | 16.8
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                | hs | 14.4
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                | associate | 6.6
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                | phd | 3.3
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                | prehs | 2.8
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                | somehs | 2.6
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                | professional | 2.2
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                | none | 0.8
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              }}
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| foreign = 10.3
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| maritalstatus = {{maritalstatus
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                    | married | 51.7
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                    | nevermarried | 29.9
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                    | divorced | 13.9
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                    | widowed | 3.6
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                    | separated | 1
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                  }}
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| unemployed = 2.7
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| airquality = 107
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}}
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{{end}}
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=== Lafayette City Council ===
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* Up to 8 consecutive years
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* Mayor and Pro-Tem are elected by council
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* 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.
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* Went through a period of revolving doors, but appears to be without controversy.
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{{Begin Council}}
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{{Council member
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| title = At-Large
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| name = '''Christine Berg'''
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| namea = (Mayor)
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| party = D
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| next = 2019
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| phone = 720-442-1612
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| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Christine-Berg-162 Online Contact Form])
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| 2015margin = ATLARGE
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| 2015total = 21
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| 2013margin = X
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| 2011margin = ATLARGE
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| 2011total = 16.34
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| 2009margin = X
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}}
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{{Council member
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| title = At-Large
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| name = '''Gustavo Reyna'''
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| namea = (Pro Tem)
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| party = D
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| next = 2017
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| phone = 720-272-9195
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| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Gustavo-Reyna-163 Online Contact Form])
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| 2015margin = X
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| 2013margin = ATLARGE
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| 2013total = 18.5
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| 2011margin = ATLARGE
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| 2011total = 15.75
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| 2011a = ({{red|Staci Lupberger}})
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| 2009margin = ATLARGE
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| 2009total = 12.6
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| 2009a = ({{red|Staci Lupberger}})
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}}
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{{Council member
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| title = At-Large
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| name = Stephanie Walton
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| party = D
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| next = 2019
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| phone = 720-593-0026
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| 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)
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| 2015margin = ATLARGE
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| 2015total = 16.9
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| 2013margin = X
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| 2011margin = ATLARGE
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| 2011total = 13.42
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| 2011a = ({{red|Steve Kracha}})
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| 2009margin = ATLARGE
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| 2009total = 18.7
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| 2009note = 1
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| 2009a = (Alex Schatz)
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| 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])
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}}
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{{Council member
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| title = At-Large
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| name = Alexandra Lynch
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| party = D
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| next = 2019
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| phone = 303-260-8413
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| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Alexandra-Lynch-166 Online Contact Form])
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| 2015margin = ATLARGE
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| 2015total = 16.7
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| 2013margin = X
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| 2011margin = ATLARGE
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| 2011total = 14.83
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| 2009margin = X
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}}
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{{Council member
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| title = At-Large
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| name = Merrily Mazza
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| party = D
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| partya = ([http://www.gp.org/officeholders Listed as Green Party on site])
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| next = 2017
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| phone = 720-556-1286
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| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Merrily-Mazza-167 Online Contact Form])
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| 2015margin = X
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| 2013margin = ATLARGE
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| 2013total = 17.9
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| 2011margin = ATLARGE
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| 2011total = 13.88
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| 2011a = ({{blue|Pete d'Oronzio}})
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| 2009margin = ATLARGE
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| 2009total = 18.8
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| 2009note = 1
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| 2009a = (Christine Cameron)
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| 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)
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}}
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{{Council member
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| title = At-Large
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| name = Brad Wiesley
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| party =
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| partya = ([http://www.mikefoote.org/supporters/ Endorsed Mike Foote, Democrat])
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| next = 2017
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| phone = 303-884-2200
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| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Brad-Wiesley-168 Online Contact Form])
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| 2015margin = ATLARGE
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| 2015total = 12.5
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| 2013margin = ATLARGE
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| 2013total = 16.7
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| 2011margin = ATLARGE
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| 2011total = 14.26
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| 2009margin = X
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}}
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{{Council member
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| title = At-Large
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| name = Chelsea Behanna
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| namea = (Appointed Aug. 2016)
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| party = D
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| next = 2017
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| phone = 303-900-8281
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| email = ([https://www.cityoflafayette.com/FormCenter/Contact-Us-4/Contact-Chelsea-Behanna-230 Online Contact Form])
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| 2015margin = X
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| 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].)
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| 2013margin = ATLARGE
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| 2013total = 17.5
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| 2013a = ({{blue|Tom Dowling}})
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| 2011margin = X
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| 2009margin = ATLARGE
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| 2009total = 16.3
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| 2009a = (Carolyn Cutler)
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}}
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{{end}}
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* 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.
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'''OTHER AT-LARGE CANDIDATES'''
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'''2015'''
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* Frank Phillips 12.2% -- Previously was on board from 2003 to 2011, also serving as Mayor. [http://yellowscene.com/2015/10/22/the-2015-election-guide/ Fights for renewable energy].
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* {{candidate|Cliff Smedley|10.4%|D}} [http://yellowscene.com/2015/10/22/the-2015-election-guide/ "Bernie Sanders-type left"]. [http://bocodems.newmedia1.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/09142016CorrectedECMinutes.pdf Current or recent member of BoCo Dems].
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* {{green|Cliff Willmeng 9.8%}} [http://yellowscene.com/2015/10/22/the-2015-election-guide/ Protested the Klan, apartheid, WTO, "corporate globalization", and the Iraq War]. [http://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/ci_23968665/no-shortage-candidates-running-lafayette-louisville Councilmember Merrily Mazza's son].
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'''2013'''
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* {{candidate|Steve Kracha|15.1%|R}} (lost re-election)
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* {{candidate|Clifton E. Smedley|13.9%|D}}
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'''2011'''
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* {{candidate|Rosabelle Rice|11.53%|R}}
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'''2009'''
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* {{candidate|Kristin Richeimer|12.2%|D}}
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* {{green|Brian Herzfeld 11.7%}}
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* {{candidate|Carol Mock|9.4%|D}}

Revision as of 15:32, 28 July 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%
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