Littleton

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

Littleton Demographics

Population	Median Age	Median Household Income	Registered Voters	Presidential Results (Arapahoe County)	Religion (Arapahoe County)	Poverty	Cost of Living Index	Median House Value	Median Rent	Race	Age	Education	Foreign Born	Marital Status	Unemployment	Air Quality Index
44,669 (Female: 52.3%) (Male: 47.7%)	42.6 years (+6.2 years to CO)	$69,074 (+$10,251 to CO)		2016: Clinton 53% Trump: 39% 2012: Obama 53% Romney: 45% 2008: Obama 56% McCain: 43% 2004: Kerry 47% Bush: 51%	None: 66.6% Catholic: 12.1% Evangelical Protestant: 11.2% Mainline Protestant: 4.9% Other: 4.6% Orthodox: 0.3% blackprotestant: 4.9%	9.4% Native American: 35.0% Other Race: 18.6% Black: 18.1% Hispanic/Latino: 18.0% Two or More Races: 16.4% White: 7.8%	101.1 (+1.1 to US)	$333,551 (+$93,051 to CO)	$1,109	White: 81.3% Hispanic/Latino: 11.7% Two or More Races: 2.4% Asian: 2.1% Black: 1.5% Other Race: .5% Native American: .09% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: .09%	Older Adult 40-64: 35.7% Younger Adult 22-39: 22.1% Children 0-17: 21.3% Senior 65+: 16.4% College 18-21: 4.5%	Bachelor's: 28.7% Some College: 25.2% High School: 18.3% Master's: 11.3% Associate's: 7.5% Some High School: 3.0% Professional: 2.3% Doctorate: 1.7% Less than High School: 1.5% None: 0.4%	7.3% (-2.2% to CO)	Now married: 49.7% Never married: 28.9% Divorced: 14.6% Widowed: 5.7% Separated: 1.1%	3.1% (-0.2% to CO)	107 (+32 to US)

Littleton City Council

Term Limits: 12 consecutive years
All offices are 4 years, except one At-Large and the appointment of mayor
It appears that whomever receives the second-highest At-Large win percentage, receives the 2-year seat
Mayor is elected by the council for two-year terms
Mayor will be bolded
Cronyism, special interests, and Doug Clark keeps coming back
Only ONE liberal elected since 2009
Many races are either unopposed or entirely conservative.

Title	Name	Party	Next Election November	Contact	2019 Margin	2017 Margin	2015 Margin	2013 Margin	2011 Margin
District 1	Bill Hopping (Patrick Driscoll, incoming)	Unaffiliated (Flipping from Unaffiliated to registered Republican)	2021	303-809-3053 bhopping@littletongov.org		13.76% (56.88%) Kama Suddath 43.12%	19.70% (59.80%) 1 (Bill Hopping) Brenda Stokes 40.1% 1 Special Election	UNOPPOSED (Randy Stein) (Resigned over voters wanting a say in property development) (Talks of recall)	X	UNOPPOSED (James A. Taylor)
District 2	Jerry Valdes	Republican	2019	720-774-4055 jvaldes@littletongov.org		X	UNOPPOSED	X	9.9% (54.9%) James C. Boone 45%	X
District 3	Phil Cernanec (Carol Fey, incoming)	Republican (Flipping from registered Rep to registered Dem; though Fey was part of a Sunshine Boys slate, "We 3")	2021	720-774-4055 pcernanec@littletongov.org		11.46% (52.28%) 1 Phil Cernanec 40.82% Steven Esses 6.91% 1 GOP incumbent defeated by Dem	X	UNOPPOSED (Phil Cernanec)	X	23.3% (61.6%) (Phil Cernanec) Travis Nicks 38.3%
District 4	Debbie Brinkman	Republican Sunshine Boy (later left group) see Blog post below	2019	720-224-1314 dbrinkman@littletongov.org		X	5.1% (52.5%) Carol Brzeczek 47.4%	X	UNOPPOSED Michael Elbeck was on the ballot but withdrew	X
At-Large	Bruce Beckman (Karina Elrod, incoming)	Republican (Remains with registered Republican)	2021	303-347-9141 bbeckman@littletongov.org		Won with 26.23%	X	Won with 32.2% (Bruce Beckman)	Won with 37.9% (Bruce Beckman)	X
At-Large	Doug Clark (Kyle Schlachter, incoming)	Republican (Flipped from registered Rep to registered Dem)	2021	303-798-3594 dclark@littletongov.org		Won with 25.61%	Won with 34.7% (Doug Clark)	Won with 29.9% (Bruce Stahlman)	X	Won with 43.6% (Bruce Stahlman)
At-Large	Peggy Cole	Unaffiliated Sunshine Boy	2019	303-795-9552 pcole@littletongov.org		X	Won with 39.1%	X	Won with 39.7%	Won with 41.5%

Expanded Historical Election Results

Winner bolded.

Ward	2017 Results	2015 Results	2013 Results	2011 Results	2009 Results
At-Large	Karina Elrod 26.23% Kyle Schlachter 25.61% Doug Clark 24.63% (incumbent defeated) Carol Brzeczek 23.53%

Special Interest Groups

"Sunshine Boys"

Sunshine Boys is an "anti-growth grassroots activist group that considers itself a government watchdog" and [http://www.villagerpublishing.com/90655/front-page/littleton-candidates-focused-on-future-development/ "known for its skepticism of the city government’s accountability and advocacy for limited growth"].

News Articles & Blogs about "Sunshine Boys":

• Denver Post PUBLISHED: 10/7/08
• Littleton Independent PUBLISHED 6/26/16
• Blog - Littleton Awake PUBLISHED 7/12/16
• The South Metro Villager PUBLISHED 10/11/17

Your Littleton - Your Vote / Littleton Views

Your Littleton - Your Vote Blog

Carol Brzeczek ran against incumbent Debbie Brinkman in 2015 and subsequently lost. Appears she made the bulk of contributions of postings to the blog. Brzeczek is once again a candidate in 2017, this time for one of the two At-Large seats.

Brzeczek also has a blog called Littleton Views, which is current and had its first post October 1st, 2007.

Littleton Awake

Group and blog began in June, 2016 as a response to the firing of the city manager.

Home Page Littleton Awake

Debbie Brinkman leaves "Sunshine Boys" Blog - Littleton Awake

2017 Election

The city is divided into four districts Map

Four seats on Littleton's seven-member city council are up for vote in 2017:

• District 1 is represented by Bill Hopping, who has decided not to run for re-election.
• District 3, is represented by Phil Cernanec, who will face two challengers this year.
• Two at-large seats are up, with four candidates in the running. Doug Clark will seek another term.

Candidates

On November 7th, 2017, a total of four seats will be up for vote: Wards 1 and 3, and 2 At-Large seats (one four-year term and one two-year term--the lowest of the top two will gain the two-year term seat). Only incumbents running for re-election are Doug Clark, who received the two-year term At-Large seat in 2015, and Ward 3's Phil Cernanec. Ward 1 incumbent Bill Hopping filed his candidacy 8/14/17, ultimately withdrawing it on 8/28/17.

(i) = incumbent

Seat	Name	Party	Endorsements/Info	Contact
1	Patrick Driscoll	Republican	Account executive for Paramount Residential Mortgage Group Member of Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association Treasurer of Colorado Association of Mortgage Professionals The Littleton Business Chamber Littleton Fire Protection District, local 2086 Metro Housing Coalition PAC Mayor Thomas Feldkamp, Bow Mar, CO Realtor Candidate PAC	email
1	Kama Suddath	Democrat		email Website
3	Steven Esses	Republican		email
3	Phil Cernanec (i)	Republican		email
3	Carol Fey	Democrat	Running as the We 3 Slate with Carol Brzeczek and Doug Clark Attends "Sunshine Boys" meetings	email Facebook Website
At Large = 2 Vacancies
At Large	Karina Elrod	Republican	Candidate Announcement Blog Member of Littleton Invests For Tomorrow (LIFT) Member of the Economic Development Advisory Board of the South Metro Chamber of Commerce 2017 Littleton Leadership Academy participant Previously chair of the Littleton Planning Commission Patricia Cronenberger, 1997-1999, Littleton City Council Dennis Reynolds, 1993-1997, Littleton City Council Susan Thorton, 1989-1993 & 1999-2003, Littleton City Council James P. Collins, 1979-1983, Assistant and Interim City Manager Littleton Police Officers Association, Lodge 26 Littleton Firefighters Association, Local 2086 Littleton Business Chamber Mark Rudnicki, Architect Andrew Graham, Clinic Service Corporation Vicky Kirkland, A Wagging Success Greg Reinke, Reinke Brothers, Inc. Carrie Moore, The Peace Cellar Gail Keeley, Historic Littleton, Inc.	email Website
At Large	Carol Brzeczek	Republican	Associated with the "Sunshine Boys" Running as the We 3 Slate with Carol Fey and Doug Clark State Rep. Susan Beckman Corbin Sakdol, Former Arapahoe County Assessor Steve Ward, Former Colorado State Senator Jose Trujillo, Former Littleton City Council Member District 2 David Black, Sheridan City Council Member Leah Burkett, Citizen and Property Owner across from The Grove Nancy Sharpe, Arapahoe County Commissioner Kathleen Conti, Arapahoe County Commissioner Laurett Barrentine, Englewood City Council Member Rita Russell, Englewood City Council Member	email Website
At Large	Doug Clark (i)	Republican	Sunshine Boy Running as the We 3 Slate with Carol Brzeczek and Carol Fey	email
At Large	Kyle Schlachter	Democrat	Candidate Announcement Blog Endorsements Littleton Fire Fighters Association, Local 2086 Littleton Police Officers Association, Colorado Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 26 South Metro Denver Realtor Association, Realtors Political Action Committee (RPAC) Metro Housing Coalition Political Committee 8 Former Littleton Mayors Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado Reproductive Rights, Health and Education Candidate Employee of CO Dept of Agriculture’s Colorado Wine Industry Development Board Chairs the Littleton Invests For Tomorrow (LIFT) urban-renewal authority Previously president of the Steeplechase III homeowners association Member of the inaugural Littleton Leadership Academy Kent Bagley, former Littleton Planning Commission Chair & RTD Board Member Flo Bullock, former Littleton Public Schools Educator Margi Clute, former Littleton Historic Preservation Board Chair Amy Conklin, former Littleton Council Member Pat Cronenberger, former Littleton Mayor and Council Member Karen Kaplan, former Littleton Public Schools Board Member Stew Meagher, former Littleton Council Member Susan Thornton, former Littleton Mayor and Council Member Jim Collins, former two-term Littleton Mayor and Council Member Steve Werges, President, Littleton Business Chamber Greg Reinke, President, Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants Association	email Website Facebook

Campaign Finance

This Littleton Independent article has an excellent breakdown.

2017 Election Issues

Sources: Candidate websites, this article, and candidate forums.

Seat	Candidate	Growth	Business Development	Emergency Services	Affordable Housing	Misc.
Ward 1	Patrick Driscoll	“I think about Boulder and their 1 percent growth. None of us, at least not me, could afford to live there. The average home is a million dollars. We're trying to look to the future. We want our kids to be able to live in this community. We have to look at additional growth.” “Change is going to happen. I’ve already accepted that. I want to be a part of that solution. It’s a difficult topic—pro-growth or a small community. I want both. … If we’re losing opportunities to the neighbors to the north and south, that disturbs me. I don’t want to be a flyover.”	“City council has been saying no to a lot of things over the past couple years, and I'd like us to start saying yes. I want to let people know Littleton's open for business.” “Also, I want to look at the Santa Fe corridor — not just what the Sterling Ranch buildout will mean, but how should we develop that stretch? How do we enhance or parlay what we did with Breckenridge Brewery to create a place businesses want to move to?”	"Littleton Fire Department and emergency rescue teams have financial concerns that have been ignored for too long."	"The home shortage and affordable home options are high on everybody's list."
Ward 1	Kama Suddath	“If you ask people how much growth they want, they'll say none. What people say, that I've heard, is they want good redevelopment. We need to follow zoning regulations or update the ones we don't like. That requires a plan and a vision.” “We’re going to grow. It’s inevitable and it happens. We need as a city and a community to grow in a way where we still love walking Downtown Littleton.”
Ward 3	Steve Esses	"I haven't talked to many people who want more growth. They want to preserve what we have. The growth has to be done with lots of careful thought. Some of our traffic and congestion problems will be monumental.”
Ward 3	Phil Cernanec (i)	“What do we do to create thoughtful growth? It starts with the conversations I've had on people's doorsteps — what's the Littleton of your dreams? It goes from there to creating planning documents we can all live with. Folks are looking for things that are exciting or add to our quality of life.”
Ward 3	Carol Fey	“The purpose of zoning laws is predictability for citizens and developers. Littleton runs on exemptions and exceptions, so no one knows what to expect. That causes upset. My solution is to follow the zoning law until you change it.”	Programs which preserve and improve quality of life Responsible spending of our tax dollars and surplus Making space for citizen input on city issues and business
At-Large	Karina Elrond	“It's about quality, not quantity. When we think about small town character, that means our historic downtown, and our neighborhoods. It doesn't mean growth changes those things. It can mean adding vibrancy to other areas.”	"Supporting policies that foster a business-friendly environment to attract new business and sustain the infrastructure needed for our existing businesses to thrive."	"Supporting initiatives and solutions that maintain the highest level of police and fire services."
At-Large	Carol Brzeczek	“We all moved here for the small-town character,” Brzeczek said. “We'll lose it if we accommodate all that growth. You can be better without being bigger." “If we continue to grow at 1 percent a year, we will double in size in 70 years. We’re landlocked. … It’s going to have to be high density. We will lose [our small-town character] if we have to accommodate all this new growth.”
At-Large	Doug Clark	“We need to decide how much more we want to grow,” Clark said. “There's an idea that if you're not growing, you'll die. But there are three cities close to us — Columbine Valley, Cherry Hills Village and Bow Mar — that are healthy without growth.” “There’s obviously an effect on quality of life [with poor-quality development]. But pure quantity affects the traffic, the congestion, the amount of use of parks and open space and all sorts of things.”	Controlling spending and keeping taxes and fees low while providing the necessary and appropriate level of government services
At-Large	Kyle Schlachter	“But I wouldn't say I'm pro growth. I'd say we need to dictate and manage growth and change. Frankly, there's so much divisiveness, fear and anger about the future, and I think we need to focus on what brings us together, what makes us proud, and talk about a holistic approach rather than individual buildings.”				Fiscal Responsibility Improved Communications Entrepreneurial Government Preserve Littleton's Values Sustainability

Ballot Measures

TABOR ballot measures 2C and 2D City Website and City Fact Sheet

South Suburban Parks and Rec ballot measures 4B and 4C SSPRD Website

Ballot Issue 2C

Without creating any new tax or increasing any current taxes, shall the city of Littleton, Colorado be authorized to retain and spend all taxes, grants and other revenues received in 2016 in excess of limitations established by Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution, using such excess existing revenues only for capital projects to include some or all of the following uses and allocations depending on the availability of funds, with all provisions of Article X, Section 20, of the Colorado Constitution remaining in effect, including voter approval of any new tax, tax rate increase or additional debt?

Projects:

1. Pavement improvement initiative - residential streets 2. Bowles avenue and federal boulevard intersection safety upgrades total project estimate using excess existing revenues $1,937,904.

• Yes/For
• No/Against

Ballot Issue 2D

Without creating any new tax or increasing any current taxes, shall the city of Littleton, Colorado be able to:

i. Retain and spend in 2017 and thereafter all revenues equal to the 2016 revenue total: and ii. Adjust 2016 revenue total each year thereafter for inflation as provided by Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado constitution: and iii. Adjust 2016 revenue total each year thereafter for the percentage change in local growth as provided by Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution and adjusted by the qualification or disqualification of enterprises and debt service changes as provided by Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution with all provisions of Article X, Section 20, of the Colorado Constitution remaining in effect, including voter approval of any new tax, tax rate increase or additional debt?

• Yes/For
• No/Against