Littleton
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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 | Cannot confirm | 2017 | 303-809-3053 bhopping@littletongov.org |
19.70% (59.80%) Brenda Stokes 40.1% 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 |
UNOPPOSED | X | 9.9% (54.9%) James C. Boone 45% |
X | ||
| District 3 | Phil Cernanec | Republican | 2017 | 720-774-4055 pcernanec@littletongov.org |
X | UNOPPOSED | X | 23.3% (61.6%) Travis Nicks 38.3% | ||
| District 4 | Debbie Brinkman | Republican "Sunshine Boy" later left group Blog - Littleton Awake |
2019 | 720-224-1314 dbrinkman@littletongov.org |
5.1% (52.5%) Carol Brzeczek 47.4% |
X | UNOPPOSED Michael Elbeck was on the ballot but withdrew |
X | ||
| At-Large | Bruce Beckman (Mayor 2015-2017) |
Republican | 2017 | 303-347-9141 bbeckman@littletongov.org |
X | Won with 32.2% | Won with 37.9% | X | ||
| At-Large | Doug Clark (Also served in the 90s. Called "Deficit Doug") |
Republican "Sunshine Boy" |
2017 | 303-798-3594 dclark@littletongov.org |
Won with 34.7% | 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 |
Won with 39.1% | X | Won with 39.7% | Won with 41.5% |
Special Interest Groups
"Sunshine Boys"
Sunshine Boys is an "anti-growth grassroots activist group that considers itself a government watchdog"
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
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.
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
| Seat | Name | Party | Endorsements/Info | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Driscoll | Republican | ||
| 1 | Kama Suddath | Democrat | email Website | |
| 3 | Steven Esses | Republican | ||
| 3 | Phil Cernanec (i) | Republican | ||
| 3 | Carol Fey | Democrat | ||
| At Large = 2 Vacancies | ||||
| At Large | Karina Elrod | Republican | Candidate Announcement Blog | email Website |
| At Large | Carol Brzeczek | Republican | email Website | |
| At Large | Doug Clark (i) | Republican | Sunshine Boy | |
| At Large | Kyle Schlachter | Democrat | Candidate Announcement Blog | email Website |
Campaign Finance
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
