Craig

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

Next regular municipal election is April 2nd, 2019. Mayor and 3 At-Large seats are up for vote.

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Overview

• City Council: 6 Rep
• Mayor: Rep
• County: Moffat
• School Districts: Moffat County RE-1
• State House: HD 57 (R)
• State Senators: SD 8 (R)
• Congressional: CD 3 (R)

City Council

Resources

• Official City Council Webpage
• Official City Clerk Webpage
• City Charter

Council

• Council consists of 6 members and a mayor, all elected At-Large within the city limits of Craig.
• Terms and Limits
  • Council members are 4 years; limited to 2 consecutive terms
  • Mayor is 2 years; capped at 3 consecutive terms
• Mayor is an elected position.
• Assistant Mayor (usually referred to as Pro-Tem in other municipalities) is elected by council members.

Title	Name	Party	Next Election April	Contact	2019 Margin	2017 Margin	2015 Margin	2013 Margin	2011 Margin
Mayor	John Ponikvar	Republican	2019	Onlne Contact Form		1
At-Large	Andrea Camp	Republican	2021	Onlne Contact Form		1
At-Large	Joe Bird	Republican	2019	Onlne Contact Form		1
At-Large	Tony Bohrer	Republican	2021	Onlne Contact Form		1
At-Large	Derek Duran	Republican	2019	Onlne Contact Form		1
At-Large	Chris Nichols	Republican	2021	Onlne Contact Form		1
At-Large	Jarrod Ogden	Republican	2019	Onlne Contact Form		1

Expanded Historical Election Results

Seat	2017 Results	2015 Results	2013 Results	2011 Results
At-Large

Local Media

• Craig Daily Press

Major Media Coverage

Trump Shutdown, focusing on Craig, whose residents supported the shutdown and how few there are directly affected. Residents mostly lamented the federal government's existence, primarily via coal. One lifelong resident stated "The damage that Obama did is here, the damage is done. And I do believe that if Hillary got in, this town wouldn't exist."

Mayor John Ponikvar was interviewed extensively. "In Craig and Moffat County, we are more concerned about how federal policies can, and will affect our way of life now, and for our future. The Russia investigation is just another excuse or distraction that keeps Congress from being productive on the real issues of health care, border security, water issues, education and energy, the things that are important to us."

City Councilor Andrea Camp stated that she voted for Trump, despite his language towards whole groups of people on the campaign trail. She did it for judges.

City Councilor Chris Nichols was also quoted. "Just remember, Trump has never been a politician. And maybe that's what's firing up his base."

2019 City Council candidate and marijuana dispensary owner Paul James was quoted: "It kind of makes me question what [the federal government] do on a day-to-day basis. If I don't miss them, what were they doing?"

2019 Election

The regular municipal election is April 2nd, 2019. Mayor and 3 At-Large seats are up for vote.

Candidates

Pending petition signature certification.

Seat	Name	Party	Endorsements/Info	Contact	Questionnaires
Mayor	John Ponikvar (i)	Republican	LinkedIn Quote in USA Today article about Trump Shutdown: "In Craig and Moffat County, we are more concerned about how federal policies can, and will affect our way of life now, and for our future. The Russia investigation is just another excuse or distraction that keeps Congress from being productive on the real issues of health care, border security, water issues, education and energy, the things that are important to us."	Facebook
At-Large	Derek Duran (i)	Republican
At-Large	Paul James	Libertarian	Lead the failed recreational marijuana ballot initiative Quote in USA Today article about Trump Shutdown: "It kind of makes me question what [the federal government] do on a day-to-day basis. If I don't miss them, what were they doing?"
At-Large	Eric Simo	(Cannot confirm)

(i) = incumbent

Campaign Finance

Seat	Name	Party	Total Contributions	Total Expenditures	Total Cash On Hand	Total PACs	Notable Individuals
Mayor
At-Large