Arvada

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

Arvada Demographics

Population	Median Age	Median Household Income	Registered Voters	Presidential Results (Jefferson County)	Religion (Jefferson County)	Poverty	Cost of Living Index	Median House Value	Median Rent	Race	Age	Education	Foreign Born	Marital Status	Unemployment	Air Quality Index
113,574 (Female: 51.4%) (Male: 48.6%)	38.2 years (+1.8 years to CO)	$69,581 (+$10,758 to CO)		2016: Clinton 48.89% Trump: 42% 2012: Obama 51% Romney: 47% 2008: Obama 54% McCain: 45% 2004: Kerry 47% Bush: 52%	None: 64.3% Catholic: 15% Evangelical Protestant: 12.9% Mainline Protestant: 4.2% Other: 3.4% Orthodox: 0.2%	10.1% Native American: 73.7% Hispanic/Latino: 21.2% Other Race: 15.1% Black: 14.4% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 11.1% White: 7.5% Two or More Races: 6.9%	108.4 (+8.4 to US)	$249,200 (+$8,700 to CO)	$1,022	White: 80.7% Hispanic/Latino: 14.6% Asian: 1.9% Two or More Races: 1.6% Black: 0.7% Native American: 0.3% Other Race: 0.07% Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0.03%	Older Adult 40-64: 36.1% Children 0-17: 23.1% Younger Adult 22-39: 22.2% Senior 65+: 14% College 18-21: 4.72%	Some College: 24.9% High School: 24.4% Bachelor's: 23.5% Master's: 9.3% Associate's: 8.7% Some High School: 4.6% Professional: 4.7% Less than High School: 1.1% Doctorate: 1% None: 0.7%	4.7% (-4.8% to CO)	Now married: 51.3% Never married: 29.4% Divorced: 12.4% Widowed: 5.9% Separated: 1.0%	3.2% (-0.1% to CO)	107 (+32 to US)

Arvada City Council

Max of 3 consecutive 4-year terms. Pro Tem is selected by the Mayor and passed around amongst the City Council members.

Title	Name	Party	Next Election November	Contact	2019 Margin	2017 Margin	2015 Margin	2013 Margin	2011 Margin
Mayor	Marc Williams	Republican	2019	303-424-4486 mwilliams@arvada.org		X	24.1% (62%) Dave Chandler 37.9% (Una) (Offical Website) (2016 Votes)	X	40.2% (61.5%) Dave Chandler 21.3% (Una) Dan Bidstrup 17.1%	X
District 1	Nancy Ford	Unaffiliated	2021	303-325-3153 nford@arvada.org		UNOPPOSED	9.1% (54.5%) 1,2 Jerry Marks 45.4% (Una) 1 Appointed incumbent lost 2 (Special Election)	UNOPPOSED 1,2,3 (Rachel Zenzinger) 1 (Later resigned; appointed to State Senate 19) 2 (Jerry Marks appointed) 3 (Some controversy with secret ballot)	X	20.6% (53.6%) (Rachel Zenzinger) A.J. "Gus" Spano 33% Robert C. Wolf 13.2% TOTAL GOP VOTE 46.2%
District 2	Mark McGoff	Unaffiliated	2019	303-423-5258 mmcgoff@arvada.org		X	15.1% (57.5%) Dave Palm 42.4%	X	9.9% (54.9%) Cody McNutt 45%	X
District 3	John Marriott (Pro-Tem)	Republican	2021	720-273-3912 jmarriott@arvada.org		UNOPPOSED	X	8.1% (47.1%) 1 Ted Terranova 39% Justin Vicory 13.8% 1 (Vicory dropped out due to cancer)	X	37.7% (68.6%) Bob Fifer 31.1%
District 4	David Jones	Republican	2019	720-889-8860 djones@arvada.org		X	2.3% (51.1%) 1,2 Bob Dyer 48.8% 1 Incumbent Defeated 2 GOP defeated GOP	X	UNOPPOSED (Bob Dyer)	X
At-Large	Bob Fifer	Democrat	2019	303-929-4278 bfifer@arvada.org		X	18.3% (46.8%)	X	5.9% (52.9%)	X
At-Large	Dot Miller	Unaffiliated	2021	303-885-2501 dmiller@arvada.org		Won with 27.84%	X	12.9% (56.4%) (Don Allard)	X	1.1% (50.5%) (Don Allard)

Expanded Historical At-Large Results

Winners are bolded.

Ward	2017 Results	2015 Results	2013 Results	2011 Results	2009 Results
At-Large	Dot Miller 27.84% Jim Whitfield 26.15% Jordan Hohenstein 18.65% John Malito 18.18% Dave Palm 9.18%	Bob Fifer 46.8% Kathy Drullard 28.5% Carl Campanella 24.1% Kathy Drulard 0.4% (misspell?) TOTAL GOP vote: 53%	Don Allard 56.4% Ascenzo Di Giacomo 43.5%	Bob Fifer 52.9% Ed Tomlinson 47%	Don Allard 50.5% Aaron Azari 49.5%

Previous Elections

2017

2017 Arvada City Council Candidates

Ward	Name	Party	comment	Contact	Questionnaires
1	Nancy Ford (i)	Unaffiliated	Unopposed		Arvadans for Progressive Action
3	John Marriott (i)	Republican	Unopposed
At Large	Dot Miller	Unaffiliated	conservative libertarian Previous President of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado Reproductive Rights, Health and Education Candidate	Website	Arvadans for Progressive Action
At Large	Dave Palm	Unaffiliated	Co-owner of Hackberry Hill Communications	Website	Arvadans for Progressive Action
At Large	Jim Whitfield	Republican	Serves on the Apex Park and Recreation Board (3rd term, ending May 2018) Denver Post coverage	Website	Arvadans for Progressive Action
At Large	Jordan Hohenstein	Democrat	Profession is in marketing and sales Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado Reproductive Rights, Health and Education Candidate	Website	Arvadans for Progressive Action
At Large	John Malito	Republican	Was on City Council previously Pastor at Faith Bible Chapel Denver Post coverage	Website	Arvadans for Progressive Action

2017 Election Issues - Arvada

Seat	Candidate	Traffic/Transportation	Economic Development/ Growth/Revitalization	Homelessness	Government Issues	City Infrastructure
Ward 1	Nancy Ford (i)
Ward 3	John Marriott (i)
At-Large	Dot Miller	"We need to widen streets and intersections before we build hundreds of homes."	Supports the AURA/Trammell Crow deal.	Bring together non-profits with government and law enforcement to address issue. Long-term solution likely involves affordable housing and improved access/coordination of services.	Increase civic engagement through multiple communications streams (apps, email, phone, face to face)	Increase infrastructure funding from $9.6M to $22M primarily by using budgetary surplus.
At-Large	Dave Palm	"FIX THE ROADS !!!"	Favors abolishing AURA as well as other "Advisory" boards. TIF/PIF to require voter approval.	No position described	Executive sessions public, easier for citizens to put items on the ballot, create city ombudsman to help citizens interact with city, abolish AURA, limit or eliminate other advisory boards.	No position described
At-Large	Jim Whitfield	Reduce congestion, "especially in the west"	More "thoughtful" development	"... improve the cooperation between the City, the County, the State, surrounding small government agencies, and local and regional non-profit and faith based organizations to provide support to those that are homeless."	Supportive of smart cities, easier technological access to city services	Plan infrastructure to meet development needs. Not allow development to outpace infrastructure improvements
At-Large	Jordan Hohenstein	Expand roads and sidewalks, safer pedestrian and bike access, improve public transit. Examine concerns about flooding, ADA, environmental oversight	Limited use of Urban Renewal. Promote renewable energy development. Student loan deferment for entrepreneurs.	Partner with non-profits, local organization, business, and faith based organizations to address concerns of the homeless community.	Improve transparency, community involvement. Improve oversight for economic development schemes.	Renewable energy investment, street and sidewalk improvements
At-Large	John Malito	In favor of completing Jefferson Parkway "Believes the maintenance of our Arvada streets and sidewalks is vital to preventing a city full of potholes and deteriorating street surfaces and sidewalks."	Favors economic development efforts that encourages a "shop and buy in Arvada" philosophy. "Supports business, commercial, and residential "revitalization efforts" throughout Arvada."	"Supports the need to address homelessness In Arvada through both temporary local emergency shelters and permanent regional homes."	"Supports efforts to form a formal coalition with the business and faith based communities and neighborhoods organizations that meets with city council and staff to discuss issues and opportunities that affect the city."	Maintenance of streets and sidewalks important.

• Sources: Candidate websites, plus candidate questionnaires from Arvadans for Progressive Action.

Arvada Political Groups

Arvadans for Progressive Action is a grassroots group that empowers its community to take progressive action on local, state, and national levels.

Arvada for All the People is a local group that works for a government and community that respects and honors all citizens and that is open, honest, and accessible.

Citizens for a Livable Ralston Community is a local group mostly concerned with city infrastructure.