Colorado Springs
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See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado
Next municipal election is April 2, 2019. Mayoral runoff (should no mayor candidate receive 50% plus 1 of the vote) will be the third Tuesday in the May immediately following the regular municipal general election, which will be May 21st, 2019.
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Contents
Colorado Springs Overview
Demographics
City Council
- Official City Council Webpage
- Official Mayor Webpage
- Official City Clerk Webpage
- City Code and Charter
- Terms are 4 years; limited to 2 consecutive terms. (Both Council and Mayor)
- Elections are the first Tuesday in April in odd-numbered years.
- Mayor is subject to Instant Runoff Voting system. Should any single candidate not achieve the majority of votes (50% plus 1), then the two candidates with the highest votes received will go to the runoff, held on the 3rd Tuesday of May.
- City Council is not subject to runoff. All that is needed is a plurality of votes.
- Councilors receive an annual stipend of $6,250.
- Current Council President Richard Skorman stated that "It’s not an accident that all but two of us are retired. It’s a more-than-40-hours-a-week job."
- Assuming a 48-week year, that is $130.21 per week. Assuming 40-hour weeks, that means Councilors are effectively paid $3.25 per hour. This is only 45% of the federal minimum wage and just under 30% of Colorado's minimum wage.
Contact entire council:
- Phone: (719) 385-5986
- Fax: (719) 385-5495
- Email: allCouncil@springsgov.com
| Title | Name | Party | Next Election April |
Contact | 2019 Margin | 2017 Margin | 2015 Margin | 2013 Margin | 2011 Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | John Suthers (Official Bio) |
Republican | 2019 | (719) 385-5900 jsuthers@springsgov.com |
X | X | ||||
| At-Large | Merv Bennett (Official Bio) |
Republican | 2019 TERMED OUT |
(719) 385-5469 MBennett@springsgov.com |
X | |||||
| At-Large | Bill Murray (Official Bio) |
Unaffiliated (Left Dem party after 2016 election) |
2019 | (719) 385-5485 bmurray@springsgov.com Facebook Page |
X | |||||
| At-Large | Tom Strand (Official Bio) |
Republican | 2019 | (719) 385-5486 tstrand@springsgov.com |
X | |||||
| District 1 | Don Knight (Official Bio) |
Republican | 2021 (Will be termed out) |
(719) 385-5487 Dknight@springsgov.com |
1 | |||||
| District 2 | David Geislinger (Official Bio) |
Republican | 2021 | (719) 385-5493 dgeislinger@springsgov.com |
1 | |||||
| District 3 | Richard Skorman Council President (Official Bio) |
Unaffiliated (Was Sen. Ken Salazar's regional director) |
2021 | (719) 385-5470 rskorman@springsgov.com |
1 | |||||
| District 4 | Yolanda Avila (Official Bio) |
Democrat | 2021 | (719) 385-5492 yavila@springsgov.com |
1 | |||||
| District 5 | Jill Gaebler President Pro-Tem (Official Bio) |
Republican | 2021 (Will be termed out) |
(719) 385-5483 Jgaebler@springsgov.com |
1 | |||||
| District 6 | Andy Pico (Official Bio) |
Republican | 2021 (Will be termed out) |
(719) 385-5491 Apico@springsgov.com |
1 |
2019 Election
Candidates
April 2nd, 2019 will see Mayor and all 3 At-Large seats up for vote. Mayor is subject to Instant Runoff, should no single candidate receive 50% plus 1 votes.
Should a mayoral runoff take place, it will occur May 21st, 2019.
The runoff system does not apply to city council seats.
| Seat | Name | Party | Issues | Endorsements/Info | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor. Must be 50% plus one or more in the General, or goes to Runoff | |||||
| Mayor | John Suthers (i) | Republican | |||
| Mayor | Lawrence Martinez | Republican | Potential rematch run | ||
| Mayor | Juliette Parker | Unaffiliated | |||
| Mayor | |||||
| At-Large Councilors. Pick 3. | |||||
| At-Large | Bill Murray (i) | Republican | |||
| At-Large | Tom Strand (i) | Republican | "add more police officers, tackle the city’s stark affordable housing shortage and boost Utilities’ solar portfolio" | ||
| At-Large | Tony Gioia | Republican | Official Issues Page | El Paso County Planning Commissioner (2012-2018) |
Website Online Contact Form |
| At-Large | Gordon Klingenschmitt | Republican | Announcement "My main concern is that our city has gone to the left, especially with regard to over-taxation. This is Colorado Springs. We are a conservative town. This is not Boulder." |
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| At-Large | Terry Martinez | Democrat | |||
| At-Large | Val Snider | Fmr. At-Large Councilor (2011-2015) | |||
| At-Large | Wayne Williams | Republican | Announcement Colorado Secretary of State (2015-2019) Strong rumor he will run for Mayor in 2023. Holly Williams, his wife, became an El Paso County Commissioner in 2019 |
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| At-Large | |||||
(i) = incumbent
- Fmr. State Sec. of State Wayne Williams is considering a run for council.
Campaign Finance
Official Search for Campaign Finance Info
Candidates
| Seat | Name | Party | Total Contributions | Total Expenditures | Total Cash On Hand | Total PACs | Notable Individuals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | |||||||
| At-Large | |||||||
