Election Day is November 7th
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Election Day is November 7th ☆
Mayor Aaron Brockett has been serving as Mayor for the past two years and on City Council for eight years. Aaron has led citywide efforts to increase affordable housing and alternative transportation and is a strong advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.
Councilmember Nicole Speer has been serving on Boulder City Council for the past two years. Nicole has advocated for social and racial justice issues across the city, for a budget that prioritizes people, and for policies that ensure a living wage for everyone.
This year, Boulder voters will elect our Mayor using Ranked Choice Voting.
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Ryan Schuchard - Endorsed
Ryan Schuchard is a climate advocate and a father of two school-aged children. His work has centered on helping communities to improve safety and reduce their carbon footprint, and on helping families save money on transportation and learn how to better access bike and bus options citywide.
Taishya Adams - Endorsed
Taishya Adams is an environmentalist, educator, and social justice advocate. Her firm Mukuyu Collective works with nonprofits, businesses, and governmental agencies on stakeholder engagement, and community empowerment with a focus on equity and inclusion.
Learn more about our candidate endorsements here.
Silas Atkins - Recommended
Silas believes in the importance of affordable housing, a living wage, and diverse communities. Learn more here.
How should you use your fourth vote?
Here are some suggestions from aligned organizations:
Boulder Weekly has endorsed Ryan, Taishya, Silas, and Tara.
Bedrooms Are For People has endorsed Ryan, Taishya, Silas, Waylon, and Aaron Neyer.
Sierra Club and Better Boulder have each endorsed Ryan, Taishya, Waylon, and Tara.
Boulder Progressives urges you NOT TO VOTE for:
NO - Terri Brncic
NO - Tina Marquis
No - Jenny Robins
Boulder Progressives believes that these candidates are not representative of our values and will do harm to the work and efforts of our entire progressive community if elected.
If you haven’t voted in school board elections before, this is the year to start.
In the current climate of book-banning, “don’t say gay”, and curriculum attacks from the far-right, it has never been more important that we have a school board we can trust.
Boulder Progressives has vetted every candidate for BVSD school board and endorsed the four who we know will represent our values and our community.
Neil Fishman - District A
Neil is a staunch advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and the former chair of Boulder County Aids Project, he has worked across the region on inclusivity and diversity initiatives as a member of the University of Colorado’s President’s Blue-Ribbon Commission on Diversity, on various city and county commissions focused on issues like education around HIV transmission and combating homophobia, and as lead of the Boulder County Democratic Party’s Outreach and Inclusion team. He is also an award-winning research scientist, and father of a recent BVSD graduate.
Alex Medler - District C
Alex is a passionate and dedicated advocate for students with disabilities and has worked to address childhood poverty. Alex got his start in policy working in DC on legislation to clean up Rocky Flats. His passion for supporting children’s issues took him from there into education policy work where he’s been making a difference for decades. A passionate advocate for children, and a parent who knows the ins-and-outs of BVSD, his depth of policy knowledge will help BVSD to thrive.
Andrew Brandt - District D
Andrew is a computer security expert, analyst, and award-winning investigative journalist who has been a BVSD parent for more than a decade. He is the parent of two nonbinary teens who attend New Vista High, and a passionate advocate for equity and inclusion. Andrew has a collaborative approach that allows him to bring people of differing viewpoints together towards consensus. His knowledge of AI and computer security programming will allow him to work with BVSD on cutting-edge policies that address how AI and ChatGPT are being used in our classrooms and by our students.
Jorge Chávez - District G
Jorge is currently an Associate Professor at The University of Colorado at Denver in the School of Education. He immigrated to the United States from Guatemala when he was 5 years old. He has a BA in Psychology and a PhD in Criminal Justice. Jorge has been leading the district’s accountability committee (DAC) for the past three years, and ensuring that the district’s work focuses on an evidence-based approach to equity, education, and policy. Jorge has been deeply involved in much of the work the board has already done over the past few years and is ready to hit the ground running.
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BVSD Board of Education candidates are elected AT-LARGE.
That means if you live ANYWHERE inside of Boulder Valley School District boundaries you will vote for ONE candidate in each district and FOUR candidates total.
Boulder Progressives has recommendations for the most important measures on your ballot this year!
Check out our positions on state, county, and city issues.
Colorado Proposition HH - Vote YES
Prop HH will increase school funding, reduce property tax burdens, and backfill local government budgets in a way that will be more equitable than a simple property tax cut.
Colorado Proposition II - Vote YES
Prop II funnels money directly into Colorado preschool programs, helping to support much-needed early childhood education programs for low-income families.
Boulder County Ballot Issue 1A - Vote YES
Boulder area open space is one of the biggest draws for people who move to our area and one of the strongest reasons given by people for why they stay. Open space allows for recreation, exercise, family time, photography, and time spent engaging in restorative and rejuvenating care for people across our city and county.
Boulder County Ballot Issue 1B - Vote YES
Affordable housing is key to an inclusive, equitable, welcoming Boulder. We must do more inside of our city to ensure access to affordable housing, and we must support initiatives in Boulder County and in neighboring cities that work towards that same goal.
City of Boulder Ballot Issue 2A - Vote YES
Human Services are the backbone of our city. Homeless services, housing, fire & rescue, and emergency services are a few of the important areas that will receive funding from this city tax. Boulder funds the Arts at lower rates than most of our neighboring cities, and now is the time to reinvest in the vibrant and engaging landscape that arts programming brings to Boulder.
City of Boulder Ballot Issue 302 - Vote NO
“Safe Zones” is a poorly-thought-through measure written by people with no experience in governance that harms the very effort it seeks to aid.
Don’t waste more taxpayer dollars and city resources on failed enforcement, instead demand safe cities for all.
Boulder Progressives believes in strong, safe cities.
Boulder Progressives endorses ballot measures that support affordable housing, safe transportation infrastructure, transparent & representative government, diverse cities, public school funding, early childhood education access, thriving art & culture, increased support for people in need, police reform, and safe & accessible public spaces for all.
