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Table of contents:
Frank Wagner biography & summary of his speech Another reason for Coloradans to vote no on Prop. 103 Point: Proposition 103 is a solid investment in states future workers Counter-Point: Proposition 103 is more about money for the teachers union Bill Husted: radio talkers face up to their audiences Adams county voter information Elected officials Election judge information Poll watcher details Road to the White House runs through Colorado Adams county coordinated mail ballot election sample ballot Republican candidates in mayoral, city council and school board races in Adams county

Frank A. Wagner
Chief Executive Officer 19 Years with Excel

Frank Wagner is the Director of Business Development of Excel Personnel, and has served in a senior management capacity since 1992. He has participated with pride in the substantial growth enjoyed by the company over the past 19 years. Frank holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Construction Management from Colorado State University, and has participated in the hiring of nearly all Excel Personnels executive team during his 22 years in the staffing business. Frank has 4 children and is very active in the community, chairing such organizations as the Parker Economic Development Council, and the Colorado Small Business Coalition. Frank served one term as an elected Town Councilman in Parker in the mid-90s, and has been a Rotarian and Paul Harris fellow for over 18 years. He is an active member of the American Staffing Association, the Colorado Human Resource Association, and the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry. Frank is a dedicated sports fan, a licensed pilot, and works hard to maintain a single digit golf handicap. Proposition 103 Facts Overview 3

Prop 103 is an Insane Tax Increase Dont Let the P.R. Fool You Proposition 103 is NOT for the Kids Prop 103 Grows Government at the Expense of Private Sector Jobs National Achievement Scores remain flat regardless of the increase in State spending per pupil Colorado is near the middle of the pack for Public Schools so we do NOT need more $$ for the Kids Theres a Better Way for the Kids

Another reason for Coloradans to vote no on Prop. 103

Posted by Kelly Maher on September 30th, 2011

Proposition 103 is being billed (in my opinion, disingenuously) as a five-year timeout from school cuts in Colorado. In reality, it raises taxes an estimated $3 billion in that time, purportedly to fund education. Listen to this explanation from state Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, to Club 20 earlier this month I think everybody feels weve hit the bottom. God forbid if we havent. The way I talk about this is a rising tide raises all ships. But let me just kind of walk you through it a little bit, because those who want all the money to go to education get disappointed when I talk about this. We must fund to the 11-12 level [if Prop. 103 passes]. The assumption is that the economy is going to gradually increase. And if you I dont have the table here but if you would go to it, this assumes, in the economic forecast that were going to start at $536 million going in the first year to this. And it goes up to $644 [million] in year five. So it assumes a gradual increase We must fund to the 11-12 level. So, as the economy grows, the legislature rather than putting 47 cents on the dollar into K through 12, as that economy grows is only going to have to fund to the 11-12 level. All of this goes into education, but that allows that revenue that would go and of course the General Assembly can do whatever they want with that excess revenue which you would hope it would go into all the other functions of government, if you follow me on that. So, basically, as the general fund grows, as we elect to fund the 11-12 level, that leaves other money to go into the other areas of government. Prop. 103 includes a provision that sets a base spending level for education at 2011-2012 expenditures, then requires that all additional tax revenues collected by higher income and sales tax rates under Prop. 103 also be allocated to education. The point that Heath makes is that if the economy recovers, additional tax revenue that might have been allocated to education in that time could be freed up for other purposes. So, as Ive written previously, its easier to sell a tax increase by saying that its for the kids, when the the truth is that the money is fungible in Colorados General Fund, and could be spent however future legislatures see fit. Just another reason to vote no on Prop. 103.

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Proposition 103 is a solid investment in state's future workers

By State Sen. Rollie Heath

Read more:Proposition 103 is a solid investment in state's future workers - The Denver Posthttp://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_19007833#ixzz1ZlFJou3G Read The Denver Post's Terms of Use of its content: http://www.denverpost.com/termsofuseEDITOR'S NOTE:In the last two years, lawmakers have cut hundreds of millions of dollars in support to all levels of public education. In response, a group led by Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, crafted Proposition 103. The measure would, for five years, return state sales and income taxes to 1999 levels, meaning an increase of the income-tax rate from 4.63 percent to 5 percent and upping the sales-tax rate by 0.1 percent. It is expected to raise $2.9 billion through 2016. Lawmakers would be required to spend the money on public education by increasing funding above the roughly $4.3 billion spent in the current fiscal year. We asked Heath and Brian Schwartz, an opponent of the measure, to make the cases for why voters should or should not support the issue. The Denver Post editorial board will weigh in on Proposition 103 and other election contests later this month. Curtis Hubbard, Editorial page editor How can we walk away from the opportunity for our kids to have a viable economic future by denying them the one thing that makes a difference: a quality education? There are profoundly discouraging signs leading one to the conclusion that the adults of Colorado are failing our kids. Colorado ranks near the bottom in the nation in per- student funding for kindergarten through 12th grade and higher education. We spend $1,781 less per K-12 student than the national average. When we consider our spending in light of our state income, Colorado ranks 49th. Forty-ninth out of 50 in education spending. Doesn't make us Colorado proud, does it? And it gets worse. Since the most recentCensus Bureaudata is for the 2008-09 school year, those figures do not take into account the $612 per-pupil cut in the past two years. These uncertain economic times are hard on all of us, but in bad times it is more important than ever that we take care of our kids and prepare for the future. So, we wrote what is now called Proposition 103, a simple proposal that offers a five-year timeout from school cuts. Prop 103 restores the tax rates Colorado had throughout the 1990s and dedicates all the new revenue to preschool, K-12 and higher education. After five years, the rates return to current levels. As a Colorado businessman for more than 30 years, I have recruited many businesses to our state, and I know economic development is directly connected to education. Employers need skilled workers and good schools for their employees' kids. Higher education is not only essential for producing qualified employees, but the innovation it stimulates often spawns new business opportunities. But I wonder, how can we ask businesses to take risks and set up shop or expand in Colorado if we continue to cut support for our schools? Some argue now is not the time to reinvest in our schools. They say we need structural reform in our education system before we start to reinvest. I worry our schools are not meeting the needs of all our students, and as a result I have been a leader in the legislature for reform that will increase performance and accountability in K-12 and higher education. But what I can't understand is how anyone thinks our kids will be better off if we continue to cut funds for our schools. We must have resources if reforms are to work. Some suggest our economy is too uncertain for new investments. They say families are struggling and can't afford to pay more. I agree, and that is why Prop 103 makes sense. Today, families are paying more for school buses, textbooks and tuition than ever before. A family earning the median income in Colorado would pay about $116 more income tax annually and an additional 10 cents on every $100 worth of taxable purchases under Prop 103. Remember, there is no state sales tax on groceries, rent or medical purchases. It is the need to help struggling families that motivates me to work so hard to get Prop 103 passed. Proposition 103 is a temporary measure to stop further cuts to schools and colleges. The cuts have come because tax revenue has not grown with the population. The state general fund revenue in 2010, the last year for which we have population data, was nearly identical to revenue in 2001, but we had more than 700,000 more residents, more than 100,000 more K-12 students, and more than 40,000 more enrolled in colleges and universities. Even in 2001, Colorado lagged the nation in investments in schools and higher education. On top of a growing population, we have reduced tax rates, exempted more income from taxes and shifted purchases to things we don't tax, resulting in taxes per $1,000 of income falling 12.5 percent for individual income taxes, 24.2 percent for sales taxes and 39 percent for corporate income taxes. The modest increases proposed in Prop 103 will simply restore rates to levels we paid when the economy was booming in the 1990s. The time is now to stop cuts and make a renewed commitment to our kids, our economy and our communities. Our kids and college students can't wait until the economy settles to its "new normal." Can you? Democratic State Sen. Rollie Heath (represents Colorado's Senate District 18.

Read more:Proposition 103 is a solid investment in state's future workers - The Denver Posthttp://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_19007833#ixzz1ZlFCnJ6V Read The Denver Post's Terms of Use of its content: http://www.denverpost.com/termsofuse

Proposition 103 is about more money for the teachers union

By Brian T. Schwartz

Read more:Proposition 103 is about more money for the teachers union - The Denver Posthttp://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_19012508#ixzz1ZlFdFIae Read The Denver Post's Terms of Use of its content: http://www.denverpost.com/termsofuse EDITOR'S NOTE:In the last two years, lawmakers have cut hundreds of millions of dollars in support to all levels of public education. In response, a group led by Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, crafted Proposition 103. The measure would, for five years, return state sales and income taxes to 1999 levels, meaning an increase of the income-tax rate from 4.63 percent to 5 percent and upping the sales-tax rate by 0.1 percent. It is expected to raise $2.9 billion through 2016. Lawmakers would be required to spend the money on public education by increasing funding above the roughly $4.3 billion spent in the current fiscal year. We asked Heath and Brian Schwartz, an opponent of the measure, to make the cases for why voters should or should not support the issue. The Denver Post editorial board will weigh in on Proposition 103 and other election contests later this month. Curtis Hubbard, Editorial page editor Do you want government to throw even more of your tax dollars at Colorado teachers unions and their pet politicians, or do you actually want better education for children in Colorado? Proposition 103 is about throwing money. Sponsored by Rep. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, and endorsed by Colorado's largest teachers union, the initiative would increase income tax rates by 8 percent and sales tax rates by 3.4 percent both for five years. Decades of increasing school funding has not increased student test scores. It has created jobs for teachers and revenue for their unions that almost exclusively support Democratic politicians. These politicians sustain tax-funded schools as a monopolistic cartel that squashes competition and limits choice for parents and taxpayers. Nationally, per-pupil spending has more than doubled since 1973, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Meanwhile, standardized test scores have been stagnant. According to The Nation's Report Card, 2008 math and reading scores were "not significantly different from" scores in the early 1970s. Colorado is similar. Between 1997 and 2008, per pupil spending increased by 21%, according to inflation-adjusted NCES data. But the Denver Post reported that "scores on Colorado's annual academic assessment again came back flat, a trend that continues year after year The announcement of no change in scores has become a yearly mantra." If standardized test scores don't track with increased tax funding for schools, what does? Here's what: teachers union contributions to political candidates who support the public school cartel. Inflation-adjusted teachers union contributions have almost doubled since 1990, according toOpenSecrets.org. In each year, at least 94 percent of contributions are toward Democratic candidates. Last year, the Colorado Education Association gave "$1 to Republicans for every $235 given directly to Democrats," reportsIndependentTeachers.org. What do Democrats tend to do after teachers unions help get them elected? Last year's "teacher bailout" is an example. A Democratic Congress and president sent states $26 billion in tax money to prevent teacher layoffs. These bailedout teachers pay union dues to again support politicians to further entrench the cartel. But while test scores have been flat, unionized teacher employment has soared. According to NCES data, student-teacher ratios have decreased from 21 in 1973 to 15 in 2008. Using NCES data, education policy analyst Andrew Coulson found that government school employment doubled since 1970, while enrollment increased by only 10 percent. A longtime president of national teachers unions got it right. "Public education operates like a planned economy. It's no surprise that our school system doesn't improve; it more resembles the communist economy than our own market economy," wroteAlbert Shanker in 1989! If you really care about supporting children's education, you should not tolerate government's requiring you to fund schools just because you live near them. This is counterfeit caring like saying you want to see good movies, but having a stranger choose which movies you see. Proposition 103 would perpetuate such counterfeit caring and cripple your ability to make a real difference. By contrast, education tax credits promote authentic caring. Say you're taxed $1,000 a year to fund local public schools. But you'd prefer to support a local school or scholarship fund that has proven its merits. You'd get a tax credit of up to $1,000 for such a donation, or for tuition you pay to send your child to a non-government school. If you chose to donate your earnings elsewhere, your local public schools would lose tax revenue. Not to worry. Quality public schools can certainly handle some competition. Further, the taxfunded schools would still have a huge competitive advantage, as they would still get thousands of dollars from property taxes, sales taxes and income taxes even from people who took advantage of a $1,000 education tax credit. If you want to enrich unions and politicians who support a wasteful public school cartel, vote for Proposition 103. If you want better education for all children, ask your politicians to support education tax credits, which promote diversity and choice for Colorado's families. Brian Schwartz is a blogger for the Independence Institute.

Read more:Proposition 103 is about more money for the teachers union - The Denver Posthttp://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_19012508#ixzz1ZlFVruHE Read The Denver Post's Terms of Use of its content: http://www.denverpost.com/termsofuse

Husted: Radio talkers face up to their audiences

By Bill Husted The Denver Post

Read more:Husted: Radio talkers face up to their audiences - The Denver Posthttp://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_19020785?source=pop#ixzz1ZlGCOPvQ Read The Denver Post's Terms of Use of its content: http://www.denverpost.com/termsofuseIt's a live cage match from the world of radio. The Battle of the Talk Show Hosts will again come down at Comedy Works South on Oct. 12. But there is nothing really funny about this. Last year, the hosts werePeter Boyles, Mike RosenandDavid Sirota. This year, organizers are addingJon Caldara, Michael Brown, Rick Barber,Tom Martino, Dan Caplis, Craig SilvermanandThom Hartmann. Dave Loganwill be the official greeter,Steffan TubbsandApril Zesbaughwill emcee. Knowing how much these people like to talk, I bet it'll sound like a classroom of children yelling in Esperanto. Boyles offered me two tickets. I said, "Why would I want to look at radio hosts?" "I just have a good time," said Boyles. "But some of these guys are out for blood. It's a barn-burner." Caldara says, "It'll be like a three-ring circus. But with all your favorite talk show hosts there, you'll be able to throw a tomato and hit one of us." You can win tix at a contest through850KOA.com,KHOW.comoram760.com. Good luck. Poltergeist pedicures. Denver'sAmy Allansees dead people. Ghosts. And she proves it on the new Travel Channel series "The Dead Files." She co-stars in the 8 p.m. Friday series with a retired homicide detective. She talks with the deceased or sometimes just investigates something unusual. Allan became interested in all this when she was tormented by "shadow people" as a kid growing up Arvada. Now that's scary. No episodes currently come down in Denver, but Allan works as a massage therapist at the Oxford Hotel spa and says she sometimes see an elderly gentleman in the spa area "who kind of reminds me of the KFC character." And sometimes there is a "depressed" woman in the middle stall of the ladies room. But these ghosts are as friendly as Casper and I bet the Oxford is loaded with them. I've had drinks with ghosts in the Cruise Room. Fun crowd. Great bars. The new Esquire revisits the roster of the World's Seven Great Bars 1959 starting with the glory of the Floridita in Old Havana, Cuba. AuthorDavid Wondrichsays this is the only bar that would still make it on the list because it "creates its own little universe where for a little while life outside seems very far away." As an example of the rare bars that do such a thing, he gives a shout-out to the Buckhorn Exchange in Denver a bar that is good and never fancy. Take a bow, Bucky. City spirit. "A Prairie Home Companion" broadcasts Oct. 29 from the World Arena in Colorado Springs, tix $35-$100 atticketwest.com. . . Broadway starGary Morrisand Friends hold a benefit concert for Gary's longtime assistant, Diane Mantzaros, who is battling pancreatic cancer, on Oct. 14 at the Red Lion Southeast in Aurora, callBo Cottrellat 303-696-0450 . . . Denver's ESPN commentatorRick Reillygets a shout-out in New York Magazine for his column about a "marching band for the blind playing in front of a football team for the deaf" . . . Sez who: "I watch a lot of baseball on the radio."Gerald R. Ford Bill Husted's column appears Sunday, Tuesday and Friday. You can reach him at 303-954-1486 or atbhusted@denverpost.com. Take a peek at Husted's next column atblogs.denverpost.com/husted.

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Election Judge Information

Who Can Be an Election Judge
Anyone who is a registered voter in Adams County can become an election judge. You must never have

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How to Become an Election Judge

If you are an Adams County registered voter, you may become an election judge by contacting your local political party or by contacting the Adams County Election Office at 720.523.6500. Colorado law provides that the number of election judges serving should be balanced, as closely as possible, between the two major political parties (Democrat and Republican). However, voters who are unaffiliated or who are affiliated with a minor political party (such as Libertarian or similar party) may also serve as election judges. Payment The amount of pay varies depending on the duties of the election judge. Computer / poll book judges, for example, are currently paid $125 per day for election day and $10 for attending the class of instruction. Other judges may be paid by the hour or by each day of service. You will also have the opportunity to meet many of your neighbors if you work in a vote center on election day and make a great contribution to democracy for your community, county and state.

Student Election Judges / Volunteers

Student election judge certification forms for completion by the school and parent / guardian are available through the Adams County Election Office. Student election judges must meet the following qualifications: Must be 16 or 17 years old and either a junior or senior in good standing in a public or private school or home schooled Must attend required instruction class Must be free of any conviction for fraud or election offenses Must be mentally and physically able to perform assigned tasks Must not be a member of the family of a current candidate Must have consent from a parent or guardian and school official Must be a United States citizen

Poll Watcher
Reporting Polling & Voter Data
A poll watcher is assigned and certified by a political party or a candidate to travel to polling places to observe the election process and gather information on behalf of the party or candidate. The poll watchermust be certified, in writing, and have a Poll Watcher Certificate to give to each polling place that they visit. Please see the election office or your political party representatives if you are interested in serving as a poll watcher and wish to obtain the required certificate. What Information Can Be Obtained A poll watcher may gather information such as: How many of each political party have voted in a primary How many people have voted at given times during the day What the names of the persons who have voted are Whether or not the polling place is being supervised by the election judges according to law

What Poll Watchers May Not Do A poll watcher is not allowed to handle any poll books, ballot logs, ballot supplies or ballots. A poll watcher may not conduct any kind of electioneering within 100 feet of the polling place as posted with signage. A poll watcher may not interfere with the voters or the duties of the election judges in any way.

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If you see a poll watcher performing any activity not in accordance with the above stated duties, please contact the Adams County Elections Office immediately at 720.523.6500. All mail-in ballots must be returned to either the Adams County Election Department, one of our Adams County Motor Vehicle Offices or other official designated drop-off site by 7 p.m. the day of the election. If the ballot is returned by mail, it must reach our office by 7 p.m. the day of the election. Postmarks do not count; the county clerk must actually receive the voted ballot by 7 p.m. on election day. Any ballots received after this time will not be counted according to law.

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Road to the White House runs through Colorado

Shifting demographics put Colorado in national spotlight
Experts say Colorado could be the state that tips the 2012 presidential election. It will be hard to win a close election without winning Colorado, said Colorado College political science professor Bob Loevy. Its not just local political observers who think Colorado will be key. In a front page story today, The New York Times reports that Obamas hopes for a second term may come down to Colorado and a couple of other states. From The Times: While Mr. Obamas approval ratings have slid across the board as unemployment remains high, what buoys Democrats are the changing demographics of formerly Republican states like Colorado, where Democrats won a close Senate race in 2010, as well as Virginia and North Carolina. With growing cities and suburbs, they are populated by increasing numbers of educated and higher-income independents, young voters, Hispanics and African-Americans, many of them alienated by Republicans Tea Party agenda. Loevy said he and other Colorado political scientists have been talking about Colorados shifting demographic for years. The New York Times has caught up with what weve been saying for some time. The political changes in Colorado have now passed into the general public currency, Loevy said. He said it used to be that in Colorado the Republican Party could count on the support of upscale, educated white voters but that those voters are turned off by the Tea Party and by hard-right rhetoric on social issues. Many of them, he said, have retained their membership in the GOP and still vote Republican most of the time, but that given a choice between a hard-right Republican and a moderate Democrat, a lot of them are choosing the Democrat. We saw that in theBennet-Buck race, he noted. The Times also pointed to the Bennet victory as a model for what Obama needs to do in Colorado. In Colorado, the template for a repeat victory is last years campaign of Senator Michael Bennet. A Democratic novice, Mr. Bennet defeated a Tea Party Republican in a year when Republicans were triumphant nationwide. He built a coalition of Latino voters, Democrats like himself who are college-educated transplants to Colorado, and independents in Denver and Boulder. No candidate can win this state without winning independent voters, said Mr. Bennet, who joined Mr. Obama on his Denver visit, along with Gov. John W. Hickenlooper and Senator Mark Udall; all three will help Mr. Obamas organization there in 2012. With independents, Mr. Bennet said, The question that resonated in 2010 was, Do you want somebody who will go to Washington and try to work to solve problems, or do you want somebody who will simply be a partisan? They will seek a problem-solver again next year, he added, and I think the president has a strong case to make. A challenge for Mr. Obama in Colorado and elsewhere is mobilizing Hispanic voters, many of whom complain that he has not tried hard enough to overcome Republican opposition to immigration legislation. And appealing to independents will require some deft politics,

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since Mr. Obamas recent switch to a more confrontational approach with Congressional Republicans could cost independent support even as he energizes Democratic voters. Loevy, an activist Republican himself, said he expects the Colorado Republican caucuses will probably come down to Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. Perry, he said, will appeal to the Tea Party side of the party, while Romney will appeal more to traditional Republicans. He says high turnout will favor Romney, while a lower turnout will favor Perry in Colorado. Romney has the best chance to lure the upscale educated Republicans back into the party. If Romney can win, it will be good for the party. Clearly, Mitt Romney would have the best chance in the general election. I expect a real fight in Colorado, though, where traditionally the conservatives will come out strong in the caucuses and the primary. Just as Hispanics were a key constituency for Bennet in 2010, The Times notes that as working class whites shift toward the Republican Party, ethnic voters become a larger part of the voter pool each election and are likely to continue voting Democratic. From Fridays Times again: Terry Nelson, a campaign adviser to George W. Bush, John McCain and, this year, the former candidate Tim Pawlenty, said he was pretty optimistic for 2012, partly because Mr. Obamas support among lower-income, less-educated white voters, never high, has dropped enough that Republicans see good prospects for winning industrial-belt states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. But, Mr. Nelson acknowledged: The country is changing. In every election cycle, every year, every day, this country becomes more ethnically diverse. And that has an impact on the kind of coalition that you need to put together to win. He added, The truth is, Obama needs fewer white voters in 2012 than he did in 2008. Mr. Obamas recent travel reflects his calculus. On Tuesday, he was in Colorado, at a high school in a heavily Hispanic Denver neighborhood, to promote his jobs plan. This month he was in Ohio, but also in Virginia and North Carolina; he may return soon on a bus tour of neighboring states, aides say. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. was in Northern Virginia on Thursday. Virginia, North Carolina and Colorado together have more than double the number of Ohios votes in the Electoral College 37 versus 18. And Obama advisers say that the same demographic factors at play in those states are also present in states Mr. Obama lost in 2008 like Arizona (whose senior senator, Mr. McCain, was his rival) and Georgia.

http://coloradoindependent.com/101073/road-to-the-white-house-runs-through-colorado

The following is what a sample ballot for Adams County residents will look like.

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"All politics is local" is a phrase that was coined years ago but it is as true today as it was when it was first uttered. It can be argued that our local elected officials have more influence over our daily lives and communities than anyone at any level of government. That is why choosing the right candidate in local races is so important.
Also see: State Office Candidates Aurora | Bennett | Brighton | Commerce City | Federal Heights | Northglenn | Thornton | Westminster School Boards

The 2011 Municipal elections will be held Tuesday November 1st Below is a list of REPUBLICAN candidates in Mayoral, City Council, and School Board Races in Adams County. We are in the last few campaign weeks before the mail-ballots drop on October 11. This is a time when candidates NEED YOUR HELP. When it was supplied to me, I included contact info for the candidate. For the others, Google the candidates name and either the city/state or the school district number. If the candidate has a website, which should have contact info, you can find it that way.

Folks, these races are IMPORTANT. The races are non-partisan, but all that means is that there is no R or D after the candidates name on the ballot. It has nothing to do with the principles held by a candidate and where we throw our support. The Dems have been taking most of these seats for years, and the Progressive agenda has been showing up in our cities and schools. We need to take back control at every level of government. PLEASE help out. If you have trouble finding info for a candidate, contact me at 303457-1291 or heypattymac@juno.com, and I will help you search.

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Chair, Adams County Republicans

City of Aurora
People who live in the Adams County part of Aurora will vote this time for Mayor and 2 Council Candidatesat-Large. Republicans running are: Candidate Website RyanFrazierforAurora.com Ryan Frazier SteveHoganforMayor.com Steve Hogan AuroraMayor.com Jude Sandvall legareforcouncil.com Office Mayor Donate Donate to Ryan

Mayor

Donate to Steve

Mayor

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Council-At-Large

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Bob LeGare

bradforcouncil.com Brad Pierce

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City of Westminster
Councilpersons in Westminster are all elected at-large. There are 3 slots available, 6 candidates. (Any special questions in this race, please call Patty 303-457-1291 .) Republicans running are: Candidate Website Office Donate

www.herbatchison.com Herb Atchison

Westminster City Council At-Large

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Coming Soon! Bob Briggs

BeauMartinforWestminster.com

Westminster City Council At-Large

Coming Soon!

Westminster City Council At-Large Beau Martin mikeforwestminster.com Mike Melvin

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Westminster City Council At-Large Call 303-7487396

School Boards
The School Board races are listed below. A note about them: Some of our SB races are not confined to Adams County. My only resource for finding the affiliations of the candidates is the Adams County Voter Registration data, so if I couldnt find someone, its likely because, while he or she is a candidate, residence is not in AdCo, so I have no way of identifying registration. Also, some places in Adams are just tiny parts of multi-county school districts (SDs 3J, 26J, 32J, 50J ). I did not include those here, so if you dont see your district, call me to see what I may already have or what we can find out. (Patty 303-457-1291 ) Mapleton (Adams 1) Mapleton has 2 openings, 3 candidates, all Repub. We are aware that Victor and Karen have good conservative values; we do not know about Ken Winslow you need to research. Directors-at-large: Victor Domencio Karen Hoopes Kenneth Winslow Adams 12 5-Star Voting will be for Directors in districts 1,2,5. However, all voting is district-wide. Republicans running are: District 1: Norm Jennings normdsit@earthlink.net District 2: R Max Willsey (no contact info) (note: Richard Ezo shows on the July voter registration as a Republican, but we have word that he District 5: Mark Clark mark@c3sengineeringinc.com Adams 14 In Adams 14, there are no Repub candidates among the 7 who are running (all at large.) (Michael Bryant and Larry Quintana are both Unaffiliated, but no guarantees there.) 32

Adams 50 There are 3 seats available, and 6 candidates. Republicans running are: James Bonner II (may be a question here address doesnt look to be in SD50.?) Robert Landgraf Ruben Pacheco 27J Brighton (basically) Voting will be for districts 1,3,6,7. Republicans running are: District 3: Russell Carr District 6: Audrey Slorf 28J Aurora School District There are 3 openings and only 3 candidates. Those candidates have therefore been summarily appointed. There will be no school board elections this year. 29J Bennett School District There are 3 seats open. Republicans running are: Directors-at-large: Mary Ortiz Mike Sheely (Could not find Diane Moler or Michael Kisting) 31J Strasburg No election; not enough candidates
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