Broomfield City Council

Stan Jezierski 

Stan Jezierski, a managing attorney at Business Management Law Group in Broomfield, wants smart growth for the city, which for him means redevelopment of the 120th St. corridor and the southern boundary of Ward 1. Jezierski wants to get companies interested in seeing the potential of these areas “and determine their goals are a good fit for Broomfield based on what it’s going to bring and whether it’s something our resources can handle.” The father of four is also chairman of the board of Healthy Learning Paths. He supports ballot question 200, saying that he’d rather be safe than sorry. “The oil business in Broomfield is small to the economy—something like 1 percent. A five-year moratorium won’t hurt the city’s finances.”

Elizabeth “Liz” Law-Evans 

Liz Law-Evans doesn’t think there are huge issues facing Broomfield, but she does think the city needs to plan properly for its future. She wants to focus on transportation, citing FasTracks as an area that needs attention. Law-Evans, who also sees the need to build a reservoir, “to store the water we paid money for,” says if elected, most of her focus will be on continuing to keep the budget under control. The president and co-owner of Law and Evans Associates, Inc., Law-Evans, who was born and raised in Broomfield, also has experience serving on the Chamber of Commerce and on the board of FISH. She takes a “middle of the road” approach to the recent memorandum on fracking, saying that “If the goal is to make everybody as safe as possible, a ban wouldn’t work because it would get overturned. The memorandum of understanding will protect health and safety and won’t take mineral rights away from well operators.”

Ward 2:

 Sharon Tessier

Her first experience in politics, Sharon Tessier wants to direct awareness towards health and wellness, including “all dimensions of health—physical and emotional.” She works at Metro State University where she has served for 10 year as an adjunct faculty member teaching health professions. She believes that focusing on preventative care will benefit the residents of Broomfield in the long run. “I don’t think it’s been addressed in a very long time… Healthy education should not only be brought to families or homes but also in education. People are out of work because they’re sick. Getting knowledge to people on different ways to prevent those illnesses can keep people in work.”

 Lou Leone

No interview

YS was unable to interview both candidates in this ward, and can’t adequately make an endorsement.

Ward 3:

Sam Taylor (i)

Sam Taylor is seeking reelection to the city council. On his list of priorities is expanding Broomfield’s water rights, being a “vocal advocate for the train system,” and improving health and human services. The former small business owner and sales manager for Broomfield-based Source Communications agrees with the city council’s MOU saying, “We looked at what was happening around the state with lawsuits and how far we could push the envelope to make it safe without pushing operators over the edge.”

Richard A. Chervenak 

Richard Chervenak considers his greatest attribute as a candidate his inherent lack of self-interest. One motivation for running is his opponent, Sam Taylor, who has previously run unopposed. Chervenak, a board member of Northwest Denver Economic Development Partnership and of the Broomfield Chamber of Commerce, calls it “un-American,” saying that the voters of ward 3 “have the right to a choice.” Still, the candidate who has made his living in public accounting as the owner of his own CPA firm, disagrees little with the current city council. On the topic of the memorandum of understanding, he agrees with the council’s decision. He admits he needs to brush up on his understanding of the transportation issues facing Broomfield, but says once elected, he’s prepared to get his “arms around the issues.”

Ward 4:

 Robert Cannan

His first experience in politics, Cannan wants to focus on water issues and transportation, citing Broomfield’s congestion as an area that needs addressing. He says he will work within the city’s constraints to find solutions to the congestion issue. Calling himself the only candidate running who actually has experience fracking— “I was a roughneck”—the candidate with a background in IT and construction agrees with the memorandum of understanding that places independent safety constraints on Sovereign oil wells. He does, however, think there should have been bigger constraints on the setback to those wells in proximity to homes.

 Greg Stokes

No interview

YS was unable to interview both candidates in this ward, and can’t adequately make an endorsement.

YS votes Yes for: Stan Jezierski, Sam Taylor