Maureen Denig–Republican maureenforbouldercounty.com Soccer mom stats: A relatively new resident of Boulder County, Denig moved from Massachusetts four years ago. She quickly became the president of her HOA, an active Rotarian, a member of the Longmont Senior Citizens Advisory Board…

Shane Hampton–Libertarian facebook.com/ShaneHamptonForCountyCommissioner The accidental candidate: Twenty-two-year-old CU student Hampton is running for commissioner purely because the Libertarian Party needed a candidate on the ticket, and “it sounded like a cool idea.” On fracking: Hampton believes county open space should…

Rollie Heath–Democrat senrollieheath.com No IOUs: For Heath, most of the issues facing Colorado can be traced to a need to adequately fund the core functions of government, most importantly for education. With Colorado having fallen to last place in per-pupil…

Matt Jones–Democrat mattjonesforcolorado.com Background: Jones might be new to the race for state senate, but he’s no stranger to politics, having served as state representative for House District 12. But as much as he touts his legislative experience, he says…

Cherylin Peniston–Democrat cherylinpeniston.com Show me the money: If anyone is acutely aware of the dire state of the economy, it could well be those incumbents who served during better times, such as Peniston, who has served House District 35 for…

Dianne Primavera–Democrat primaveraforcolorado.com A mile in her shoes: Primavera, a legislator in District 33 for the past eight years, is convinced that she’s walked the district farther and more frequently than any of her opponents, past and present. The former…

Claire Levy–Democrat clairelevy.org Only in Boulder: Levy fits right in in Boulder, a city known for its liberal leanings. She is for allowing CU-Boulder to ban guns on campus, cares deeply about environmental issues and is in favor of marriage…

Mike Foote–Democrat mikefoote.org Best thing on his resume: Foote heads the white-collar crime unit for the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office in his current job as deputy DA, which he’s done for the past 10 years. Who better to send…

Jonathan Singer–Democrat singerforcolorado.org Background: A former employee of Boulder County Human Services, Singer specialized in at-risk adults and children. He worked for the Denver Office of Economic Development and was appointed to the Longmont Planning and Zoning Board before a…

Dickey Lee Hullinghorst—Democrat dickeylee.net Making progress: Dickey Lee Hullinghorst is convinced that progressive politics are the solution to the state’s problems. “The Democrats … really have a sense that there are things government can do to help,” she says, adding…