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It’s well known that taxes and death are the only certainties in life, but in Colorado, add another inevitability—the need to vote on ballot issues that 90 percent of the time are asking you to raise taxes on yourself. So…

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…

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…

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…

Jared Polis–Democrat polisforcongress.com A liberal’s liberal: Voters in the 2nd CD couldn’t have a clearer choice between its major party candidates. Polis is for legalizing marijuana, allowing gay marriage, giving local communities the power to more stridently regulate fracking than…