Same question, every candidate · Boulder Chamber forum
The mayor has a unique role in building consensus and setting council priorities. How would you use that leadership role to bring council, city staff, and the business community together around a clear economic strategy and hold the city accountable for measurable progress?
Asked at the Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum, August 26, 2026.
Each page shows one forum question and every candidate we quote on it, in ballot order. There are no scores. We mark yes or no only when the candidate said it outright. A blank means they didn't, so read the quote. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.
| Candidate | In their words |
|---|---|
| Taishya Adams | we need to better engage our borders and our commissions in the work that we're doing, as well as in addition to our businesses and recognizing that all of our businesses are not the same. Transcript note: 'borders' = boards (Whisper). Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 28:10 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
| Aaron Brockett | Start with what staff is recommending. It's not always the direction we should go. Work with the colleagues. Work with the community. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 30:52 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
| Fred Smith | I think the city of Boulder is too strict on codes. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 31:16 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
| Aquiles La Grave | What we have is not a failure of values. Everybody here has incredible values. It's a failure of delivery. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 32:39 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
If a candidate isn't listed, we didn't quote them on this question. They may have been absent or not called on.