Boulder VotesCity of Boulder · November 3, 2026
Election year: 2026

Same question, every candidate · Boulder Chamber forum

What role do you see public and private partnerships playing in some of our greatest areas of need?

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.

CandidateIn their words
Rachel Rose Isaacson
I'd be really curious about ways that we can work together with childcare providers, and especially with this new tax that we're considering

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:01:22 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)

Lynn Segal
Public-private partnerships have always kind of disturbed me because it seems to usually be that the private part is making off like a thief.

Transcript note: Moderator's cue ('Lynn, and then Tina') is garbled in the transcript; speaker confirmed by a listener to the recording, 2026-09-29.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:02:14 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)

Tina Marquis
we identified a problem with our unsheltered homeless population and looked to see how we could support them and also maintain our public safety goals.

Transcript note: Moderator called 'Lynn, and then Tina' (garbled in the transcript; confirmed by a listener).

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:03:20 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)

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