Same question, every candidate · Empower Our Future council climate forum
Council opening introduction, climate and energy forum (one minute)
Asked at the Empower Hour: Climate and Energy Forum with Boulder City Council Candidates, October 13, 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 |
|---|---|
| Lee Gilbert | My platform is simple. A vote for me is a vote of no confidence in Boulder's road projects. I'm a single issue candidate. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 7:21 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Sam Fuqua | I will always be an advocate for greenhouse gas emission reduction and staying the course in our climate work in this city, Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 10:59 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Ryan Schuchard | My mission is to make Boulder work for everyone now and in the future. I'm a long time climate advocate. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 4:37 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Jamillah Richmond | I helped to found a program called eco Rangers and an affordable property in Boulder, where I have kids from five to 13 years old, who are stewarding the earth. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 13:20 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Tara Winer | today I want to highlight one of my favorite parts about being on council and that's being an advocate for eBiking. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 3:34 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Rachel Rose Isaacson | Climate and wildfire resiliency are at the top of my website Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 2:30 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Dave Martus | if you manage your budgets well you have more money for the greater good, which of course includes climate activities. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 12:21 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Scott Rendleman | I'm running for Boulder City Council, because I want to strengthen our public confidence in our city government. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 14:47 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Jill Grano | I fought hard phone banking and going door to door in support of the muni Transcript note: 'The muni' is Boulder's past effort to form a city-owned electric utility. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 5:26 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Ryan Jamieson | I want to be able to facilitate more of these big ideas through a city government that works more efficiently. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 6:55 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Lynn Segal | I want us to do micro grids transactive energy and batteries, and balancing the grid through that system. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 9:30 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Tina Marquis | I'm really committed to making sure that we have a sustainable future, whether it's climate preparedness, energy resilience, Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 8:20 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
If a candidate isn't listed, we didn't quote them on this question. They may have been absent or not called on.