Same question, every candidate · League of Women Voters forum
What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)
Asked at the League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums, September 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 |
|---|---|
| Lee Gilbert | I'm not knowledgeable on this issue Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 45:45 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) |
| Sam Fuqua | I support bringing San Lazaro into the city and helping the residents purchase that park Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 46:51 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) |
| Ryan Schuchard | One thing I'd like to see us do in 27 is for the council and BVST to partner on an evidence-based approach to understanding even more from families. Transcript note: 'BVST' = BVSD. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 36:15 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) |
| Jamillah Richmond | creating more collaborative partnerships between BVSC affordable housing initiatives Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 37:18 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) |
| Benita Duran | affordability also means having good paying jobs here in this community again Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 38:09 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) |
| Rachel Rose Isaacson | I also want to say that we need to continue to support our partners with EFA. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 39:31 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) |
| Dave Martus | What are the opportunities there to repurpose them into the type of housing that's needed in the community because the infrastructure is there. Transcript note: Refers to city properties vacated when offices move to the Western City Campus (Alpine-Balsam). Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 40:18 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) |
| Scott Rendleman | We need to look at those municipal properties that will be going offline and repurpose them for affordable housing. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 40:42 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) |
| Jill Grano | I want to preserve our inclusionary housing requirements. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 42:10 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) |
| Ryan Jamieson | if we want to be able to build affordable housing we have to just build it and not spend a ton of time in committee reviewing and double checking Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 43:05 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) |
| Lynn Segal | There need to be impact fees more inclusionary housing it's 25 percent it should be at least 50 percent. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 43:44 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) I do not support the downtown development authority Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 44:08 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) |
| Tina Marquis | I support shifting to the below 30 percent housing type. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 44:42 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube) |
If a candidate isn't listed, we didn't quote them on this question. They may have been absent or not called on.