Forums
Every candidate forum we know of, with recordings. We list who attended only when a published source says so.
Upcoming forums you can attend
No more public forums are on the calendar before Election Day. Past forums and recordings are below.
2026 forums: every quoted answer
See forum answers side by side.
- Boulder Chamber forum · August 26, 2026 · 71 quoted answers
- PLAN / Open Boulder / Better Boulder forum · September 2, 2026 · 37 quoted answers
- Arts and culture forum · September 15, 2026 · 39 quoted answers
- League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026 · 183 quoted answers
- Empower Our Future climate forum · October 6, 2026 · 27 quoted answers
- Empower Our Future council climate forum · October 13, 2026 · 48 quoted answers
Calendar
2026
Empower Hour: Climate and Energy Forum with Boulder City Council Candidates
2026-10-13 · Online (Zoom webinar) · Empower Our Future · recording
City Council candidates only. Moderator: Chris Hoffman; host: Mary (as transcribed). Twelve of the 13 council candidates took part; the host said Benita Duran was sorry not to attend and invited questions through her website. The same three questions as the Oct. 6 mayoral forum: climate hushing, Xcel Energy, and the Valmont coal ash cleanup. The automatic transcript writes 'Xcel' as 'Excel'; quotes keep the transcript text. Hosts: Empower Our Future, PLAN-Boulder County. Date: Empower Our Future YouTube title 'Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate' (uploaded 2026-10-14); organizer's Zoom registration page (Oct 13, 2026, 6:00 PM Mountain, co-sponsored by EOF and PLAN-Boulder).
- Lee Gilbert — attended
- Sam Fuqua — attended
- Ryan Schuchard — attended
- Jamillah Richmond — attended
- Tara Winer — attended
- Rachel Rose Isaacson — attended
- Dave Martus — attended
- Scott Rendleman — attended
- Jill Grano — attended
- Ryan Jamieson — attended
- Lynn Segal — attended
- Tina Marquis — attended
Empower Hour: Climate and Energy Forum with Boulder Mayoral Candidates
2026-10-06 · Online (Zoom webinar) · Empower Our Future · recording
Mayoral candidates only. Moderator: Chris Hoffman; host: Mary (as transcribed). All six mayoral candidates took part. Three questions: climate hushing, Xcel Energy, and the Valmont coal ash cleanup. Fred Smith had audio trouble on the Xcel question and answered after Aquiles La Grave. The automatic transcript writes 'Xcel' as 'Excel'; quotes keep the transcript text. Hosts: Empower Our Future, PLAN-Boulder County. Date: Empower Our Future YouTube title 'Empower Hour 2026-10-06 Climate & Energy Forum with Boulder Boulder Mayoral Candidates.' (uploaded 2026-10-07); Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate event listing (Oct 6, 6:00-7:00 pm, virtual, hosted by Empower Our Future and PLAN-Boulder).
- Lisa Ann Jacobs — attended
- Taishya Adams — attended
- Aaron Brockett — attended
- Jameson Goldstein — attended
- Fred Smith — attended
- Aquiles La Grave — attended
League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums
2026-09-26 · venue not recorded · League of Women Voters of Boulder County · recording
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Boulder County with co-sponsor EFAA. Moderator: Martine Elinor (as transcribed). Recorded for Channel 8. Council forum first, then the mayoral forum at noon. Candidates sat in ballot order. Tara Winer was out of state; by League policy the moderator read her submitted opening statement. Hosts: League of Women Voters of Boulder County, Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA). Date: City of Boulder YouTube title 'September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum' (uploaded 2026-09-28); description chapters.
- Lisa Ann Jacobs — attended
- Taishya Adams — attended
- Aaron Brockett — attended
- Jameson Goldstein — attended
- Fred Smith — attended
- Aquiles La Grave — attended
- Lee Gilbert — attended
- Sam Fuqua — attended
- Ryan Schuchard — attended
- Jamillah Richmond — attended
- Benita Duran — attended
- Tara Winer — did not attend
- Rachel Rose Isaacson — attended
- Dave Martus — attended
- Scott Rendleman — attended
- Jill Grano — attended
- Ryan Jamieson — attended
- Lynn Segal — attended
- Tina Marquis — attended
2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture
2026-09-15 · Boulder Chamber, 2440 Pearl St., Boulder · Boulder County Arts Alliance · recording
Presented by Boulder County Arts Alliance, the Boulder Chamber and Create Boulder; moderated by Justin Veach, BCAA board president. Posted in five parts. Written lightning-round answers are linked from the video description and are not copied here. Hosts: Boulder County Arts Alliance, Boulder Chamber, Create Boulder. Date: YouTube description: 'Event Date: Tuesday, September 15th 2026 / Venue: Boulder Chamber, 2440 Pearl St.'
- Lisa Ann Jacobs — attended
- Taishya Adams — attended
- Aaron Brockett — attended
- Jameson Goldstein — attended
- Fred Smith — attended
- Aquiles La Grave — attended
- Sam Fuqua — attended
- Ryan Schuchard — attended
- Jamillah Richmond — attended
- Benita Duran — attended
- Tara Winer — attended
- Rachel Rose Isaacson — attended
- Dave Martus — attended
- Scott Rendleman — attended
- Ryan Jamieson — attended
- Lynn Segal — attended
- Tina Marquis — attended
Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)
2026-09-02 · venue not recorded · Better Boulder · recording
Co-hosted by PLAN-Boulder County, Open Boulder and Better Boulder. Moderator: KC Becker (Better Boulder post). Recording by greenlight studios. Several question wordings are partly garbled in the automatic transcript and are marked as such. Hosts: Better Boulder, PLAN-Boulder County, Open Boulder. Date: Better Boulder event page; video title 'Candidate-Forum - 090226'.
- Taishya Adams — attended
- Aaron Brockett — attended
- Aquiles La Grave — attended
- Sam Fuqua — attended
- Ryan Schuchard — attended
- Jamillah Richmond — attended
- Benita Duran — attended
- Tara Winer — attended
- Rachel Rose Isaacson — attended
- Dave Martus — attended
- Jill Grano — attended
- Ryan Jamieson — attended
- Tina Marquis — attended
Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum
2026-08-26 · eTown, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder · Boulder Chamber · recording
Season-opener at eTown. Council and mayoral candidates on one stage. Daily Camera (Aug 27) reported 17 of 19 candidates present. Hosts: Boulder Chamber. Date: Boulder Chamber event listing (already in seed.py); Daily Camera Aug 27 2026 writeup.
- Lisa Ann Jacobs — attended
- Taishya Adams — attended
- Aaron Brockett — attended
- Fred Smith — attended
- Aquiles La Grave — attended
- Lee Gilbert — attended
- Sam Fuqua — attended
- Ryan Schuchard — attended
- Jamillah Richmond — attended
- Benita Duran — attended
- Tara Winer — attended
- Rachel Rose Isaacson — attended
- Scott Rendleman — attended
- Jill Grano — attended
- Ryan Jamieson — attended
- Lynn Segal — attended
- Tina Marquis — attended
Boulder Progressives Raucous Caucus
2026-06-06 · Twisted Pine Brewing Company, Boulder · Boulder Progressives
Unofficial kickoff of the 2026 cycle. Attendees reported by BRL: Tara Winer, Tina Marquis, Benita Duran, Rachel Rose Isaacson, Ryan Schuchard, Jill Grano, Aaron Brockett. Adams did not attend.
- Aaron Brockett — attended
- Ryan Schuchard — attended
- Benita Duran — attended
- Tara Winer — attended
- Rachel Rose Isaacson — attended
- Jill Grano — attended
- Tina Marquis — attended
- Taishya Adams — did not attend
2025
Boulder City Council Candidates Forum on the Arts
2025-09-30 · Boulder Chamber, 2440 Pearl St., Boulder · Boulder Chamber · recording
Presented by Boulder County Arts Alliance, Create Boulder, and the Boulder Chamber. 5–7pm. Full recording split into three videos (YouTube playlist). Attendance not copied name-by-name.
League of Women Voters city council candidate forum
2025-09-27 · City Council Chambers, Penfield Tate II Municipal Building, 1777 Broadway · League of Women Voters of Boulder County · recording
Co-sponsored with EFAA. 10:00–11:30am. Moderator (Josephine Porter, on the recording): 11 on the ballot, 8 able to participate, all invited. Questions from audience cards plus electronic submissions. Name-by-name list not copied here; watch the video.
Boulder VOTES! Collaborative Candidate Forum
2025-09-08 · Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder · PLAN-Boulder County · recording
Hosted by Open Boulder, Better Boulder, and PLAN-Boulder County. 5–7:30pm at Nomad Playhouse. Questions not taken from the audience. Recording: PLAN-Boulder YouTube embed on the Sept 12 2025 forum post.
- Matt Benjamin — attended
- Lauren Folkerts — attended
- Rachel Rose Isaacson — attended
- Rob Kaplan — attended
- Maxwell Lord — attended
- Montserrat Palacios — did not attend
- Jennifer Robins — attended
- Rob Smoke — did not attend
- Nicole Speer — attended
- Aaron Stone — did not attend
- Mark Wallach — attended
Boulder Chamber candidate forum (2025 cycle)
2025-08-26 · New Vista High School, 700 20th St., Boulder · Boulder Chamber · recording
Season-opener. Ten of eleven certified candidates spoke. Palacios is not named in the Daily Camera writeup of attendees. Recording: Boulder Chamber YouTube, '2025 City Council Candidate Forum' (2h05).
- Matt Benjamin — attended
- Lauren Folkerts — attended
- Rachel Rose Isaacson — attended
- Rob Kaplan — attended
- Maxwell Lord — attended
- Montserrat Palacios — did not attend
- Jennifer Robins — attended
- Rob Smoke — attended
- Nicole Speer — attended
- Aaron Stone — attended
- Mark Wallach — attended
2023
League of Women Voters mayoral candidate forum
2023-10-22 · City Council Chambers, Penfield Tate II Municipal Building · League of Women Voters of Boulder County · recording
Co-sponsored with EFAA. City Channel 8 recording. Transcript names Brockett, Speer, Tweedlie, and Yates.
- Aaron Brockett — attended
- Nicole Speer — attended
- Paul Tweedlie — attended
- Bob Yates — attended
BRL–KGNU mayoral debate
2023-10-18 · venue not recorded · Boulder Reporting Lab
All four mayoral candidates. Mentioned in BRL's Oct 27 2023 'who’s running' photo caption. Recording not independently located.
League of Women Voters city council candidate forum
2023-10-15 · City Council Chambers, Penfield Tate II Municipal Building · League of Women Voters of Boulder County · recording
Co-sponsored with EFAA. City Channel 8 recording, 1h35. Attendance not copied name-by-name — the video is the source.
Climate-focused Boulder mayoral forum
2023-10-05 · venue not recorded ·
BRL Oct 6 2023: Xcel Energy was a central subject. Date is the day before the article.
Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum
2023-08-29 · Boulder JCC · Boulder Chamber · recording
Season-opener. All 14 certified candidates. Speer virtual. Questions from Chamber, Latino Chamber, Community Cycles: public safety, rent control, transportation, business support, labor shortages, minimum wage.
- Aaron Brockett — attended
- Nicole Speer — attended
- Paul Tweedlie — attended
- Bob Yates — attended
- Taishya Adams — attended
- Silas Atkins — attended
- Terri Brncic — attended
- Jacques Decalo — attended
- Waylon Lewis — attended
- Tina Marquis — attended
- Aaron Gabriel Neyer — attended
- Jennifer Robins — attended
- Ryan Schuchard — attended
- Tara Winer — attended
PLAN-Boulder County city council forum
2023-08-29 · venue not recorded · PLAN-Boulder County
Same calendar night as the Chamber forum. PLAN's page names seven council candidates. Moderator Bill Briggs. Venue not stated. Silas Atkins is not named on either PLAN forum list — absence not independently confirmed.
- Terri Brncic — attended
- Waylon Lewis — attended
- Tina Marquis — attended
- Aaron Gabriel Neyer — attended
- Jennifer Robins — attended
- Ryan Schuchard — attended
- Tara Winer — attended
PLAN-Boulder County candidate forum (mayor + two council)
2023-08-23 · venue not recorded · PLAN-Boulder County
PLAN-Boulder County's own page: four mayoral candidates plus council candidates Taishya Adams and Jacques Decalo. Moderator Bill Briggs. Venue not stated.
- Aaron Brockett — attended
- Nicole Speer — attended
- Paul Tweedlie — attended
- Bob Yates — attended
- Taishya Adams — attended
- Jacques Decalo — attended
Boulder Progressives candidate forum
2023-06-21 · Elks Lodge, Boulder · Boulder Progressives
Unofficial kickoff. BRL: eight council candidates and three mayoral candidates. Housing and homelessness dominated. Full attendance list not copied into this seed beyond the article.
2021
Cycling-themed City Council candidate forum
2021-10-26 · virtual ·
Hosted by Boulder Mountainbike Alliance, Community Cycles, and Cyclists 4 Community. Daily Camera: 150+ registered. Right-turn-on-red and bike theft were asked.
- Matt Benjamin — attended
- Michael Christy — attended
- Jacques Decalo — attended
- Lauren Folkerts — attended
- Steve Rosenblum — attended
- Nicole Speer — attended
- David Takahashi — attended
- Mark Wallach — did not attend
- Dan Williams — attended
- Tara Winer — attended
Boulder Chamber City Council Candidate Forum
2021-08-26 · venue not recorded · Boulder Chamber · recording
Chamber YouTube title: 2021 Boulder City Council Candidate Forum. 1h55. CU South annexation was among the questions. Full attendance not copied name-by-name from the tape.
Boulder Progressives Raucous Caucus (2021)
2021-06-24 · venue not recorded · Boulder Progressives
Boulder Beat: at least 12 people vying for five seats. Early-cycle look; full roster not copied here.
2017
League of Women Voters city council candidate forum
2017-10-14 · venue not recorded · League of Women Voters of Boulder County · recording
YouTube title: Boulder City Council Candidate Forum Presented by The League of Women Voters. Published Oct 14 2017. Name-by-name attendance not copied from the tape — the video is the source.