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

2026 guide › City Council

Photo: rjforboulder.com (campaign website)

Running for Boulder City Council · 2026

Ryan Jamieson

Jamieson is a cybersecurity consultant seeking a Boulder council seat.

Money (city clerk; 14th day before election report, filed Oct. 21, 2026; retrieved Oct. 30, 2026): raised $12,360 · spent $14,476.01 · matching funds received $12,285.

About this candidate

Jamieson is a cybersecurity consultant seeking a Boulder council seat. His campaign focuses on code reform, fiscal oversight, housing and wildfire preparedness.

Bio sources: boulderreportinglab.org

In their own words

Short passages from questionnaires, interviews and the campaign website, by topic. If a topic is missing, we have no quote on it. That says nothing about their view.

Budget

Every dollar accountable.

Source: Campaign website: Ryan Jamieson · campaign website · Campaign priorities: Ryan Jamieson

Downtown

Downtown has lost roughly 19% of its property value and 10% of its sales tax revenue since 2019, turning our civic and commercial heart from an economic engine to a net drag on the general fund.

Source: Better Boulder · questionnaire · 2026-09-13 · 2026 City Council Candidate Questionnaire

I think the DDA is the right tool for the job from a financial standpoint, but I also think that the city needs to overhaul much of the municipal code that makes doing business in Boulder…
I think the DDA is the right tool for the job from a financial standpoint, but I also think that the city needs to overhaul much of the municipal code that makes doing business in Boulder outrageously expensive and more complex than it needs to be.

Source: Downtown Boulder Partnership · questionnaire · 2026-09-21 · 2026 Mayoral and City Council Candidate Questions — Ryan Jamieson

Governance

When you look through the handy “Budgeting for Resilience and Equity Dashboard” each department provides via PowerBI, it’s not clear that many departments have or understand their priorities.

Source: Better Boulder · questionnaire · 2026-09-13 · 2026 City Council Candidate Questionnaire

In my time in corporate spaces, I found regular meetings with key constituencies was really the simplest way to ensure that everyone was aware of what was underway and what was coming down the pipe.

Source: Downtown Boulder Partnership · questionnaire · 2026-09-21 · 2026 Mayoral and City Council Candidate Questions — Ryan Jamieson

Housing

Yes. We need the ability to build more diverse housing types by right in residential areas, plus an easier process to change zoning.

Source: Better Boulder · questionnaire · 2026-09-13 · 2026 City Council Candidate Questionnaire

Public safety

I think it’s entirely reasonable for businesses anywhere in Boulder to expect the city to enforce existing laws related to public safety.

Source: Downtown Boulder Partnership · questionnaire · 2026-09-21 · 2026 Mayoral and City Council Candidate Questions — Ryan Jamieson

Transportation

Yes. I like the idea, I question some of the plans. Iris, in particular, given traffic speeds, volume, the trees, and that bike lane.

Source: Better Boulder · questionnaire · 2026-09-13 · 2026 City Council Candidate Questionnaire

What reporters wrote

These are the reporter's words about the candidate, not the candidate's own.

Boulder Reporting Lab reporter · housing
Ryan Jamieson is running for Boulder City Council on a platform of climate resilience, simpler zoning, fiscal stewardship and housing affordability.

Boulder Reporting Lab · 2026-08-28 · Profile source: Ryan Jamieson

Richard Valenty reporting Ryan Jamieson’s interview · housing
According to Jamieson, he believes the city does need more housing “of diverse types.” He added that there’s a “big leap” between the typically very expensive single-family home in Boulder and the…
According to Jamieson, he believes the city does need more housing “of diverse types.” He added that there’s a “big leap” between the typically very expensive single-family home in Boulder and the more affordable smaller condos in town.

Richard Valenty · 2026-09-15 · Candidate interview: Ryan Jamieson

Endorsements

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What the labels on each endorsement mean
Endorser's own statement
The organization or person announced it themselves (their site, their press release, or a news story reprinting that release).
“X campaign lists Y”
Only the candidate's (or ballot campaign's) own website says so. We didn't find the endorser saying it. It may be true, but it is the campaign's claim.
City filing
A committee's registration with the city clerk names the candidate or measure it supports.
News listing
A news outlet lists the endorsement, but we did not find the endorser's own statement.

Titles (e.g. “U.S. Representative”) are as printed on the cited page and describe the person, not an endorsement by their office. A blank title means the source did not give one.

Organizations and committees (5)

Current elected officials (4)

Former elected officials (5)

Other individuals (1)

Endorsements they have given (2026)

These are personal endorsements, not ones made by any office they hold.

At the forums, in their own words

Short passages from 2026 candidate forums, by topic, with the question and a link to that moment in the recording. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. If a topic is missing, we have no quote on it. Compare answers to the same question.

Housing

2026 · forum · Housing

Boulder Chamber forum · August 26, 2026

Boulder Area Rental Housing Association question on rental housing (question wording not captured in the recording/transcript)

we need to be able to strip out a lot of those regulations and make it faster and easier to build more rental properties.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 35:52 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)

2026 · forum · Housing

Boulder Chamber forum · August 26, 2026

In your first two years on city council, what specific land use or housing policy would you champion? What types of housing would you prioritize? How would you accomplish this?

there are opportunities for us to look at conversion of commercial spaces for being unused into residential spaces.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:44:31 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)

2026 · forum · Housing

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

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)

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)

2026 · forum · Housing

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)

No on 2J (the vacancy tax), in their words below.

Yeah, I'm against this because I don't think that the juice is worth the squeeze.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:26:24 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

Budget, debt and the 2K bond

2026 · forum

Boulder Chamber forum · August 26, 2026

Tell us one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective.

my opinion has turned, and I don't think that we should take on such a large chunk of debt. I think we should prove first that we can actually execute against smaller projects before we take on bigger ones.

Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.

Transcript note: Moderator said only 'Ryan'; Schuchard had already answered in this round, and speaker's bond stance matches Jamieson's.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 59:22 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)

2026 · forum

PLAN / Open Boulder / Better Boulder forum · September 2, 2026

Opening introduction (two minutes)

So I want to be able to bring forth a city auditor

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 33:39 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)

2026 · forum · How the city is run

PLAN / Open Boulder / Better Boulder forum · September 2, 2026

A citizen group has developed a proposal for the city to hire a performance auditor, different from a financial auditor, and to fund a small department to support that auditor; this auditor would report to city council, with an audit committee in the 2027 budget. Do you support this or think it is necessary?

what you'd want to be able to create is an audit committee

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:09:09 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)

2026 · forum

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

Opening statement (one minute)

I'm also pushing to create a independent city auditor, and I'm going to focus significantly on wildfire remediation.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 19:30 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

2026 · forum · Rec and safety bond

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?

No on 2K (the $400 million bond), in their words below. Adds he would support smaller, more targeted projects financed by debt.

I am against this particular bond measure, but I would be definitely for smaller, more targeted projects that were facilitated through debt.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 55:07 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

Transportation

2026 · forum · Transportation

PLAN / Open Boulder / Better Boulder forum · September 2, 2026

Core Arterial Network / Iris Avenue transportation question (wording partly garbled in transcript)

it reduces the kinetic energy in the system which calms things down and makes it safer for people trying to turn left,

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 46:20 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)

2026 · forum · Transportation

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?

No yes/no label: Supports 'in general' with a funding condition. Not labelled because caveated.

So in general, I do support the can. I would want it to be executed with somebody else's cash

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:05:58 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

Growth and development

2026 · forum

Boulder Chamber forum · August 26, 2026

If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?

We have a Kafkaesque sort of process to be able to get approvals for building housing, for opening businesses

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 23:32 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)

Climate and wildfire

2026 · forum

Boulder Chamber forum · August 26, 2026

If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?

we can't do anything about climate change if our city is on fire.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 24:01 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)

2026 · forum · Wildfire resilience

PLAN / Open Boulder / Better Boulder forum · September 2, 2026

Wildfire question: mandatory home-hardening/defensible-space compliance and how to fund it (wording partly garbled in transcript)

We have a climate tax, and that climate tax currently allocates about $1.5 million for wildfire remediation

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:19:20 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)

2026 · forum

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?

We are just one windy day away from our own marshal fire event.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 31:24 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

2026 · forum · Climate

Empower Our Future council climate forum · October 13, 2026

Climate hushing: political leaders now seem reluctant to connect negative everyday experiences to climate change and its driver, carbon pollution. How do you plan to be vocal and lead on climate?

I want to make sure that we are actually looking at how we are pricing carbon when we're making decisions around mitigation.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 22:58 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube)

2026 · forum · Climate

Empower Our Future council climate forum · October 13, 2026

Xcel says it will deliver 100% clean electricity by 2050, not Boulder's 2030 goal, and has presented no concrete plan under the 2020 franchise agreement. What remedies would you propose for Xcel's failures to deliver, at the city level, at the PUC, or at the state level? And would you be open to inviting cities that have gone to market for their electricity to come to Boulder to educate us about life after Xcel?

I think that creating some level of local resilience within our community is really the only path forward.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 50:25 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube)

2026 · forum · Climate

Empower Our Future council climate forum · October 13, 2026

Xcel is preparing a decade-long remediation of nearly 2 million tons of coal ash at the Valmont power station. Should Boulder use its franchise and partnership agreements with Xcel to require strong, independent air quality monitoring throughout the cleanup? And if so, how specifically would you do this?

the amount of work that we can do to provide independent monitoring is vital because these can be diagnoses that happen months or years later.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:15:11 · Empower Hour 2026-10-13 Boulder City Council Candidates on Energy and Climate (Empower Our Future, YouTube)

Arts and culture

2026 · forum · Arts and culture

Arts and culture forum · September 15, 2026

How should the city use these tools [tax increment financing, special districts, public-private partnerships, city-owned assets] to strengthen cultural infrastructure and create more vibrant commercial and civic areas?

Colorado Springs threw a half million dollars from their DDA towards artist spaces. There's no reason that we shouldn't be able to do that.

Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.

Transcript note: Third of drawn names (Lisa, Benita, Ryan Jameson).

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 19:29 · (Pt 1/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)

2026 · forum

Arts and culture forum · September 15, 2026

Final one-minute statement

We say that we value the arts, but we make it hard to open up a gallery.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 15:30 · (Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)

Other topics

2026 · forum · How the city is run

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?

I also don't think that we need to strive for proportionality across the board

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:17:08 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

2026 · forum

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?

a commercial vacancy tax is a penalty, basically kicking somebody who's already down.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:33:28 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

2026 · forum

Empower Our Future council climate forum · October 13, 2026

Council opening introduction, climate and energy forum (one minute)

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)

No earlier questionnaire answers on file.

Money

2026 · Jamieson for Boulder · 14th day before election report, filed Oct. 21, 2026; retrieved Oct. 30, 2026.

140 contribution lines, 25 expenditures. City clerk, not TRACER. Clerk statements · Everyone.

Who gave: all 140 contribution lines
NameTypeDateAmount
Godard AbelMonetary2026-08-25$100
Stacy AbelMonetary2026-10-06$100
Erika AinslieMonetary2026-10-11$100
Joshua AlbanMonetary2026-09-10$100
Alaina ArmelMonetary2026-09-10$100
Lindsay AvnerMonetary2026-09-04$100
Kathleen BeckerMonetary2026-08-19$100
Rhett BennettMonetary2026-08-18$100
Megan BentMonetary2026-09-10$100
Julie BerlinerMonetary2026-08-31$100
Alicia Brabazon CurtinMonetary2026-09-07$100
Andrew BrandtMonetary2026-09-08$100
Terri BrncicMonetary2026-09-09$100
Alexandra BroennimanMonetary2026-09-30$100
Philip BroennimanMonetary2026-09-29$100
Jan BurtonMonetary2026-08-26$100
James CalanoMonetary2026-08-22$100
Elizabeth CallahanMonetary2026-08-27$100
Meredith CallahanMonetary2026-08-27$100
Cindy CarusoMonetary2026-10-06$100
Dan CarusoMonetary2026-10-14$100
Tom ChittendenMonetary2026-10-05$100
Matt CiminoMonetary2026-09-04$100
Chiara ClarkMonetary2026-09-15$100
Grant CouchMonetary2026-08-29$100
Judy CousinMonetary2026-09-09$100
Bryce CowardMonetary2026-08-18$100
Michael DubowMonetary2026-09-13$100
Jason DunnMonetary2026-09-10$100
Amir EbrahimiMonetary2026-08-28$100
Eric EdelmanMonetary2026-08-31$100
Marcella EppsteinerMonetary2026-08-24$100
Cyrus FarudiMonetary2026-08-25$100
Eli FeldmanMonetary2026-08-19$100
Lauren FeldmanMonetary2026-08-24$100
Lindsey FisherMonetary2026-08-30$100
Tobey FisherMonetary2026-10-11$100
Nathan FosterMonetary2026-09-07$100
Margaret FreundMonetary2026-09-15$100
Aaron GarciaMonetary2026-08-20$100
Susan GarciaMonetary2026-08-23$100
David GeorgeMonetary2026-08-17$100
Jed GladieuxMonetary2026-09-21$100
Alyssa GrahamMonetary2026-09-06$100
Douglas GrahamMonetary2026-08-19$100
Ben HarrisMonetary2026-09-11$100
Brooke HarrisonMonetary2026-10-05$100
Adam HaskinMonetary2026-08-20$100
Jim HootonMonetary2026-09-03$100
Karson HumistonMonetary2026-09-10$100
Jessica HuntMonetary2026-08-27$100
Thomas HutchinsonMonetary2026-08-25$100
John JamiesonMonetary2026-08-17$100
David JohnsonMonetary2026-09-04$100
Leigh JohnsonMonetary2026-09-04$100
Norman JonesMonetary2026-09-04$100
Robert KaplanMonetary2026-09-03$100
Amanda KelsoMonetary2026-09-09$100
Jeffery KendallMonetary2026-08-24$100
Svetlana KimayevaMonetary2026-08-18$100
Joyce KoleMonetary2026-10-17$100
Eric KramerMonetary2026-09-10$100
Stacey KramerMonetary2026-09-10$100
Miles KunkelMonetary2026-09-07$100
Andrew LarsonMonetary2026-08-18$100
Steve LeblangMonetary2026-09-14$100
Cynthia LohMonetary2026-08-25$100
Yoav LurieMonetary2026-08-18$100
Scott LynnMonetary2026-08-18$100
Bob MorehouseMonetary2026-09-08$100
Kristen Nozell BornsteinMonetary2026-09-04$100
Robert O'DeaMonetary2026-10-15$100
Julia OgdenMonetary2026-10-06$100
Christy OrrisMonetary2026-08-18$100
Marcelle PartridgeMonetary2026-10-06$100
Alex PaulMonetary2026-08-18$100
Carolyn PaulMonetary2026-08-18$100
Evie PaulMonetary2026-08-18$100
Louise PearsonMonetary2026-08-31$100
Anthony PigliacampoMonetary2026-08-25$100
Ivy QuihuisMonetary2026-09-15$100
Maria RassiwallaMonetary2026-10-09$100
Kyra RehmanMonetary2026-08-24$100
Jennifer RhodesMonetary2026-09-10$100
Bill RiglerMonetary2026-09-26$100
Claire SeitzmanMonetary2026-08-27$100
Nathan SeitzmanMonetary2026-08-27$100
Michael ShehanMonetary2026-08-20$100
Mo SiegelMonetary2026-09-12$100
Dustin SimantobMonetary2026-09-11$100
Sina SimantobMonetary2026-09-11$100
Julie SimmonsMonetary2026-09-19$100
Elyse SingerMonetary2026-08-24$100
Justin SingerMonetary2026-08-24$100
Patrick SmithMonetary2026-08-25$100
Greg SobiechMonetary2026-08-18$100
Thomas SommerfieldMonetary2026-08-20$100
Ernest SouhradaMonetary2026-08-26$100
Peter StamborskiMonetary2026-10-08$100
Charles SteinMonetary2026-10-08$100
Elizabeth SteinMonetary2026-10-07$100
Ben StollMonetary2026-09-14$100
Jon TeafordMonetary2026-10-02$100
Stephen TeboMonetary2026-10-02$100
Tatiana TeboMonetary2026-10-02$100
Courtney ThompsonMonetary2026-08-23$100
Searl VetterMonetary2026-09-11$100
Gaya VinayMonetary2026-08-17$100
Jim WarnerMonetary2026-08-19$100
Sam WeaverMonetary2026-09-19$100
Eric WienerMonetary2026-10-19$100
David YolinskyMonetary2026-08-17$100
Zach ZeldnerMonetary2026-10-13$100
Ricardo da SilvaMonetary2026-08-24$100
Robert DrakeMonetary2026-09-23$75
Andrew BurwickMonetary2026-09-02$50
Bob DrakeMonetary2026-08-25$50
Paul GardnerMonetary2026-09-09$50
Annalyn HolmstromMonetary2026-08-17$50
Rob HornakMonetary2026-09-29$50
Ryan Jamieson (from candidate)Monetary2026-08-13$50
Kristin KalushMonetary2026-09-21$50
Peter-Christian OlivoMonetary2026-10-18$50
Gerardo OrozcoMonetary2026-08-30$50
Pat ShanksMonetary2026-10-10$50
Stephen SpayMonetary2026-09-29$50
Buzz BurrellMonetary2026-10-07$25
Lyn CioccaMonetary2026-09-10$25
Jason GoldenMonetary2026-08-18$25
Matthew HinmanMonetary2026-08-17$25
Ben JamiesonMonetary2026-09-14$25
Andrew LohMonetary2026-08-26$25
Megan LohMonetary2026-08-27$25
Patricia LohMonetary2026-08-26$25
Lisa MorzelMonetary2026-09-03$25
Montserrat PalaciosMonetary2026-09-03$25
Rodney RemsingMonetary2026-09-28$25
Carolyn UsherMonetary2026-10-04$25
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Brian DelaneyMonetary2026-10-17$10
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Minuteman Press BoulderPostcard printing2026-09-25$369.70
GoogleOnline Ads2026-10-14$350
USPSPostage2026-09-21$325
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MOO IncPrinting2026-08-24$174.71
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Boulder ChamberEvent registration2026-09-25$136.50
GoogleOnline Ads2026-09-25$100
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FedEx OfficePrinting2026-10-05$44.22
SafewayEvent supplies2026-09-09$43.11
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StaplesLabels2026-09-21$10.36
GoogleOnline Ads2026-09-21$10
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Vectra BankBanking fee2026-09-30$3

Campaigns

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2026Boulder City Council · campaignon the ballot

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