Candidate Information, 2009, November Regular Election

The following Candidates filed for seats on the Longmont City Council for the Tuesday, November 3, 2009, election. The information provided through the links below was provided to the City Clerk's office by the candidates when they filed their petitions for nomination. Contribution and expenditure reports for political committees can be seen by following the links at the bottom of this page. To view contribution and expenditure reports for candidates, click on the name of the candidate you are interested in and scroll to the bottom of their individual information page.

Race	Candidate	Age	Occupation	Length of time as a city resident
Mayor	Roger Lange	68	Financial Planner	25 years
Mayor	Bryan Baum	51	Small Business owner	26 years
Mayor	Jeff Thompson WITHDRAWN
At Large	Alex Sammoury	55	Executive Director, Longmont Entrepreneurial Network	15 years
At Large	Kaye Fissinger	65	Retired business woman; former teacher (secondary education)	3 years
At Large	Gabe Santos	39	Accountant	8 years
At Large	Bill Van Dusen	52	Attorney--specializing in tax controversy issues	21 years
At Large	Edward W. Dloughy	59	Carpenter	4 years
Ward II	Karen Benker	55	Retired; part-time Contract Administrator with Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation	9 years
Ward II	Katie Witt	38	Community Activist and mom	15 years

The following political and issue committees were registered with the City of Longmont and participated in the November 3, 2009, Regular Municipal Election. The information provided through the links below was given to the City Clerk's Office by the committees.

Longmont Watch	10/13/2009 - Termination report 05/01/2009 12/03/2008 10/29/2008 10/15/2008 Statement of Organization
Longmont Leadership Committee	12/03/2009 10/28/2009 - Second amended report-period 1 10/28/2009 - Amended report-period 2 10/28/2009 - Amended report-period 3 10/28/2009 10/20/2009 10/20/2009 - Amended report - period 1 10/13/2009 - filed at 10:06 p.m. Statement of Organization Independent Expenditure Report 10-05-2009 Independent Expenditure Report 10-05-2009 - Amended Independent Expenditure Report 10-12-09 - Report 1 Independent Expenditure Report 10-12-09 - Report 2
Citizens to Elect the Baum	12/02/2009 10/28/2009 10/20/2009 10/13/2009 Statement of Organization
Longmont Citizens for Brighter Future	12/03/2009 Independent Expenditure Report 10-29-09 10/28/2009 10/28/2009 - 10/20/09 amended report 10/20/2009 Independent Expenditure Report 10-20-09 10/13/2009 Statement of Organization
No Blank Check Longmont	12/03/2009 10/28/2009 10/28/2009 - 10/20/09 amended report 10/20/2009 10/13/2009 Statement of Organization
Deb Gardner - Individual	10/29/2009 - Independent Expenditure Report