Greeley residents will have plenty of choices this November for the city council, with 12 confirmed candidates on the ballot and no uncontested races.
On Nov. 4, voters will elect representatives to four council seats and a new mayor, as current Mayor John Gates has reached the end of his term. The other seats represent Wards 2, 3 and 4, as well as the city at large.
Residents will be able to vote for mayor, at-large city council member and their corresponding district.
Council members serve four-year terms and are expected to dedicate an average of 15-30 hours of work per week for $1,050 per month. The mayor serves a two-year term and is expected to dedicate an average of 20-30 hours of work per week for $1,500 per month.
Mayor
In addition to presiding over city council meetings, the mayor is the ceremonial head of the city government. As such, the mayor maintains regular contact with the city manager and attends various community events on behalf of the city and the council.
Residents will have two choices for mayor in November: the Mayor Pro Tem Dale Hall, and local therapist Tiffany Simmons.
Hall has had seven years of experience as a city councilman and is campaigning on a promise to make public safety a top priority and to attract support for development that meets a spectrum of housing needs. Additionally, Hall aims to enhance the quality of life for residents by managing the city’s growth through economic diversification and thoughtful urban planning.
Simmons has no experience in government, but she believes her previous experience as a teacher and her current work as a therapist enable her to be open to different perspectives. If elected, Simmons aims to build a year-round homeless shelter and reallocate city funding for the Catalyst project, which she opposes, to other projects across the city.
At-large
Serving the entire city of Greeley, all residents will be able to vote for which candidate will take this seat. Current City Councilman Brett Payton will not run for reelection due to term limits.
Three candidates are running for the at-large city council seat: Allo Fiber public relations specialist Ryan Roth, Aims Community College student Antonio Molina and Natural Wellness CBD owner Rachelle Tabor.
With no prior government experience, Roth believes his experience in public relations will help him accomplish his goals of enhancing local amenities and recreational spaces, as well as making Greeley more family-friendly. Additionally, Roth is campaigning on a platform of inclusive growth and affordable housing for families, students and professionals.
A 20-year-old political science major, Molina hopes to breathe new life into east Greeley and the downtown area by creating a nightlife commission that would focus on enhancing the entertainment experience downtown. Molina has also been very outspoken in his opposition to the Catalyst project and is an active member of the Greeley Deserves Better initiative committee.
With no prior government experience, Tabor decided to run to be a voice for the people and help get residents more involved with local government. Tabor is campaigning on a platform that emphasizes increased government transparency and sound financial stewardship, while also refusing to accept any monetary contributions to her campaign.
Ward 2
Ward 2 encompasses the area southeast of 23rd Avenue and 16th Street, including the University of Northern Colorado and Greeley Central High School. Sentiment against the Catalyst project, an entertainment district development in west Greeley, has circulated among numerous candidates and residents of east Greeley alike.
Two candidates are running for the Ward 2 city council seat: City Councilwoman Deb DeBoutez, the incumbent, and blogger Brandon Wark.
DeBoutez has worked with the city in some capacity for 13 years. DeBoutez continues to campaign on the same goals and priorities as she did in 2021: safe, clean neighborhoods, easy access to parks, trails and open spaces and increased investment in the older parts of town.
Wark served on the Weld County Redistricting Commission, and beyond that, his experience with government is primarily focused on his blog, Free State Colorado, where he has spent the past five years touching on a wide variety of topics related to state politics. Wark believes that his lived experience will help him achieve his primary goal for office, which is to promote affordability.
Ward 3
Ward 3 encompasses the area southwest of the intersection of 35th Avenue and 10th Street, extending to the western border of Greeley. This area lies adjacent to where the Catalyst project is expected to be constructed.
Two candidates are running for the Ward 3 city council seat: City Councilman Johnny Olson, the incumbent, and former Greeley-Evans School District 6 board member Valerie Leal-Whitehead.
Olson has already made waves with his fervent support of the Catalyst project, believing it to be a historic, economy-shaping opportunity. Olson is also campaigning on a promise to continue pushing infrastructure projects and making public safety his top priority.
Leal-Whitehead joined the race late, spurred on by a desire not to leave any council seat unopposed and to become a voice for residents. Leal-Whitehead served for 10 years on the District 6 school board and aims to promote the prosperity of residents through prudent fiscal management and the preservation of historic infrastructure.
Ward 4
Ward 4 encompasses the area northwest of the intersection of 35th Avenue and 10th Street, extending to the western border of Greeley. Hall previously held the seat before deciding to run for mayor, and the race was largely uncontested until a couple of last-minute candidates entered the fray.
Three candidates are running for the Ward 4 city council seat: former Evans mayor Brian Rudy, Amberleigh Gregor and Bill Gillard.
Rudy served on the Evans City Council for 10 years, both as a council member and as mayor, before hitting the city’s term limits. Itching to return to local government, Rudy aims to focus primarily on public safety and bringing more attention to downtown while also addressing road and drainage issues across the city.
Though Gregor hasn’t had any political experience, she has experience in mortgage loan processing and nonprofits and currently works as a contractor for an emergency freight company. Running on a platform of directed and purposeful development, Gregor has also been an active member of the Greeley Deserves Better initiative committee, which seeks to repeal a key financing ordinance for the Catalyst project.
Despite being the first to file, Gillard has yet to announce his campaign or launch a campaign website. However, Gillard is very active at city council meetings, speaking out against the food tax and the Catalyst project. He also ran for mayor in 2023, campaigning on a platform to bring practical solutions and increased transparency to city government.
Kendall Boots, who had filed for the Ward 4 race, did not gather enough signatures to make the ballot.
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