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Jaymen Johnson
Jaymen Johnson, a candidate for City Council in Colorado Springs, believes in supporting local small businesses, increasing transparency and communication within local government, promoting public safety and law enforcement, and addressing the issue of homelessness through a multi-pronged approach that includes increasing access to affordable housing, mental health and substance abuse services, job training, and supportive services. He also advocates for improving the city's infrastructure and transportation, promoting environmental sustainability, and ensuring that city policies prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion.
mAYOR
Name: Sallie Clark
Website: ElectClark.com
Name: Kallan Reece Rodebaugh
Website: kallan4mayor2023.com
Name: John Tig Tiegen
Website: TigforMayor.com
Name: Yemi Mobolade
Website: YemiForMayor.com
Name: Christopher Mitchell
Website: patriotcowboyrevolution.com
Name: Lawrence Joseph Martinez
Email: rockymountainknightcsco@gmail.com
Name: Longinos Gonzalez Jr.
Website: longinosformayor.com
Name: Tom Strand
Website: StandwithStrandCOS.com
Name: Andrew Dalby
Website: Dalby4Mayor.com
Name: Jim Miller
E-mail address: JimMillerForMayorCS@gmail.com
Name: Darryl Glenn
Website: DarrylGlenn4Colorado.com
Name: Wayne Williams
Website: WinWithWayne.org
aT-lARGE cOUNCIL
Name: David Leinweber Website: leinweber4cos.com
Name: Lynette Crow-Iverson
E-mail address: g-lynette@hotmail.com
Name: Katherine "Kat" Gayle
E-mail address: kat@katherinegaylecouncil.com
Name: Brian Risley
Website: BrianRisleyforCOS.com
Name: Roland Rainey, Jr.
Website: rolandrainey.com
Name: Glenn Carlson
Website: electglenncarlson.com
Name: Jay Inman
Website: jayinmanforcouncil.com
Name: Chineta Davis
Website: chinetadavisforcitycouncil@gmail.com
Name: Gordon Klingenschmitt
Website: gordonforcolorado.com
Name: Jane Northrup Glenn
Website: janenorthrupglenn.com
dISTRICT 3
Name: Michelle Renee Talarico
E-mail address: Michellet@pbcatering.com
Name: Scott Hiller
Website: electscotthiller.com
The Ballot Measure
City Council refered a question to the ballot to extend the Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) sales and use tax for 20 years with no increase to the tax.
WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX OR INCREASING THE RATE OF ANY EXISTING TAX, SHALL THE EXISTING 0.1% (ONE TENTH OF A CENT) CITY SALES AND USE TAX FOR TRAILS, OPEN SPACE AND PARKS (TOPS) BE EXTENDED FROM ITS CURRENT EXPIRATION OF DECEMBER 31, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2045, WITH THE SAME USES FOR OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION AND STEWARDSHIP, AND TRAILS AND PARKS ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE, THE ABOVE CONSTITUTING NO CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM EXCEPT ALLOWING FUNDS DEDICATED TO MAINTENANCE OF TRAILS AND OPEN SPACES TO BE USED REGARDLESS OF HOW THE TRAIL OR OPEN SPACE WAS ACQUIRED, AND IN THE OPEN SPACE CATEGORY A MINIMUM OF SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75%) OF FUNDS BE SPENT ON ACQUISITION OF OPEN SPACE, AS A CONTINUATION OF A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO ANY CONSTITUTIONAL, STATUTORY, AND CHARTER REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITATIONS THAT MAY OTHERWISE APPLY?
Beautiful Cos Endorsment
Environmental and outdoor activist community Beautiful COS endorses Jaymen C. Johnson for City Council At-Large.
Local elections have the most impact on our day-to-day lives, please educate yourself on the candidates and be sure to vote.
These are the candidates that we believe will best shape the future of Colorado Springs.
Candidate Forums & Interviews
Jaymen Johnson addresses the crowd at candidate forum
Church For All Nations
Culture Impact Team Candidate Forum
Many thanks to the Church For All Nations and Ken Davis for hosting this important event to get to know your Council Candidates.
Candidates on mental health, the disabled, And Council pay
The article discusses the candidates thoughts on the issues of mental health, the disabled, and council pay in Colorado Springs. It highlights the lack of adequate support for those with mental health problems and the disabled and how this affects their ability to work and earn a living. The article also examines the council pay system, which often fails to provide adequate financial support lessening and losing qualified representatives. Full Article
Sixty35 Candidate Interview
Get to know Jaymen Johnson, candidate for one of three at-large city council positions in the April 4, 2023 Colorado Springs city election. Interviewers are Sixty35 Media Executive Editor Bryan Grossman and League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region Spokesperson Shelly Roehrs.
Gazette Interviews Candidates
Read the Gazette interviews of the 2023 City Council Candidates by clicking Here
League of Women Voters Forum
Hear from candidates in the April 2023 Colorado Springs City Election. This is one of five candidate forums in March hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region. Media partner Sixty35 Media is providing the streaming. Sponsored by Black & Latino Leadership Coalition, Citizens Project, CO Latinos Vote, KRCC, Latina Equity Foundation, and NAACP.