Rahn, former Colorado GOP vice chair, to run for Douglas County commission

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Priscilla Rahn, former vice chair of the Colorado Republican Party, has announced she is running in the 2024 election to be one of Douglas County’s elected leaders.

Rahn is running for Douglas County Commissioner District III, which is largely made up of Highlands Ranch where she currently resides. She led documentation to run for commissioner on June 22, according to the documentation date on the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce website. No other candidates had led to run for the seat as of June 26.

Rahn has a master’s degree in education and is entering her 30th year as a teacher and administrator, according to her campaign website.

In 2021, she was appointed to the Douglas County Planning Commission, according to her site. at’s the group of Douglas County residents who advise the county’s elected leaders on property development matters.

e planning commissioners serve as an advisory group, and the county’s board of three elected commissioners — currently George is year, Rahn was chosen as chair of the planning commission,

Teal, Lora omas and Abe Laydon — generally make the nal call on development decisions in areas outside of municipalities, also known as unincorporated areas.

“Serving on the planning commission gives me a unique understanding of our Douglas County economy and the policies that bene t our residents,” her website says.

Previously, Rahn ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary race for a University of Colorado Board of Regents seat in 2020.

Asked why she chose to run for Douglas County commissioner, she said: “Over the past few years, I’ve just learned how important local government is. A commissioner is the last line of defense against government overreach. is is my neighborhood, this is where my family is, and I’ve learned that you can have more impact in your own neighborhood than at the state level or even at the national level.”

In Douglas County, the commissioners are elected “at large” from