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Perlmutter captures fifth term By Crystal Anderson
canderson@colorado communitymedia.com In the race for Congressional District 7 seat, voters opted to retain consistency, electing incumbent Ed Perlmutter for a fifth term. “Everybody at every level worked so hard to help us win a fifth time,” Perlmutter said during a speech at the state’s Democratic party on Election Night. “Tonight is going to be a long night for some … we’re going to pull it out, we’re going to win these things and we’re going to hold the senate.” Upon the release of preliminary results Perlmutter was in the lead with approximately 54.38 percent or 87,533 votes. Recently named the “Legislator of the Year” by the National Association for Housing and Redevelopment Officials for his work in affordable housing, Perlmutter is no stranger to the legislature. With roots in Jefferson County, he said he is well accustomed to needs of Jeffco constituents. During his last 4 terms, the congressman has been active in the building of a new Veterans Administration hospital in Aurora;
he supports immigration reform and has done work in ensuring mental heath care is available for veterans. “What it really comes down to is helping the hardworking people in the middle, that’s what the seventh congressional district is,” he said. His opponent, Don Ytterberg, declined to comment. Ytterberg began his campaign in January. Prior to the start of this campaign, he served as both the chairman for the Jefferson County Republican Party and the vice chairman for the Colorado Republican Party. He ran for the state senate in 2008, losing to the Summit County Sen. Dan Gibbs. A small business owner, Ytterberg is supportive of the industry and currently owns Arvada-based Advanced Surface Technologies, 6155 W. 54th Ave, a small nickel-plating business. He lives in Golden with his wife, Kim. “There are so many more things we still have to accomplish — comprehensive immigration reform, protecting Social Security and Medicare, and ensuring equal pay for equal work,” Perlmutter said. Perlmutter currently resides in Arvada with his wife, Nancy, and family of six grown children and two dogs. “For me, it’s a privilege to represent you, the people of the seventh congressional district, you people of the state of Colorado, in the congress of the United States of America,” he said, “and it will be a privilege for me to again represent you for a fifth time — as your neighbor and your voice.”
Congressman Ed Perlmutter, right, discusses early election results with Jim Joy at Ciancio’s at Hyland Hills Restaurant in Westminster at about 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4. Photo by Mikkel Kelly
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us win a fifth time. Tonight is going to be a long night for some … we’re going to pull it out, we’re going to win these things and we’re going to hold the senate.’ Congressman Ed Perlmutter
Danielson wins House seat By Hugh Johnson
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‘Everybody at every level worked so hard to help
Jessie Danielson was elected state representative for House District 24 last Tuesday, defeating former council member Joseph DeMott. Danielson carried 53 percent of the vote to DeMott’s 47 percent. Danielson is a current resident of Wheat Ridge who grew up in Ault, Colorado. This race marks her first entrance into the political realm though she served as a volunteer at CU Boulder during her time as a student and has since worked for NARAL Pro-
Choice Colorado and America Votes. This race materialized when incumbent Sue Schafer announced that she would not run for a fourth term, opting to spend more time with her family. Danielson and Edgewater City Councilman Kristian Teegardin ran against each other in the Democratic primary, where
Danielson won 56 percent to 44 percent. Danielson thanked her volunteers for their efforts and trust in a recent post the “Jessie Danielson for Colorado” Facebook page. “I want to thank the voters of HD-24 for choosing me to serve as their next representative at the state Capitol,” she said. “It is an honor, and I will work hard for the people in this district and across our state to build a better Colorado. After many months of hard work, all the efforts of our volunteers, the support of our donors and the faith of my family and friends, the voters have put their trust in me. I will never stop working to uphold that trust.”
Voters defeat city ballot questions 38th Avenue modification fails By Hugh Johnson
Contributing Writer Wheat Ridge rejected both city ballot issues on the Nov. 4 election — opting against raising the sales and use tax by 1 percent and declining to widen the 38th Avenue corridor. Ballot issue 2A asked the city to raise sales and use tax by 1 percent for an extra $6.4 million in the first fiscal year. The issue failed 41.92 percent to 58.08 percent. Issue 2B would have changed the street width designations for sections of 38th Avenue. The street would have been 47 feet from Upham Street to High Court, 41 feet from High Court to 230 feet east of High Court and
from that point until Marshall Street the width would have been 35 feet. The issue failed 42.7 percent to 57.3 percent. For issue 2A, city staff had planned to seek a bond for the funds so to address improvement and maintenance issues more quickly. The city partnered with public affairs firm Sewald Hanfling to gauge public interest on the issue. Keating Research even conducted a survey of 603 people asking residents how they felt about a potential tax in-
crease. The results showed that a majority of those surveyed were in favor of an increase. Issue 2B also failed, leaving questions about how the vote will impact the 38th Avenue Corridor’s design. The 38th Avenue Corridor project has been at the forefront of the city’s efforts to enhance economic vitality by attracting businesses and people to Wheat Ridge. Part of Entelechy’s — the firm designing the corridor — design called for amenity zones that included bike racks, chairs, pedestrian lighting and planters. Bulb outs were also planned for 38th, which would extend the curb into the street at certain intersections allowing for chairs and tables to be placed in the extended space. The increased width would have also accommodated on-street parking on both sides of the road from Upham to High Court.