October 19, 2011 10:49 PM UTC

Great 8 Endorsements Announced

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• by: Colorado Pols

JeffCo’s Great 8 brand has served as a unique and effective source for covering local issues that have been too often overlooked by the major Denver newspaper. Sure, we can’t say that the endorsement of any of the Great 8 papers – The Golden Transcript, The Arvada Press, the Lakewood Sentinel, and The Wheat Ridge Transcript – carries as much weight as one from the Denver Post, but many residents do rely on these publications as their primary source for local news.

It’s not like a Great 8 endorsement is going to carry much weight with thousands upon thousands of voters, but such an endorsement does help remind voters that there’s an election going on this year. In that way, we think voters reading a copy of the Arvada Press, for example, may remember to fill out their ballot. They’ll likely check the box next to the name that the paper recommends if only because it’s the only name they’ll remember.

Here’s a list of the Great 8 endorsements as they pertain to each of Jeffco’s cities, as well as the school board race. If anything, it seems like the Great 8 Newspapers endorsed the candidates who are most likely to win in each of their respective races. More evidence that this is one of the least controversial election cycles in JeffCo history, we suppose.  

Golden

Mayor: Marjorie Sloan

District 1: Saoirse Charis-Graves

District 2: Marcie Miller

Arvada

Mayor: Marc Williams

At-Large: Bob Fifer

District 2: Mark McGoff

Lakewood

Mayor: Bob Murphy

Ward 1: Karen Kellen

Ward 1 (2-year-term): Ramey Johnson

Ward 3: Carolyn Evans

Wheat Ridge

District 1: Jesse Hill

District 2: Lily Griego

District 4: Tracy Lynn Langworthy

Treasurer: Larry Schulz

City Clerk: Janelle Shaver

Jefferson County School Board

District 3: Jill Fellman

District 4: Lesley Dahlkemper