2025 Reorganization Candidates

Alphabetical by surname in each position.

For Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party

For general information only. State Chair candidates will not appear on Arapahoe Dems ballots; they'll be elected at the state reorganization on March 8. Click on a name to see the candidate's website.

Arapahoe County Candidates

Reorg will start with the county central committee, then we break into district central committees. Membership varies.

This chart shows who votes in which breakout. For the actual spreadsheet with text, click here.

Candidate list is below the chart.

For County Party Officer

County Chair: Melissa Garland, James Krefft, Acen Phillips

County First Vice Chair: Regina Edmondson

County Second Vice Chair: Stephanie Beal, Herb Green

County Secretary: Barbara Niederhoff

County Treasurer: Devin Lynn

For State Central Committee Bonus Member

Arapahoe County can elect up to 38 bonus members.

Michael Barlow-Roach

Stephanie Beal

Mark Benford

Carolyn Boller

Heather Bosak

Everett Brinson

Ellie Cabell

Christian Caldwell

Hashim Coates

Pam Culig

Gale Drexler

Regina Edmondson

Mohammad Faisal

Austin Fearn

Rhonda Fields

Vita Floyd Lantz

Melissa Garland

Mimi Gersoff

Matt Glenn

Justin Golliher

Herb Green

Jean Greenberg

Lula Guilbert

Mike Hamrick

Regan Han-Easker

Cliff Heller

Diana Holland

Debi Hunter Holen

PK Kaiser

Idris Keith

Anne Keke

Eric Knight

James Krefft

Ronald Lee

Joan Lopez

Kristin Mallory Westerberg

Maisha Marshall-Fields

Gary McCarty

Jim McClellan

CJ McKinney

Sean Moore

Eric Nelson

Ken Ohmstede

Gena Ozols

Keith X Parker

Ana Peters-Ruddick

Acen Phillips

Robert Reed

Jessica Rondeau

Steve Ruddick

Maria Saucedo

Douglas Schroeder

Jenn Soley

Lea Steed

Kunle Taiwo

Sheila Thunboe

Kristina Tkac

Ashish Vaidya

Michael Westerberg

Nathan Wilkes

Anne Wilseck

Fiona Wood

Brandi Zabsonre

For State Executive Committee Bonus Member

Arapahoe County can elect up to 17 bonus members.

Stephanie Beal

Mark Benford

Carolyn Boller

Everett Brinson

Ellie Cabell

Christian Caldwell

Hashim Coates

Pam Culig

Gale Drexler

Regina Edmondson

Mohammad Faisal

Austin Fearn

Rhonda Fields

Vita Floyd Lantz

Melissa Garland

Matt Glenn

Herb Green

Jean Greenberg

Mike Hamrick

Diana Holland

Idris Keith

Anne Keke

Lorna Kelly

James Krefft

Joan Lopez

Kristin Mallory Westerberg

Maisha Marshall-Fields

Gary McCarty

Jim McClellan

Rebecca McClellan

CJ McKinney

Sean Moore

Eric Nelson

Ken Ohmstede

Keith X Parker

Ana Peters-Ruddick

Acen Phillips

Gail Pough

Robert Reed

Steve Ruddick

Su Ryden

Maria Saucedo

Lea Steed

Kunle Taiwo

Ashish Vaidya

Michael Westerberg

Nathan Wilkes

Anne Wilseck

Fiona Wood

Sarah Woodson

Brandi Zabsonre

For Congressional District 4 Bonus Member

Arapahoe County can elect up to 2 bonus members.

Stephanie Beal 

Mark Benford

Joan Lopez

Gary McCarty

Jessica Rondeau

For Congressional District 6 Bonus Member

Arapahoe County can elect up to 36 bonus members.

Michael Barlow-Roach

Carolyn Boller

Heather Bosak

Everett Brinson

Ellie Cabell

Christian Caldwell

Hashim Coates

Pam Culig

Gale Drexler

Regina Edmondson

Roger Fang

Austin Fearn

Rhonda Fields

Vita Floyd Lantz

Melissa Garland

Matt Glenn

Herb Green

Jean Greenberg

Lula Guilbert

Mike Hamrick

Regan Han-Easker

Marty Karnopp

Anne Keke

Lorna Kelly

James Krefft

Melissa Lewis

Kristin Mallory Westerberg

Maisha Marshall-Fields

Jim McClellan

CJ McKinney

Karen Middleton

Sean Moore

Jeff Moser

Eric Nelson

Barbara Niederhoff

Ken Ohmstede

Keith X Parker

Ana Peters-Ruddick

Acen Phillips

Sandy Reavey

Robert Reed

Jane Ringer

Steve Ruddick

Maria Saucedo

Douglas Schroeder

Jenn Soley

Lea Steed

Don Strickland

Claudia VanBuren

Michael Westerberg

Connie White

Nathan Wilkes

Anne Wilseck

Brandi Zabsonre

For County Commissioner District Officer

A chair, vice chair, and secretary are required in each district.

CCD 1 Chair: Ken Ohmstede

CCD 1 1st Vice Chair: Jane Ringer

CCD 1 2nd Vice Chair: Connie White

CCD 1 Secretary: Vicki Befort

CCD 1 Treasurer: Ellie Cabell

CCD 2 Chair: 

CCD 2 1st Vice Chair: 

CCD 2 2nd Vice Chair:

CCD 2 Secretary:

CCD 2 Treasurer:

CCD 3 Chair: Scott Brown

CCD 3 1st Vice Chair: Herb Green

CCD 3 2nd Vice Chair: Don Strickland

CCD 3 Secretary: Jessica Rondeau

CCD 3 Treasurer:

CCD 4 Chair: 

CCD 4 1st Vice Chair: 

CCD 4 2nd Vice Chair:

CCD 4 Secretary: Jeff Moser

CCD 4 Treasurer:

CCD 5 Chair: Carolyn Boller, Hashim Coates

CCD 5 1st Vice Chair: Debi Hunter Holen, Sean Moore, Eric Nelson 

CCD 5 2nd Vice Chair: Keith X Parker

CCD 5 Secretary: Sarah Woodson

CCD 5 Treasurer: Robert Reed

For House District Officer

A chair, vice chair, and secretary are required in each district.

HD 37 Chair: Cliff Heller

HD 37 1st Vice Chair: B3 Bunker, Jenn Soley

HD 37 2nd Vice Chair: Rusty Campos

HD 37 Secretary: Bethany Lafferty

HD 37 Treasurer: Ellen Campos

HD 40 Chair: Scott Brown

HD 40 1st Vice Chair: Diane Mock

HD 40 2nd Vice Chair:

HD 40 Secretary:

HD 40 Treasurer:

HD 41 Chair: Kunle Taiwo

HD 41 1st Vice Chair: Devin Lynn

HD 41 2nd Vice Chair: Bev Lynn

HD 41 Secretary: Jan Wilson

HD 41 Treasurer: Pam Culig

HD 42 Chair: Karen Middleton

HD 42 1st Vice Chair: Eric Nelson

HD 42 2nd Vice Chair: Keith X Parker, Gail Pough

HD 42 Secretary: Carolyn Boller

HD 42 Treasurer: Hashim Coates, Debi Hunter Holen, Robert Reed

For State Platform Committee Member

Each House District may elect 1 member.

HD37: 

B3 Bunker

Matt Glenn

Lula Guilbert

Jenn Soley

Nathan Wilkes

HD40:

Mark Benford

Scott Brown

HD41

Vita Floyd Lantz

HD42:

Christian Caldwell

Hashim Coates

Sean Moore

Eric Nelson

Keith X Parker

Acen Phillips

Lea Steed

For Senate District 29 Officer

A chair, vice chair, and secretary are required.

Chair: Everett Brinson

First Vice Chair: Hashim Coates, Kristin Mallory Westerberg

Second Vice Chair: 

Secretary: 

Treasurer:

Looking for other districts? Districts that cross county lines will each have their own reorganizations in March. Dates and times are listed on this State Party page.