Election 2025: Arvada, Jeffco, and state ballot guide
Learn more about the candidates and ballot initiatives below that will be on the Arvada resident’s ballot in November 2025.
Candidates on the 2025 ballot
Below you will find local Arvada/Jeffco 2025 candidates.
APA hosted an Arvada City Council Candidate forum on July 12th. Watch the candidates questions and answers here!
(All candidates from all parties were invited to attend the candidate forum and asked to complete a survey on the issues that matter to them. Those surveys are linked below IF the candidate responded. Endorsements are given to candidates 60% or more of our membership has voted to endorse.)
Arvada City Council – At Large
Denise Vargas
Vargas’ Survey Answers – Vargas’ Website
Arvada City Council – District 1
Eric Bodenstab
Bodenstab’s Survey Answers – Bodenstab’s Website
Arvada City Council – District 3
Aaron Skoff
Did not respond to survey – Skoff’s Website
Nathan Mudd – Withdrawn from race
Mudd’s Survey Answers – Mudd’s Website
2025 ballot initiatives and measures
APA has endorsed a vote YES on this ballot measure.
Ballot language:
QUESTION NO. 1 – AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF ARVADA
Shall Chapter VIII, Section 8.2, “Judiciary,” of the Arvada City Charter be amended to remove the requirement that each judge of the Municipal Court be a resident of the City of Arvada?
More information on the ballot initiative:
Currently, the City Charter mandates that all Municipal Court judges, including part-time Relief Judges, must live within Arvada city limits. Arvada is one of only seven cities out of 215 with municipal courts in Colorado that maintains this residency requirement. While this requirement may have been practical when established, it now presents recruitment and retention challenges, limiting the court’s ability to build a reliable, diverse and qualified team of judges.
Arvada currently has only three Relief Judges available to cover for the Presiding Judge during absences due to illness, meetings or other conflicts. Nearby cities of similar size have removed this requirement and have done so while maintaining high ethical standards and strong community oversight.
More information on this city initiative can be found here: https://www.arvadaco.gov/1305/Relief-Judge-Ballot-Measure