The Colorado Education Association (CEA) announced the success of several candidates it recommended in school board races across the state during the 2025 general election. The organization stated it would continue to monitor ongoing results and work to ensure that all votes are counted.
“Few elected positions matter as much to families and communities as school boards, which play a crucial role in setting the direction of public education in our state,” said Kevin Vick, an educator of more than 20 years and president of CEA. “We have already shown with this election cycle that when we come together and raise our voices on behalf of teachers, students, and families, we can elect school boards that will support strong, inclusive, public schools. I want to congratulate all of our CEA-recommended candidates on their success tonight and we will look forward to watching additional results come in over the course of the evening.”
According to CEA’s statement, its recommended candidates secured victories in several districts including Brighton 27J (Ash Conn, Ramon Alvarado, Starr Trujillo), Thompson (Mike Scholl), Canon City (Carla Braddy, Todd Albrecht), Jefferson County (Peter Gibbins, Tina Moeinian), Mesa County Valley 51 (Kaci Cole, Vicky Woods), Widefield 3 (Michelle Hubbard, William “Wen” Dolphin), Cortez (Barb Mate), Adams 12 (Amira Assad Lucas, Ike Anyanwu-Ebo), Poudre R-1 (Andrew Spain, Dr. Coronda Ziegler, Karla Baise), Boulder Valley (Ana Temu-Otting), Cherry Creek (Mike Hamrick, Terry Bates), Aurora (Tramaine Duncan, Kristin Mallory, Gayla Cherrier, Dr. Anne Keke), St. Vrain Valley (Hadley Solomon), Summit County (Whitney Horner, Kimberly Dyer), West Garfield (Steven Beaulieu), Roaring Fork (Kathryn Kuhlenberg, Tammy Nimmo) and Steamboat Springs (Jane Toothaker, Kim Lemmer).
In addition to candidate victories in local school board elections throughout Colorado districts such as Brighton 27J and Jefferson County School Districts among others—which have significant influence over education policy—the CEA also highlighted positive outcomes for certain ballot measures. These include approval for Thompson R2-J School District’s bond measure known as 5A; Aspen School District’s mill levy override and bond proposals labeled as measures 4A and 4B; along with statewide Propositions LL and MM.
The association reaffirmed its commitment to supporting public education through advocacy for both educators and students by participating actively in these elections.
