John Lembke
Longmont City Council - At Large
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About the Office
The City Legislature is the municipality's governing body, responsible for voting on ordinances and policies, and often is in charge of hiring a city manager.
Term Length
4 years
Election Date
Nov 4, 2025
About Me
Party
nonpartisan
Occupation
Engineer
Fun Fact
I am a nerd, I have two young daughters, I love the outdoors, and taking my girls on bike rides.
Past Experience
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My Top Issues
Prioritize safe streets
Our streets are designed to maximize vehicle speed, not safety. We need to build protected crosswalks, install traffic circles, and narrow lanes on the streets where we need to reduce speed.
Ranked Choice Voting
Ranked Choice Voting eliminates the spoiler effect. Candidates don't need to run strategically to prevent vote splitting which already happened in this campaign.
Voters can vote their values without fear of wasting their vote.
Legalize the missing middle housing
Many types of housing like cottage courtyards, duplexes, and townhomes are illegal in the majority of Longmont. We need to allow people to build the homes that work for them.
Who I'm Running Against
Jake Marsing (Democrat Party)
Jake is the former chair of the Boulder County Democratic Party.
Alex Kalkofer (Democrat Party)
There are two open seats in this election and I support Alex.
Crystal Prieto (Democrat Party)
Crystal is focused on funding social safety net programs for low income residents.
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