Elections

Commerce City municipal elections are conducted every two years, in odd-numbered years, on the first Tuesday in November. Both the mayor and council members are elected to four-year terms. Terms of office begin while taking the oath of office at the organizational meeting held on the second Monday following certification of the election.

2025 Elections

A detailed overview of the 2025 election timeline beginning in August is available below in English. Proficiency in English is required for every candidate. A full list of eligibility requirements can be found in the plan below in English.

Voter Resources

Mail ballot drop-off locations:

  • Commerce City Civic Center, 7877 E. 60th Ave.
  • Adams County Motor Vehicle Office, 7190 Colorado Blvd. (New location)
  • Adams County Government Center – East Entrance, 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton

For more information about voting in Adams County, visit www.adamscountycoelections.gov.

Need to register? Moved and want to verify your information? Or perhaps serve as a county election clerk? To check your voting status, visit the state’s voter registration website at GoVoteColorado.com. Frequently Asked Questions about Elections

Referred Ballot Measures

City Council Openings for the November 4, 2025 Coordinated Elections:

Candidate Profiles

All candidates listed below have declared their candidacy with the City Clerk's Office. However, they are not yet certified to appear on the ballot. Candidates will be certified at the end of August and the ballot order will be determined by lot draw. Once the ballot is certified they will appear in the same order they will appear on the ballot below. All candidates will have the opportunity to submit a profile answering the same questions. Their answers to these questions will appear in the candidate profiles, except for those who do not submit a profile. When available, you may click the image or the name below the image to visit each candidate profile. The answers that appear there will not be edited for style or content. Additionally, candidate campaign finance reports will be available for each candidate on their profile.

COUNCILMEMBER WARD I - FOUR-YEAR TERM

(Vote for One)

Alexander (Jake) Jacobson(PDF, 318KB)

Luz Elena Molina Aguayo(PDF, 84KB)

COUNCILMEMBER WARD III - FOUR-YEAR TERM

(Vote for One)

Bianca Lovato(PDF, 524KB)

COUNCILMEMBER AT-LARGE - FOUR-YEAR TERM

(Vote for Two)

Jennifer Allen-Thomas(PDF, 308KB)

Alejandro De Leon(PDF, 257KB)

Lori Young(PDF, 326KB)

Stefanie Trujillo(PDF, 281KB)

Committees

No committees have filed with the City Clerk's Office.

Campaign Finance Information

In 2023, Governor Polis signed House Bill 23-1245, which places maximum amounts on how much a candidate committee may accept from individuals, political parties, and small donor committees. The maximum amount that a candidate committee may accept in aggregate per election from any one person or political party is $400. The maximum amount that a candidate committee may accept in aggregate per election from any one small donor committee is $4,000. Candidate Committees are required under Commerce City Revised Municipal Code Sec. 2-1005 to report any contribution of $400 or more to the City Clerk within 48 hours of receipt.

Political Action Committees registered with the Secretary of State for supporting or opposing state and local candidates and issues need not register with the Clerk’s Office. Political Action Committees, and other committees, that only contribute to Commerce City candidates will need to register and file with the Clerk’s Office. It is the responsibility of candidates and committees to familiarize themselves with, and adhere to, the Fair Campaign Practices Act(PDF, 296KB) and the Commerce City Revised Municipal Code.

There are six reporting periods throughout the election season:

  1. Date of Candidacy through July 31 - Due August 5
  2. August 1 through 31 - Due September 5
  3. September 1 through 30 - Due October 5
  4. October 1 through 15 - Due October 20
  5. October 16 through 29 - Due Friday before Election
  6. October 30 through November 30 - Due December 5

Candidate Ballot Lot Draw

Candidate ballot lot draw will be conducted on Sept. 3., 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

City Council Candidate Information Session

The City Council candidate information session was held on Aug. 5, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the civic center. You can view the recording below.

Candidate Forums

Organizations interested in hosting candidate forums may submit an application to rent a community room at Bison Ridge Recreation Center or a conference room at Eagle Pointe Recreation Center. More information about room capacities and features may be found here. If a candidate forum is hosted at one of the City's recreation centers and properly recorded using the available equipment, those recordings may be posted here.

Organizations that have scheduled forums, whether at a recreation center or elsewhere, may email the City Clerk with their date(s) and location(s) of forums and those will be listed here. If dates and locations are received at least 30 days in advance for the forum, the City will post about the event on social media.

Please note the City itself does not host candidate forums and the Council Chambers is not available to rent.

Please continue to check back for a list of candidate forums and/or candidate forum recordings.

Candidate Resources

To be eligible to become a candidate for Commerce City City Council (Charter Sec 4.4):

 

  • Be a citizen of the United States

 

  • Be eighteen years of age or older on the date of the election (November 7, 2023)

  • Be a registered voter at the time of filing of petition

  • Reside within the City for at least 12 months preceding appointment

  • Reside within the Ward for at least 25 days preceding appointment or filing of petition

  • Cannot be serving a felony conviction

To become a candidate, an eligible person must publicly announce their intent to seek office and then receive a contribution or make an expenditure in support of their candidacy. A public announcement is considered a speech, advertisement, or communication that appears in a place that is accessible to the public. Additionally, registering a candidate committee with the City Clerk’s Office qualifies as a public announcement.

Within ten (10) days of making a public announcement, the candidate shall file their Candidate Affidavit with the City Clerk’s Office. The Candidate Affidavit must be submitted before receiving a contribution or making an expenditure in support of their candidacy.

Initiatives

Citizen-driven initiatives are part of the city's democratic process. The city clerk's office has guidelines consistent with state statute and city charter for residents interested in placing an issue on the ballot or recalling elected officials. Below are guidelines and sample templates.

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