Marta Loachamin, Boulder County Commissioner (District 2) formally kicked off her 2024 re-election bid on Saturday, July 22, with a community party in the park. Commissioner Loachamin was elected in November 2020 to serve her first term, representing District 2 which ecompasses Longmont (where Loachamin lives), Lyons, and Allenspark. Loachamin previously worked in real estate, as a public school teacher, and a consultant working on projects with the City of Longmont and Community Foundation of Boulder County.

“I’ve spent the last two years responding to disasters and crises, while leading the community engagement effort for our ARPA funding. I’m looking forward to continuing the resiliency work of county systems into the future, focusing on racial equity, climate justice, and housing,” Loachamin commented.

In her role as County Commissioner, Loachamin serves on the Workforce Boulder County Board of Directors, Boulder County Housing Authority Commission, Colorado Workforce Development Council, and the Mobility and Access for All Coalition. She is leading work for Boulder County on gun violence prevention, racial equity, affordable housing, land use with American Indian/Native American and Indigenous consultation, Justice 40 initiatives in climate action and community engagement.

Loachamin filed her bid late 2023 and seeks to serve a second term, beginning in January 2025 and ending January 2029.

District Attorney Michael Dougherty joined the event and supported Commissioner Loachamin with recognition of Loachamin’s work sharing that we “Must continue after the COVID-19 and Marshall Fire crises and response work are behind us. Marta has put employees first and continues to lead important work at the county that we will all benefit from.”

Resident and community leader Carmen Ramirez also shared comments saying that, “This is the most engagement that we have seen in Longmont from Boulder County staff in sharing the programs and resources while building relationships with residents and community partners, thanks to Marta’s leadership.”

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