Election 2024

Full Interview with Ouray Board of County Commissioner Lynn Padgett

Full interview with Michael Perkovich, candidate for Ouray BOCC.

This is the full interview with Rick Dunlap, Montrose Board of County Commissioners Republican Nominee.

Full, unedited interview from which the October 15th Local Motion was produced.

Adam Frisch and Jeff Hurd tackle issues during Club 20 debate

With roughly 52 days until the election, the effort to get folks registered to vote is ramping up. Next Tuesday, September 17th is National Voter Registration Day. The annual event is a coast to coast effort to register voters nationwide.

On today’s program we’ll take a look at four political races in our listening area. Full interviews of each candidate highlighted can be found at kvnf.org under our KVNF Stories tab.We start the show with the top two candidates in Colorado's Third Congressional District, Democrat Adam Frisch and Republican Jeff Hurd. Adam Frisch served on the Aspen City Council from 2011 to 2019. Jeff Hurd has not served in a political office.

Delta County Commissioner Wendell Koontz is seeking a second term to represent District 3 which includes the North Fork area and unincorporated areas of Crawford, Hotchkiss, and Paonia. Commissioner Koontz talks about his accomplishments and why he wants to return to the board.

Niko Woolf, running as an Independent, wants to defeat incumbent Commissioner Wendell Koontz for District 3 and take a bite out of the controversial land use code.

KVNF's Lisa Young spoke with Cole Buerger Democratic candidate for Colorado Senate District 5. Buerger says he's focused on regional issues and personal rights as he prepares to face Republican Marc Catlin in November.