2025 Westminster Ballot Recommendations
Early voting starts tomorrow
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2025 Westminster Ballot Recommendations
🚨 Important Announcements
Early voting for the November 4, 2025 election begins TOMORROW. Ballots will be mailed to all active registered voters. 24-hour ballot drop boxes will be opened. Some in-person vote centers will also be open early.
Call to action: Make a plan to vote early and tell at least 5 neighbors to do the same. November 4 is the final day to return your ballots, but please don’t wait that long because there are many dangerous candidates hiding their true intent to apply their D.C.-style regressive and destabilizing political ideology to our local community.
Update about the racist ad: Kathy Stroud called me to confirm she did NOT create the racist ad I shared Monday which called had me a “DEI Hire”, but that it came from one of her supporters. This kind of thing happens to all of us in campaigns, and we had a wonderful conversation. I commend her values, maturity, and accountability in reaching out to me directly, and I have taken my post down. I hope we can keep this election focused on the real issues that matter to Westminster.
Campaign update: I have barely had the time to “campaign” this year and there is a good chance I may not win my re-election. But in these past few weeks since launching, I’ve truly felt blessed and humbled by the outpouring of support from our community. Our first batch of yard signs tapped out in just a few days, we lead all races in fundraising, and the kind responses at the doors have been heartwarming. Thank you, let’s see if we can pull off a win at the ballot. I wouldn’t be running if I didn’t believe it was necessary, and if I’m fortunate enough to earn another term, we will build a more affordable city and I will never let you down.
2025 Westminster Ballot Recommendations
Ballots mail tomorrow. Here is a very small but important example of why your vote matters. Last Monday night, City Council had an opportunity to take an official position of “support” for the many measures that will be on Westminster residents’ 2025 ballot. Unfortunately the below state ballot measure (Proposition LL) only received 3 yes votes (from me, Amber Hott and Claire Carmelia) so it failed, meaning the official City position is not “support”. And for that, I am so sorry to all the proponents and to all the residents that may see this as a rejection of the benefits this Proposition hopes to achieve.
For some background, a “YES” vote on Proposition LL protects $12.4 million already collected for Healthy School Meals for All, keeping kids fed at school every year and giving families one less cost to worry about. A “NO” vote sends that money back to households making over $300,000, while pulling resources away from classrooms and the children who depend on these meals.
Some might dismiss this Council vote as “no big deal,” but it matters to me. It’s a reminder that your vote shapes whose values guide decisions. We won’t agree on everything and that’s actually a really good thing that often leads to better legislation. However, it’s also true that not everyone belongs in office because leadership without values can lead to outcomes that hurt people.
That’s why I endorse Jack Johnson because he will bring the kind of values and courage we need at the table. I have barely had the time to “campaign” this year and there is a good chance I may not win my re-election. But that makes it even more important to me that leaders like Jack are at the table, carrying forward the values our community deserves.
Other votes on your ballot:
I don’t endorse anyone for Mayor in this election.
I recommend voting YES on State Ballot Measures: Proposition LL and Proposition MM.
Why I support Westminster Ballot Issue 3H
The repair and maintenance of Westminster’s streets has declined due to the rapidly rising cost of concrete, asphalt, and other materials. At our current rate, the quality of our streets will continue to drop over the next 10 years.
Additionally, we need to build new fire stations in order to close service gaps. Without the necessary investments, Firefighters and paramedics cannot reach a victim within 6 minutes which can be the difference between life and death.
No one likes raising taxes, but this measure is a critical and necessary part of a larger plan to shift more city resources towards our roads and Fire infrastructure. We have already reallocated millions of dollars towards these needs but inflation has tied our hands, so we need your help to accept a few extra cents of every dollar of cost that will ensure the safety of our entire city, especially our aging population.
About Obi Ezeadi
Obi Ezeadi is a first-generation American, first responder (EMT) and City Councilor who champions economic, democratic, and personal freedoms for all of Westminster. In his first 4 years, he came in as an outsider and delivered:
Expanded open space and parks
Expanded housing options (condos, townhomes, housing people can afford)
Made water more affordable and secured clean water for generations
Increased Mental health support
First Collective Bargaining Agreements for Fire and Police
Led the establishment of free transport service for seniors & disabled residents
Drove police vacancies down from a region-worst 13% to an area-leading 1%
Cut car thefts by 50%
Invested to solve unhoused crisis
Elevated transparency and accountability with our residents
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Link to my full voting record.
Some ways I try to meet you where you are:
I hold weekly office hours (every Monday at 4:30PM at City Hall) - no appointment needed
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Text or call me: 720-447-5606
Door-knocking (not for an election) to meet you where you are, connect you to resources and hear from you about issues I should prioritize
City Council Town Halls around the city
I believe in you!