07-03-2025
Jake Marsing announces candidacy for Longmont City Council
Editor's note: The Times-Call will run candidate announcement stories as we receive the information.
Jake Marsing is running for one of the two at-large seats on the Longmont City Council that are up for election this November.
The 30-year-old husband, father and Frederick High School teacher announced his candidacy early Thursday morning in a news release and YouTube video.
'My family has been part of this community for five generations,' Marsing said. 'I love this city. It's in my blood. But Longmont isn't the same farm town my great-grandparents settled in. It's not even the bedroom community I grew up in.'
Instead, Marsing called Longmont a '21st-century city' facing challenges that include soaring housing costs, unaffordable and inaccessible childcare and difficult decisions about growth, sustainability and the environment.
Marsing listed expanding access to affordable and attainable housing, sustainable growth and addressing high childcare costs as top priorities, should he be elected.
'We need leadership that stands up for working-class folks, protects what makes Longmont special, and honors our past but is ready to take bold action for the future. That's why I'm running — to build a Longmont for everybody.'
Marsing has served as professional staff in the Colorado General Assembly, as an officer in the Boulder County Democratic Party and as a past member of Longmont's Housing and Human Services Advisory Board.
He grew up in north Longmont.
Marsing has received numerous endorsements from current and former public officials according to his campaign website, including: Democratic State Rep. Karen McCormick, Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett and former Longmont City Councilmember Tim Waters.
The Longmont City Council's mayoral seat, both at-large seats and Ward 2 seat are all up for election on Nov. 4.
Alex Kalkhofer is also running for one of the two at-large seats.
