Jennifer Arndt | |
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Mayor of Fort Collins, Colorado | |
Assumed office April 27, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Wade Troxell |
Member of the ColoradoHouseofRepresentatives from the 53rd district | |
In office January 7,2015 –April 16,2021 | |
Preceded by | Randy Fischer |
Succeeded by | Andrew Boesenecker |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic / Forward |
Education | Colorado College (BA) University of Colorado Boulder (MA,MBA) Purdue University (MS,PhD) |
Jennifer James "Jeni" Arndt is an American politician serving as the mayor of Fort Collins,Colorado. She assumed office on April 27,2021.
A native of Fort Collins,Colorado,Arndt graduated from Poudre High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Colorado College,a Master of Arts in geography from the University of Colorado Boulder,a Master of Science in special education from Purdue University,a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado Boulder,and a PhD in curriculum and instruction from Purdue University. [1] [2]
Arndt is a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 53rd District,serving from January 7,2015,until her resignation on April 16,2021. [3] She was a member of the Democratic Party. [4] [5] [6]
On December 30,2020,Arndt announced that she was running for mayor of Fort Collins,Colorado in the April 6,2021,election. [7] Arndt won the race,defeating two opponents and winning about 63% of the total votes cast. [8] She assumed office on April 27,2021. [9] On June 29,2023,Mayor Arndt affiliated with the Forward Party. [10] On November 7,2023,she won reelection in Fort Collins. [11]
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