Lisa Poppaw

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Lisa Poppaw
District 2 Councilmember, City of Fort Collins, Colorado
In office April 10, 2007 –April 21, 2015
	Non-Partisan	Lisa Poppaw	2,201	50.67%	+1.34
	Non-Partisan	Matt Fries	2,143	49.33%	−1.34

2010 Recall Attempt

In May 2010, members of a local 9-12 Project group called "We Will Not Fall Fort Collins" organized an attempt to recall Poppaw from office. It was estimated a recall election would have cost the city $50,000 to conduct. ^[4]

To qualify a recall election for the ballot in Fort Collins, organizers must submit valid signatures from registered District 2 electors equal to 25% of the total votes cast in the 2007 election for city council. However, at the end of the required 30-day signature-collection period, organizers failed to submit any of the 1,086 signatures required to trigger the recall election. ^{[5] [6]}

Upon the failure of the recall attempt, Poppaw issued the following statement:

I’m proud of my service to the citizens of District 2 in Fort Collins and I thank them for their support. I have offered mainstream leadership for our district that keeps government accountable and transparent, protects our natural resources and local economy, and provides safe parks and neighborhoods for my constituents. Now let’s get back to the important work of addressing the community’s problems and making Fort Collins one of the best places to live in America. ^[7]

2011 Re-election

In April 2011, Poppaw was re-elected to a second four-year term, defeating Sue Pawlak. ^{[8] [9]}

Fort Collins, CO municipal election: April 5, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Non-Partisan	Lisa Poppaw	3,048	53.29%	+6.58
	Non-Partisan	Sue Pawlak	2,672	46.71%	−6.58

Council Service

Boards and Commissions

As a member of council, Poppaw serves on the following boards and commissions: ^[10]

• Affordable Housing Board
• Community Development Block Grant Commission
• Golf Board
• Senior Advisory Board
• Ethics Review Board
• Housing Authority
• Legislative Review Committee
• Library Trustee Selection Committee
• Poudre Fire Authority Board of Directors

See also

• Fort Collins, CO: Law and government

External links

• City Councilmember Lisa Poppaw website
• City of Fort Collins: Councilmember Lisa Poppaw , District 2

References

1. "About Lisa," lisapoppaw.org.
2. City of Fort Collins: Election Information
3. Fort Collins Official Election Results, April 3, 2007.
4. "Attempt to recall Fort Collins councilwoman fizzles," The Denver Post; June 22, 2010.
5. "Lisa Poppaw recall, Fort Collins, Colorado (2010)," ballotpedia.org.
6. "Attempt to recall Fort Collins councilwoman fizzles," The Denver Post; June 22, 2010.
7. "Poppaw Defeats Recall Attempt," lisapoppaw.org.
8. Fort Collins Official Election Results, April 5, 2011.
9. "Lisa Poppaw wins race for District 2," Collegian; April 5, 2011.
10. City of Fort Collins: Councilmember Lisa Poppaw, District 2