Aaron Brockett
CO · Mayor of Boulder
Aaron Brockett is Boulder's mayor and co-ran a software firm for 20 years; he joined the council in 2015 after five years on the Planning Board. He focuses on climate change and housing.
Where Aaron Brockett stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Mixed record
Housing Affordability (9 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Called a council straw poll asking staff to draft a rule requiring new buildings to be all-electric, with no gas hookups. Eight of nine members backed it.
July 19, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted to take a block near a drug factory out of the East Boulder plan for housing. No homes can go there until nearby heavy industry leaves; the change passed 6-3.
May 17, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted to send a $400 million bond for city buildings and a tax on empty homes to the November 2026 ballot. He also voted to send a downtown development authority to voters, which failed on a 4-4 tie.
August 6, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted for a new fee on property owners to pay for long-delayed street and transportation repairs. The fee passed 6-3.
October 23, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted to seat new members on the Police Oversight Panel, which reviews police misconduct cases, despite pushback over one nominee. The council approved them 6-3.
January 26, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted for an emergency ban on tents and propane tanks on all city property, letting tents be removed without notice. It passed with the six votes needed.
July 20, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: boulderbeat.news
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 9 support · 1 oppose
Voted to send a $400 million bond for city buildings and a tax on empty homes to the November 2026 ballot. He also voted to send a downtown development authority to voters, which failed on a 4-4 tie.
August 6, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted to keep studying whether Boulder should grow into a 493-acre area to the northeast that could one day hold up to 8,700 homes. The council voted 7-2 that the need exists.
February 12, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted for a new fee on owners who tear down homes and build bigger ones, to help fund affordable housing. It passed 7-2.
November 6, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted with a unanimous council to repeal limits on how many unrelated people can live together in a home.
March 6, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted for zoning changes that let owners turn single-family homes into duplexes and triplexes in low-density neighborhoods. The changes passed 7-2.
February 6, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted to approve 45 small micro-apartments on Pearl Street, saying they meet a housing need. The council approved them 7-2.
September 5, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted to allow duplexes and triplexes in single-family neighborhoods where they were banned. The council passed it 8-1.
October 9, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted to raise the city's limits on how many unrelated people can live in one home, to ease the housing shortage. It passed 6-3.
August 17, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted to take a block near a drug factory out of the East Boulder plan for housing. No homes can go there until nearby heavy industry leaves; the change passed 6-3.
May 17, 2022Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Supported pausing enforcement of limits on unrelated adults living together during COVID-19, saying it would prevent evictions. The motion failed on a 4-4 council vote.
September 15, 2020Supports Housing Affordability
Source: boulderbeat.news
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted for a higher city minimum wage for 2025, set 15% above the state minimum, with a goal of matching Denver by 2027. The amendment failed 5-4.
October 10, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Supported raising the city minimum wage in 2024. A 5-4 council majority chose not to speed up the increase.
August 28, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Voted to send a $400 million bond for city buildings and a tax on empty homes to the November 2026 ballot. He also voted to send a downtown development authority to voters, which failed on a 4-4 tie.
August 6, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted for a new fee on property owners to pay for long-delayed street and transportation repairs. The fee passed 6-3.
October 23, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted to bring the 308-acre CU South land into the city, clearing the way for flood protection and a future CU campus. The council approved it 6-1.
September 21, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: colorado.edu
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Said he did not support slowing scheduled pay raises for tipped workers. The council then took no action, so the raises stayed on schedule.
July 30, 2026
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted to keep Boulder Municipal Airport open with no end date, so the city can seek federal grants for it. The vote was 8-1.
July 23, 2026
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted for the city's $521 million 2026 budget, which cut some departments and removed 19 mostly empty jobs. It passed 8-1.
October 23, 2025
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted to cancel open public comment at a council meeting after the June 1 attack on Pearl Street. The move passed 7-2.
June 5, 2025
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Opposed reopening the city's investment policy to look again at weapons makers, linked to the war in Gaza. He said it would take a lot of staff and council time.
February 6, 2025
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted to approve a four-story expansion of the St. Julien Hotel downtown. The council approved it 6-3.
January 16, 2025
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Proposed and voted to move council meetings online for about a month after protesters kept disrupting them. The move passed 7-2.
January 9, 2025
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted against starting a process for a city resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. He said the council should focus on local problems.
February 15, 2024
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Won Boulder's first direct election for mayor, narrowly beating Council Member Bob Yates in a ranked-choice count. Gov. Jared Polis had endorsed him.
November 7, 2023
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
Voted against a $2.7 million pilot to remove homeless camps, which added six police officers. He wanted money spent on ways to get people off the streets; the plan passed 6-3.
April 30, 2021
Source: boulderbeat.news
Past race Aaron Brockett ran in:
- Boulder Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Boulder city, Colorado · incumbent