Sam Fuqua
CO
Sam Fuqua served eight years on the Boulder Valley Board of Education, two as president, and a term on the Boulder Library District board. He puts affordable housing first.
Where Sam Fuqua stands, based on their records
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Voted for a school board resolution backing Proposition CC, which let Colorado keep tax money over its limit for schools and roads. It passed 5-2.
September 24, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted for a school board resolution backing Amendment 73, a state ballot measure to raise $1.6 billion more for Colorado schools. It passed 5-2.
August 28, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted to ask voters in November 2016 for a property tax increase for school buildings, technology, and upkeep. The school board approved the ballot question 5-2.
August 23, 2016Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted to put a school bond on the November 2014 ballot. The bond asked voters to raise taxes for about $576.5 million in school building work. The board vote was 7-0.
August 12, 2014Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Received the endorsement of the group Boulder Progressives for the 2026 Boulder City Council election.
August 18, 2026
Source: yellowscene.com
Voted to deny the charter school application of Ascent Classical Academy Flatirons. The school board denied it 5-2.
January 22, 2019
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted for a new policy on staff use of school technology and the internet, which passed 4-3. He also seconded a motion to delay the student technology policy for more public input; it passed 5-2.
August 14, 2018
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted to name Rob Anderson as Boulder Valley superintendent. The school board approved it 6-1.
March 20, 2018
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted against adding $450,000 for dyslexia screening, training, and reading help to the 2017-18 school budget; that change failed 3-4. He then voted to adopt the budget, which passed 4-3.
June 27, 2017
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Made the motion to fire the Boulder Valley superintendent by ending his contract. The school board approved it 7-0.
May 9, 2017
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted to let schools charge families a technology fee for the 1:Web student device program in grades 5-12. The school board approved it 4-3.
March 14, 2017
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Won re-election to the Boulder Valley school board (District D) without an opponent on November 3, 2015, with 30,222 votes.
November 3, 2015
Source: assets.bouldercounty.gov
Won a seat on the Boulder Valley School District board (District D) on November 1, 2011. He got 17,442 votes (56.20%) to Monica Olguin's 13,595.
November 1, 2011
Source: assets.bouldercounty.gov
Past race Sam Fuqua ran in:
- Boulder City Council Member · November 3, 2026 · Boulder city, Colorado