I am honored to have the continued support of the following residents, elected officials, community group leaders and organizations:
- State Representative Karen McCormick, HD11, Longmont
- State Senator Katie Wallace, SD17, Longmont
- State Representative Judy Amabile, SD18, Boulder County
- Boulder County Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann, Boulder County Commission, District 3
- Jody Shadduck McNally, Larimer County Commission
- Amie Baca-Oehlert, former Colorado Education Association President & CD-8 Candidate
- Jonathan Singer, former HD11 State Representative, 2012–2021, Longmont
- Mike Foote, former HD12 State Representative, former State Senator, SD17, Longmont
- Anil Pesaramelli, Town Councilor, Erie
- Nicole Speer, Councilor, City of Boulder
- Melanie Potyondy, Councilor, City of Fort Collins
- Saul Tapia Vega, Councilor, City of Lafayette
- Polly Christensen, former Longmont City Council, Mayor Pro Tem, At Large Representative
- Martha Wilson, Longmont community advocate
- Elvira Ramos, Longmont community advocate
- Marta Moreno, Longmont community advocate
- Victor Vela, Longmont community advocate
- Pat Davis, Longmont
- Marilyn Hughes, Longmont
- Shari Malloy, Longmont
- Jake Marsing, Longmont
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Longmont Leader, 10/7/25: We are endorsing Mayor Pro Tem Susie Hidalgo-Fahring in her run for Longmont Mayor. Susie has a long history in Longmont. She and her husband have raised their children in Longmont. She has taught in Longmont’s schools for more than 20 years and she has actively advocated for equity and inclusivity in the Longmont community.
Susie has been a leader for teacher’s rights, mental health services and housing solutions for everyone. In addition to being elected to serve on Longmont City Council for the past six years, she has served on numerous boards and commissions promoting our social infrastructure and our essential services including the Youth Council, the Library Advisory Board, the Museum Advisory Board and she has worked closely with the city staff.
She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will enhance the Longmont City Council Mayor’s leadership. Susie is fiscally responsible, an essential skill in an ever changing political environment. Susie listens, leads and puts people first. Vote for Susie for Mayor on November 4. To find out more about Susie, go to: www.susieforlongmont.com.
— Lynette McClain & Mitzi Nicoletti, Longmont.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Longmont Daily Times-Call, 10/5/25: Candidates bring experience with real-life issues
As the director of a nonprofit that houses men in recovery from substance use disorder, I work daily at the intersection of public safety, trauma, and second chances. I care deeply about how our city handles criminal justice reentry and the number of registered sex offenders being housed under one roof specifically at 2200 Winding Drive.
That’s why I support Susie Hidalgo Fahring for Mayor. She has demonstrated thoughtful leadership on this issue and a willingness to engage with complex, often difficult public safety concerns. She asked questions and listened. Then she took action in raising a motion at a recent city council session.
This kind of grounded, service-minded leadership is what we need more of — and what’s unfortunately been lacking in some current council members who seem to forget they are paid public servants.
Let’s vote for a team that listens, learns and leads.
— Shiela Roberts, Longmont.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Longmont Leader, 9/30/25: At the 1995 ground-breaking of Roger’s Grove, Roger Jones (who donated the land) said, “There is no end to the good one can do if you’re not attached to who gets the credit.” Roger’s character and humility still inspire me.
Four candidates are running for Longmont mayor, but only one embodies Roger’s integrity and modesty: Mayor Pro Tem Susie Hidalgo-Fahring. Susie’s steadfast dedication to public service on the Longmont City Council for five-and-a-half years has resulted in many improvements to Longmont’s economic vitality, mental health support, open space protections, energy-saving policies, affordable and attainable housing, and transportation/safety upgrades. As mayor, she can further this positive work.
In my opinion, Susie’s challengers have not demonstrated her level of integrity or humble way of serving. A truly good leader is one who focuses on working, not bragging or taking undue credit. That’s how Susie leads, and she’s the mayor we need. — Shari Malloy, Longmont.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Longmont Daily Times-Call, 9/17/25: Hidalgo-Fahring committed to building a resilient Longmont
Susie Hidalgo-Fahring will make a great mayor of Longmont because she has shown over and over her commitment to building a resilient community for all. My family has struggled with access to mental health, and I have seen Susie’s compassionate focus on addressing this crisis. She lobbied the state for mental health training for first responders, worked with the CORE/LEAD to strengthen diversion, crisis outreach, and case management programs, and secured vital funding for mental health for youth.
She is now showing her resolute leadership by endorsing the county ballot measure B1, for healthy minds, stronger communities. Susie knows that secure funding for early prevention, navigation to services, crisis response, treatment and recovery programs will mean that hundreds of Longmont families get help for mental illness and substance use disorders harming their loved ones and our community as a whole. Susie has confidence in Longmont nonprofits like Salud, Recovery Cafe, and HOPE for Longmont, which support the plan.
Everyone — regardless of income, race, or neighborhood — deserves access to the care they need to live full, healthy lives in body, mind, and spirit.
Please join me in supporting Susie for Longmont mayor, to envision a city where all can thrive.
— Kathy Partridge, Longmont.
Campaigns can be challenging, but I highly recommend running for office to anyone who has service at heart. It requires listening to folks, building trust over time. I am proud to have gained the trust of voters after my campaigns for Longmont City Council in 2019 and 2023, and have continued to listen to the residents of Longmont. Here are some previous letters of support:
BOULDER WEEKLY ENDORSES SUSIE:
“…were extremely impressed with Hidalgo-Fahring. She is a teacher who is skilled in negotiating at the management level. She has a heart for people who are struggling and she is a doer, a problem-solver with a successful track record for getting things done and creating positive change. She was well equipped to answer our questions on the most pressing issues facing Longmont, and we believe she will be a great fit on the current Council. We strongly endorse Susie Hidalgo-Fahring.” — Boulder Weekly 2019 Vote Guide
From the Longmont Daily Times-Call, Letter to the Editor, 10/14/19:
Hidalgo-Fahring understands what Longmont needs
City councils hold an important responsibility as they mediate tone, voice and direction for how we the people shape our collective present and future. Our choices for council during times of dynamic growth — with its great opportunities, its hard challenges — can have greater impact on our everyday lives than debates we regularly follow from CNN, Fox, or Twitter feeds.
Three things make me an enthusiastic supporter of Ward 3 City Council candidate Susie Hidalgo-Fahring:
1) Susie is a confident listener — confident because she shows comfort using her great ability to first actively listen, learn, reflect and study before forming her plan that moves her forward. Not everyone has this confidence. Perhaps she’s developed this with being the kind of educator in our own St. Vrain Valley School District we hope our children can have.
2) Susie is an accomplished and persistent problem solver, even in the face of the most difficult, low-control challenges. As a mother and wife who has navigated family challenges we all can face, Susie’s commitment to help her own children as well as all of ours shows a grit, compassion, and expansive sense of community we all can use. For example, she’s been instrumental in promoting and providing family awareness and skills training around mental health issues, including suicide interventions.
3) Susie is representative of a wider swath of Longmont, and is a bridge to a variety of constituencies, often less heard, whose common ground is the very foundation of a thriving Longmont. As a long-time live-and-work-here community member, Susie understands the issues of affordability, inclusivity, and meeting growing service needs while maintaining what we already love about our city.
I choose Susie Hidalgo-Fahring for Ward 3 City Council representative.
Ruth Sanders, Longmont
Hidalgo-Fahring will get the job done
I had the opportunity to meet with Susie Hidalgo-Fahring on Saturday, Oct. 12, and I am asking you to consider voting for her when going to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5. I found Susie to be smart and well-informed about the issues, facing Longmont all leading to improving the quality of life for all residents. She is down to earth, compassionate, articulate and speaks from her heart. I enjoyed her “can do” attitude, and there is no doubt that she will roll up her sleeves to get the job done. I was completely impressed by her ideas and believe the residents of Ward 3 are lucky to have such a candidate. Please visit her web site: susieforward3.com or better yet, try to meet her!
From the Longmont Daily Times-Call, Letter to the Editor, 10/16/19:
JoAnn Burton, Longmont
From the Longmont Daily Times-Call, Letter to the Editor, 10/16/19:
Local elections are important
Longmont voters, election day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. This is a great opportunity to have your voice heard regarding local political matters. Four seats on the City Council will be filled, and three ballot measures decided. Your vote counts as much as anyone’s in this election.
One at-large and two ward City Council seats will be decided. For those who are still pondering their ballots, I would like to share my selections. Of the four candidates running for the at-large seat, I find Joan Peck to be the best choice to be re-elected. I marked Susan Hidalgo-Fahring as my selection from the two first-time candidates in Ward 3…
Gordon Pedrow, former Longmont City Manager, Longmont
From the Longmont Daily Times-Call, Letter to the Editor, 10/18/19:
“…Susie Hidalgo-Fahring has been helping people both inside the classroom and in our community for several years. She knows how to communicate with people from many different backgrounds. She would be an outstanding addition to our City Council…”
Linda Schlake, Longmont
From the Longmont Daily Times-Call, Letter to the Editor, 10/22/19:
Letter was wrong about leadership, Hidalgo-Fahring
There was a recent op-ed that gets many things wrong not only about Susie Hidalgo-Fahring, but what leadership is as well. While I am sure it was well-intentioned, this incorrect narrative requires a response.
The writer determines that while working with 10-year-olds is admirable, it couldn’t possibly compare with the leadership skills that a financial analyst has. This couldn’t be more wrong.
I am coming from the experience of having worked as a director and coordinator of a business for several years before getting into teaching, as well as a person who possesses a master’s degree in both education and business, specifically organizational management and change leadership.
The best leaders in the world are people who understand people, problem solving, and collaboration. They are people who are dedicated to the goal, not the role. In reality, they are teachers. No matter what their actual job title may be. Great leaders teach others how to solve problems, believe in themselves, and create systems of community that help everyone get better.
Do I wonder if Susie Hidalgo-Fahring, a fifth-grade teacher who daily transforms the lives of students, who builds community through her parents, and dedicates herself to solving problems with her colleagues as a leader of the teaching community through her service in SVVEA, has leadership skills? Of course I don’t.
And perhaps more important than the way the writer discounts the unmatched qualifications of leadership that Susie Hidalgo-Fahring proves day after day, year after year, is the fact that they discount that what we need in the City Council isn’t actually knowledge of “economics, creating relationships and building businesses.”
What we need on the council are public servants. People who speak on behalf of the community, people who solve problems, people are willing to make tough right choices. People who understand that there is no bottom line in public service because it’s about improving lives. Those are qualities that great teachers and public servants like Susie Hidalgo-Fahring have.
Kate Ryan, Longmont
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