Ward 1 Special Election will fill open Council Seat
Voters in Ward 1 will be asked to fill a vacancy on Thornton City Council by special election to be held on March 25, 2025. This will be a mail-ballot election. The election was initiated after Kathy Henson, the former City Council Member elected to Ward 1 in 2021, was elected to serve as an Adams County Commissioner at the November 2024 election. Henson resigned from her City Council position on November 27, 2024 and council declared the vacancy at their December 17, 2024 meeting. Thornton voters recently passed a Charter Amendment which requires vacancies on City Council be filled no later than 120 days after the resignation of a council member if there is more than a year left in their term of office.
Henson will be sworn in as Adams County Commissioner in January 2025 and recently reflected on her time on Thornton City Council. “I’m honored that the residents of Ward 1 allowed me to represent them on the Thornton City Council. I am proud of the investments we made for the future including the Thornton Community Center, the Thornton Shopping Center Redevelopment, and the South Washington Corridor project, along with a myriad of policy, plans, and programs to address quality of life in Thornton. The work is not finished, but I wish the best for my colleagues on the City Council in their ongoing service and look forward to advancing the partnership and shared goals between the City and Adams County,” said Henson.
This Special Election is only for voters in Thornton Ward 1. Individuals interested in running for the vacant City Council position need to submit a candidate petition with voter signatures by January 13, 2025. For more information about the election and candidate deadlines, contact the Thornton City Clerk’s Office at 303-538-7230 or visit goCOT.net/cityclerk.