Rachel Amaru

Ahead of Boulder’s municipal election on Nov. 3, the IJN sent a questionnaire to mayoral and City Council candidates. Six people are running for mayor. Three responded: Aaron Brockett (incumbent), Jamo Goldstein and Aquiles La Grave. Overall, candidates’ responses reflect an awareness about how serious the issue of anti-Semitism in Boulder is.

Ahead of Boulder’s municipal election on Nov. 3, the IJN sent a questionnaire to mayoral and City Council candidates. City Council candidates Benita Duran, Sam Fuqua, Jill Grano, Rachel Rose Isaacson, Ryan Jamieson, Tina Marquis, David Martus, Scott Rendleman, Ryan Schuchard, Lynn Segal and Tara Winer responded. Overall, candidates’ responses reflect an awareness about how serious the issue of anti-Semitism in Boulder is.

Tara Winer has been on Boulder’s City Council since 2021. She is now running for her final term. Her demeanor was immensely positive and it is clear she feels called to do the work she’s been doing. How does she feel about being a Jew today in Boulder? How does she navigate the rise of anti-Semitism, specifically in local city politics?

The Anti-Defamation League was put on trial at the Aug. 11, 2026 Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) Board Meeting.A meeting that was ostensibly about addressing the insufficient attention of BVSD, and particularly Southern Hills Middle School, to acts of documented anti-Semitism of a student at that middle school for more than two years, turned into a forum for person after person explaining why ADL’s anti-bias programming did not belong in the school district.