Aurora vote ’24: The race for Arapahoe County Commissioner District 5

by Max Levy, Sentinel Colorado

In the race to represent most of Aurora on Arapahoe County’s Board of County Commissioners, seasoned state legislator Rhonda Fields faces off against community activist and political consultant Hashim Coates for the Democratic nomination.

The winner of the primary contest will likely have their work cut out for them Nov. 5, as Aurora has for decades chosen Democrats to occupy the District 5 seat. Like Fields, current Commissioner Bill Holen is term limited.

Also vying for the seat in November will be Eliseo Gonzalez of the Libertarian Party, the only other candidate who has filed with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office to run in District 5.