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Mayor Bud Starker
I am humbled and honored to have been elected as the new Mayor of Wheat Ridge. I believe we build great communities with respect for one another, a sense of pride in our past, and a willingness to
Since some of you may not know me, I thought I’d launch my first Mayor’s Matters with some personal background information. I was born in Houston, Texas. My mother was a registered nurse from east Texas and my father was an Air Force officer from Colorado. He was raised in Rifle with family roots in the Denver area dating to the 1870s.
My early childhood was spent in Alabama, Germany, Maine, the Washington, D.C. area, and Tehran, Iran. I was very fortunate to be part of a close, loving family that enjoyed traveling and doing lots of things together. My life abroad left me with two distinct life lessons - that America is my home and a great country, and that we share a common human bond with people around the globe. I graduated from high school in Iran and receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a major in political science.
I worked as a carpenter during college and continued after graduation, rising through the ranks to superintendent and project manager. I started my own construction company in 1983 building commercial and institutional projects throughout the Front Range, including several here in Wheat Ridge. After 45 years, I am in the process of retiring from the construction business and look forward to the additional free time I can dedicate to serving as your Mayor.
I moved to Wheat Ridge in 1975 with a dozen chickens, a goose and a gander, one goat, and a dog. My wife, Mary, and I have two grown sons who attended local public schools and still live in the area. Now that the livestock
Several years ago we bought a distressed property a few blocks from home and transformed it into a neighborhood restaurant, West 29th Restaurant & Bar. The main building was an early
I am looking forward to working on your behalf as the new Mayor of Wheat Ridge, and hope we are able to meet in the New Year. Please accept my very best wishes for a wonderful holiday season with peace and joy for the New Year!
Contact Us
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Bud Starker
Mayor
303-235-2800
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Janice Smothers
Administrative Assistant
303-235-2815
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7500 W 29th Ave.
1st Floor
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
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Fax: 303-234-5924
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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