Juliette Parker
Juliette Parker ran for election for Mayor of Colorado Springs. Parker lost in the general election on April 2, 2019.
Parker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Parker founded Meaningful Empowerment through New Development and Art (MENDA), a non-profit located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1][2] She received her bachelor's degree from Gonzaga University.[3]
Elections
2019
See also: Mayoral election in Colorado Springs, Colorado (2019)
General election
General election for Mayor of Colorado Springs
Incumbent John Suthers defeated Juliette Parker, John Pitchford, and Lawrence Martinez in the general election for Mayor of Colorado Springs on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Suthers (Nonpartisan) | 72.5 | 69,771 |
 | Juliette Parker (Nonpartisan)  | 11.9 | 11,453 | |
| John Pitchford (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 9,994 | ||
 | Lawrence Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 5,009 | |
| Total votes: 96,227 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Juliette Parker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Parker's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
LISTENING to the RESIDENTS and providing them with transparency. Affordable Housing/Homelessness. Infrastructure, so that not only can the residents of our cite have a better, safe city to live in, but also so our city will be able to attract & grow more companies that will provide good jobs of all levels. Infrastructure includes not just the roads & bridges, but also updating the city's technology, broadband/wi-fi/fiber-optics, making the entire city ADA accessible, putting in sidewalks & street lights and much more.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
I'm passionate about making sure our elected officials work for the people,not rule over them. For far to long we've been subjected to politicians that just do whatever they want to, instead of listening to the people they are suppose to be working for.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
My dad. He is a retired Army Colonel, a pediatric gastroenterologist, and a hard working, honest person. He is honest no matter what & always tries his hardest to be the best person he can be. He is amazing.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Honesty, Good moral code/compass, Caring, Respectful, Smart, Understanding, Common Sense, Ethics, Ability to think outside the box.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
Honest, Good moral code & compass, Caring, Respectful, Smart, Understanding, Common Sense, Passionate, Ethics, Ability to think outside the box. I value people and respect others, even if they don't hold the same views as me. I am compassionate and a good listener. I have traveled all over and experienced so many things that have taught me the importance of being able to seeing things from someone else's shoes and to be a good person. I am not beholden to anyone expect the voters and I am beyond reproach.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
To listen to the voters and how they want their city to be or not be. To help make Colorado Springs a safe, happy, and prosperous city for all of its residents.
What legacy would you like to leave?
I don't want to leave a legacy. I'm not running for fame or fortune or as a stepping stone to the next level. I'm running, because Colorado Springs is my home and the people who live here deserve a Mayor that will actually LISTEN to THEM! My children and the children of all of the residents of Colorado Springs, deserve to have a safe city they can grow and thrive in. A city they can get good jobs of varying types & levels in and build their lives in after high school/college. I want to make Colorado Springs that city.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
Taco Bell. 1 year
What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?
My kids. They fill my life with joy and remind me everyday what the point of life really is.
Mayors have many responsibilities, which vary from city to city. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your city?
LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS!
If the mayor in your city is not a member of the city council and oversees the day-to-day administration of the city government, what do you believe is the ideal relationship between the mayor and city council?
Cooperation. Working together to give our residents what they want & need.
What do you love most about your city?
The Most? Do I have to really just pick one? Ok.... The people/community is what I love most about my city. Colorado Springs is a "community city", we have so many unique small businesses and people. It makes us truly special and I want to make sure we never lose that community, even as we grow as a city. The mountains, hiking and sunshine are pretty awesome too though ;-)
What do you perceive to be your city's greatest challenges over the next decade?
Handling our growth and our water shortage. Making sure we have enough water, housing, good jobs, quality roads & infrastructure to handle our current population, as well as the growth in our population.
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Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me and the potential of me being your mayor. Before I tell you all about myself, I want to commend you on caring about our city and what happens to it. I care deeply about our city too. This is where I live, where my kids go to school, it's where I helped start my friend's plumbing company. It's where my friends and their families live, where I founded my nonprofit and where I am very active in my community. This is where I will watch my kids grow up, graduate, and someday it'll be where I retire and play with my grandkids. Colorado Springs is my home and I care about it deeply, like you do. I care about what's going on with our city right now and in our future. Being an Army brat, the daughter of an Army Colonel, I didn't really have a "hometown" growing up, so I learned home is where the heart is and mine is here in Colorado. We moved around frequently and I never really had a chance to grow roots and really connect with any community as deeply as I have here. I went to several colleges across our great nation in the pursuit of not only education, but in an effort to learn who I am. It really wasn't till I got to Colorado Springs that I truly figured that out. I became intrinsically entwined in the community here and started volunteering to help the homeless, and shortly thereafter I decided to do more then volunteer and worked on solving the problem. I founded MENDA, a nonprofit that is working diligently at building self-sufficient, full service, tiny home villages for homeless...starting with our homeless veterans and families with children. My focus has been villages that are low cost to build and don't require yearly tax dollars to run. Running a nonprofit is a lot of hard work and sacrifice, but service before self is something I have been doing my whole life. From being the daughter of an Army officer to the wife of an enlisted soldier to being the single mom of 2 amazing kids. Service before self is a personal quality that is deeply ingrained in me and that I am proud to have. I am a problem solver. I don't like to complain about a problem I see or experience, instead I like to stand up and figure out how to solve it, which is what I want to do for Colorado Springs on many fronts. I have started, run, and had to close several small businesses. I support small business and understand how hard it is to run one and make a profit. I have had to leave a physically abusive relationship without any support system to help me. I have had to pack up everything I could fit in my car, move across the country and start over alone with my young child to care for. I have been homeless for a brief period of time and had to pull myself out of the hole I was in. I have had to care for my elderly sick parent who was unable to care for herself. I have had to do many things in my life that were of varying degrees of difficulty, but the one thing I have never done is quit or given up. I have never seen a problem or situation that I couldn't figure out with determination, perseverance, and sometimes the right amount of compassion. I believe in the power of hard work, democracy. the American Dream, and the power of a strong, well cared for community. I believe that a fiscally responsible government, combined with transparency will allow you to keep more of your money in your pocket, still fix our existing problems through good management, and will boost our economy. I believe that lowering your cost of living by creating an affordable community is crucial to the growth and development of our city and that it what I intend to do for you. Thank you for your time and consideration.[4] |
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| —Juliette Parker[5] | ||
Noteworthy events
Arrested on assault and attempted kidnapping charges (2020)
Parker was arrested on February 14, 2020, at her home in Washington for allegedly drugging a woman during a photoshoot of the woman’s newborn baby.[6][7] Parker was held at the Pierce County Jail on assault and attempted kidnapping charges for two days.[8] She was released on bail on February 16, 2020.[9] Parker pleaded not guilty to the charges in a February 18 hearing.[10]
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Out There Colorado, "Can tiny home communities help fix homelessness in Colorado?," May 6, 2019
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Juliette Parker," accessed February 18, 2020
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Juliette Parker," accessed February 18, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on March 23, 2019
- ↑ The Denver Post, “Former Colorado Springs mayoral candidate accused of trying to steal another woman’s baby,” February 16, 2020
- ↑ The Washington Post, “Former Colorado mayoral candidate drugged new mom with cupcake in scheme to steal her baby, police say,” February 18, 2020
- ↑ Legal Information Network Exchange (LINX), “Pierce County Corrections Booking 2020045046,” accessed February 18, 2020
- ↑ Legal Information Network Exchange (LINX), “Pierce County Corrections Booking 2020045046,” accessed February 18, 2020
- ↑ ABC News, "'She violated my safety,' victim in baby kidnapping plot says as suspect appears in court," February 19, 2020
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