Matt Larsen

Matt Larsen

Nonpartisan

Regional Transportation District Board of Directors District E

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

1

Predecessor: Paul Rosenthal (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Westside High School

Bachelor's

University of Pennsylvania, 1993

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Matt Larsen is a member of the Regional Transportation District Board of Directors in Colorado, representing District E. He assumed office on January 7, 2025. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Larsen ran for election to the Regional Transportation District Board of Directors to represent District E in Colorado. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Larsen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Matt Larsen graduated from Westside High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993.

Elections

2024

See also: City elections in Denver, Colorado (2024)

General election

General election for Regional Transportation District Board of Directors District E

Matt Larsen defeated Scott Liva in the general election for Regional Transportation District Board of Directors District E on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Matt Larsen (Nonpartisan)	77.4	44,137
	Submit photo	Scott Liva (Nonpartisan)	22.6	12,883

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,020
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Paul Rosenthal (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Matt Larsen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Larsen's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a concerned citizen who loves transit and wants it to be successful in the Denver Metro. I have over 20 years of experience in Corporate America in a variety of sales, marketing, and executive roles. I have experience with the challenges of effective oversight of management by Boards of Directors.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• We need public transit in the Denver metro to be safe, frequent and reliable. It's time that RTD is held accountable for its failure to deliver, and changes must be made.
• Increasing ridership should be RTD's North Star. If Colorado is to meet its climate goals, RTD must win much more share of rides from automobile over the coming years. In order to do this, it needs to provide a safe and comfortable service that is frequent and extremely reliable.
• RTD management must have performance goals based primarily on increasing ridership, frequency, safety, and reliability, and that they are held accountable to those goals.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about transit and land use reform.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The Power Broker by Robert Caro

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

For this position, elected officials need the ambition to make large improvements to RTD and the curiosity and drive to question management and demand performance.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

The RTD Board must provide real oversight to RTD management, demand high performance for the system, and be willing to make management changes if performance goals are not achieved.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like for RTD to become the premier transit organization in the United States, and a model for transit worldwide.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Meg Froelich, Colorado State Rep HD3, Colorado State Rep Chad Clifford, Colorado State Senator Chris Hansen

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

This is extremely important.

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