Early results released by the city clerk s office showed Henjum had garnered 5,302 votes 37.6% of ballots in the most competitive race of the evening and was likely to be elected to represent Colorado Springs’ central sector. It was one of six district races on the ballot that could determine the direction of council for the next four years.
Jill Gaebler, first elected to represent the district in 2013 and re-elected to a second term in 2017, is term-limited and cannot run again. I was believing I would win based on my campaigning, but there were five people running and it was competitive, Henjum said by phone from her home Tuesday night.
Colorado Springs District 5 candidates take on growth and affordable housing during forum gazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Matt Zelenok District 5, central Colorado Springs
Zelenok, 34 and owner of Springs Preferred Realty, grew up in Colorado Springs and would bring a scientific background to council as a biochemistry major who founded a company that built equipment and provided research and development support to the U.S. Energy Department s Sandia National Laboratories. When the contract ended he moved into real estate. Zelenok would prioritize introducing modern technology to increase traffic flow and efficiency, increasing the number of police and firefighters in town and preserving the character of neighborhoods and open spaces, he said.