Special Interest Money for Special Election
Campaign Financial reports for four issue committees related to the zoning referendum election were posted on February 6, 2026. The reports show a lot of non-Lakewood special interest money on one side.
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Council Beholden to Housing Special Interests
Lakewood City Council may be beholden to housing special interests for their place on council. Overall campaign contributions to sitting Lakewood City Council are about 38% from local residents, and 62% from non-resident or special interest donations. This raises the question of whether these special interest obligations are influencing local Lakewood zoning decisions. The National Association of Realtors is the biggest named contributor with the Metro Housing Coalition being the second largest.
Note these numbers do not reflect current campaigns.
Councilors Sophia Mayott-Guerrero and Jeslin Shahrezaei did not receive any local resident donations.
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