Rachel Zenzinger

Rachel Zenzinger was successful in her bid for the open seat in Ward 1 of the Arvada City Council. Arvada is a city of about 100,000 people located in the highly targeted Jefferson and Adams counties. She is a former teacher and member of the Colorado Education Association, working at a local middle school and serving as coordinator of the expelled program for the local school district. Currently, she is engaged in volunteer activities while she is raising her two young daughters; she works at Catholic Charities for the chief operating officer. She's a graduate of the White House Project. She ran a strong campaign against two conservative opponents.