Claire Levy was re-elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2024, with a term continuing through January 2029.
Commissioner Claire Levy
Prior to becoming commissioner, Claire represented Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Grand, and Jackson counties at the Colorado legislature from 2007-2013. She served as Speaker Pro Tem, Majority Whip, Vice-chair of the Joint Budget Committee, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, Chair of the Judiciary Committee, and served on several ethics investigation committees. Claire practiced law for 25 years before being elected to the legislature.
After the legislature, she became Executive Director of the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, a nonprofit that advocates for the health and economic security of low-income Coloradans.
In addition, she served the people of Boulder County in a volunteer capacity on the Boulder Planning Board, Boulder County Parks and Open Space and Advisory Committee, the boards of PLAN Boulder County, Boulder Arts Academy, and Boulder Ballet, as well as on the board of Boulder Housing Partners, the city of Boulder’s affordable housing provider. She is a former member of the Statewide Access to Justice Commission.
As a County Commissioner, Claire is eager to work on increasing access to affordable housing and economic security, protecting our environment with renewable energy, and fostering racial equity, diversity, and inclusivity in Boulder County.
Claire represents Boulder County on a variety of regional bodies including Denver Regional Council of Governments, Boulder County Regional Opioid Advisory Council, Front Range Passenger Rail District Board of Directors, the Region 3 Behavioral Health Administration Service Organization Advisory Council, the Department of Local Affairs Regional Planning Roundtable, and the governing board of Counties and Commissioners Acting Together. Claire also serves the State of Colorado as an appointed commissioner on the National Council of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws.
Originally from Indiana, Claire went to college in Minnesota and law school in Ohio before moving to Colorado in 1982. She has two adult daughters who live in New York City and Washington D.C.
She is happiest when hiking in the wilderness and county open space, gardening, reading (fiction and non-fiction), eating good food, and talking about current events. She is a resident of Boulder.
For matters being considered by the Board of County Commissioners or for matters you would like the board to consider, email the board at commissioners@bouldercounty.gov. To contact Commissioner Levy on topics unrelated to decisions and actions by the board, email Commissioner Levy at commissioner.levy@bouldercounty.gov.
For media queries, contact Gloria Handyside by email, ghandyside@bouldercounty.gov, or phone 303-441-1622.