May 21, 2013 12:57 PM UTC

Betty Boyd for Lakewood City Council in Interesting Matchup

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• by: Colorado Pols

Boyd served 12 years in the state legislature, starting in the house in 2000. She was reelected twice, and in 2006 Boyd was elected to fill the vacancy in the Senate District 21 seat. She ran again and won in 2008.

“I was in the first class of leadership in Lakewood, and was first interested in running for city council, but due to urging of others, I went to the state level and my focus changed to work there,” she said. “Now it’s coming full circle, because I’m back to try for council.”

Wiechman is a bit of an odd bird to say the least. He was in the news earlier this year for an "IT problem" related to pornography on his iPad, and in 2011 he drew the ire of fellow council members for basically offering to underwrite the campaign of anyone who ran against a handful of people Wiechman didn't like.

One of the people who took him up on the offer, Pete Roybal, did get elected; his campaign committee was later fined for improper reporting around a loan from Wiechman. Several other potential candidates reportedly declined Wiechman's overtures.