Ezeadi emerged as the winner of the Jefferson County Democratic Party Assembly on March 30 with a 58.4% majority for the SD 9 seat, currently held by Rachel Zenzinger. Zenzinger is running for the open Jefferson County Commissioner seat held by Tracy Kraft-Tharp, who is not seeing a second term, according to Colorado Politics.

Councilor Obi Ezeadi announced after the swearing-in that he and Ireland will host joint office hours. He called it a show of unity.

Ezeadi currently is available to the public for an hour every Monday in the city hall’s main-level conference room. Those hours will be expanded to 4:30 to 6 p.m. and include Ireland.

“My hope and vision for this council is that we’re united, that we will move toward consensus as often as we can, that we address the food deserts, the infrastructure needs, the housing crisis in our city,” he said. “But we can’t do any of that with a divided council.

The City of Westminster held a moving tribute to veterans Nov. 10 at its Armed Forces Tribute Garden. The ceremony, which included patriotic music, speeches from former Denver Nugget coach Bill Hanzlik, and city employee and veteran Joe Murzynsky, a flag presentation, and reading the names of all those city-employed veterans and service people newly honored with brick pavers in the garden.

Westminster City Council members voted to censure one of their colleagues, City Councilor Bruce Baker, for calling a leading city official a liar at a recent meeting. “I want every single employee in the city to understand that Councilor Baker was wrong, that free speech in the constitution does not cover you from defamation,” Councilor Obi Ezeadi said during proceedings on Aug. 28. “That is not a protected right. You cannot just say anything you want, whenever you want with no consequence.”

Democrat Obi Ezeadi, a member of the Westminster City Council, on Tuesday announced that he's formally launching a campaign for the open Senate District 19 currently represented by term-limited state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, an Arvada Democrat. Ezeadi, the 38-year-old son of Nigerian immigrants and only the second Black councilor elected in the suburban city's history, said he's running to "elevate all the voices" in the northwest metro district.

“Councilor Obi Ezeadi expressed interest in expanding the program through the next budget at the Dec. 21 council meeting.

“Ezeadi said he didn’t think the Uplands project would help bring truly affordable housing, grocery stores or other amenities to a part of Westminster that has struggled economically compared to other parts of the city.

“I would feel I was ignoring public comment if I were to vote yes,” he said.” (12/22/21)

“The will of the people on the ballot will dictate my position on the Public Safety tax increase. As a pro-union champion endorsed by the Westminster Firefighters, Pipefitters, and the Denver Area Labor Federation, I am passionate about fighting for the safety of all working families, including our first responders, as this will yield a higher quality of response for all residents. I’m also passionate about eliminating partisan politics from the council and focusing on problem-solving for our residents - and that starts with listening to the preferences of all constituents.”

“I’m opposed to any tax increases until we ensure that our families and businesses have recovered from the pandemic. For this specific topic, residents need to first vote to allow the sale of cannabis in Westminster (retail sales are currently illegal within the city), and then tax it.”

“I support the completion of the new downtown because it will help our economy with the influx of new businesses. Additionally, it would be a waste of taxpayer money to leave it incomplete.

However, there are two changes I would have advocated for: 1) Lower-priced rental units - fixed at 40% AMI, not 60% AMI; and 2) more culturally diverse restaurants and entertainment.”

“The will of the people will dictate my position on how council elections should be organized. Westminster must prioritize a citywide ballot question asking our residents to vote their preference. I can tell you that there are several benefits to an all-ward system, including local representation for key issues (e.g. new housing development) and increased representation from lower-income and racial minorities. We may also want to consider residency districts as a transitionary compromise between our current at-large system and an all-ward system. But, our city is unique, so we should trust in democracy to prevail-and simply ask the people what they want.”

“Westminster will only receive 50% upfront and the other half in 2022, so it will be important to properly prioritize allocation for critical needs. 2021: $5M to the community (direct aid to residents and small businesses), and $2M for childcare subsidy program to provide financial assistance to working parents to survive the city’s current childcare affordability crisis. 2022: $8.7M to water infrastructure (accompanied by reduction of water bills). ARPA also allows cities to lobby for additional aid, of which we should allocate towards improving our roads and broadband services.”

“…I believe an equitable solution exists between the two extremes of appointments and special elections. If your thought experiment permits, I would actually change the proposed amendment as follows: When two or more City Council vacancies occur, such vacancy shall be filled for the respective unexpired terms by the candidates receiving the 4th and 5th highest number of votes from the city’s most recent regular election.”