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Always Show Up: Former Wheat Ridge Mayor Bud Starker’s Journey
Bud Starker tuned into politics at a young age. Looking back, Starker says he’s not surprised he eventually served two terms as mayor of Wheat Ridge, the city he’s called home for 50 years. Starker remembers participating in civil rights protests as far back as his childhood in the 1950s. When his mother worked nursing
Bud Starker December 3, 2025