Shenk still beating Madsen in Snowmass mayoral race, third-batch results show
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Snowmass Council member Alyssa Shenk leads Incumbent Snowmass Mayor Bill Madsen 53.60% to 46.40% shortly following Wednesday morning results. After 1,321 votes have been counted, Shenk has garnered 708 votes to Madsen’s 613.
A 10-year Snowmass council member, Shenk runs for her first term as Snowmass mayor.
“I’m hopeful that this will end well for me,” Shenk said. “And I appreciate all of the support so much.”
In her terms on town council, she helped provide safe pedestrian crossing in Snowmass, advanced workforce housing and town park plans, and supported Base Village amenities like the summer fountains and skating rink while in public office, according to the Town of Snowmass Village.
She serves as Snowmass Mountain ambassador, director of Roaring Fork Transportation Authority board, chair for the Northwest Council Governments, Pathfinders staff member, and Aspen School District volunteer.
If she wins, Shenk said one of her first priorities is to reunite the Snowmass Town Council because it has been divided.
“In order for us to sort of tackle the things that lie ahead,” Shenk said, “we need to be effective together.”
She will also prioritize giving families a strong voice in local decisions improving life for residents and visitors, and continue to forward workforce housing, according to the Town of Snowmass Village.
Madsen, who served as a Snowmass Council member starting in 2014 before being elected mayor in 2020, runs for a third term as mayor.
Regarding the current election results, Madsen said he is happy that the issues he campaigned for are winning.
“I’m all about moving our village and our county forward,” Madsen said. “And that has always been my goal. I’ve spent 10 years of my life focusing on improving Snowmass Village and I am really proud of the work I’ve done.”
If he loses, he said he will have more time to recreate in the mountains.
He focused in his past terms on workforce housing, Snowmass connectivity, and Snowmass trail systems, according to the Town of Snowmass Village.
He helped develop the Snowmass Comprehensive Plan, a plan that articulates goals of being a multi-season, family-oriented, inclusive resort community. He also helped develop the Workforce Housing Master Plan, which sets a goal of creating approximately 185 new affordable units by 2030.
Final results will be posted at a later date.
Skyler Stark-Ragsdale can be reached at 970-429-9152 or email him at sstark-ragsdale@aspentimes.com.
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