About
Natalie Menten
- Spearheaded the grassroots’ government transparency project requiring that the state and other public agencies post their detailed spending online.
- Led repeal of City of Lakewood tax on food for home consumption
- One of the organizers in the TABOR Coalition to defeat Prop HH
- Campaign coordinator to defeat two Jefferson County de-TABOR ballot issues (2019 & 2022)
- Regional Transportation District (RTD) Board Director 2012-2020
- Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) Foundation Board Director 2020-present
- Community activist engaged in property rights, limited government, and expanding transparency in state and local government. 1992-present
- Grassroots’ activist trainer
- Public policy educator
About Natalie
Raised in southwest Denver, I had a dream of being a librarian and taking care of dogs when I grew up. I spent summer hours volunteering at the local Denver Library.
My grandfather was a small business owner. I earned spending money during the summer helping him with his jewelry mail order company, caring for neighbor’s yards, and the good old fashioned newspaper route. He also influenced me in political concerns, reinforcing the need for common sense and limited government.
Once I reached voting age, I became heavily involved in municipal and county politics, along with statewide issues.
Being self-employed and running an automotive shop with my spouse, it allowed me flexibility to work on public policy at the local, county, and state level. Especially focused on saving taxpayers money and government efficiencies.
Curious about the burlap bag yard signs?
Years ago, during a campaign I wanted to avoid using plastic yard signs. After looking at various options and what it would take to adequately convey a message on the material, I found burlap bags to be a great alternative,
Natalie Menten – keeping more money in your pocket
Spearheaded repeal of the Lakewood grocery tax in 2009. Text shown on the article (left) by Jennifer Gilbert on Colorado Community Media, March 2008: The grocery food committee learned from Dorr that repealing the food tax could adversely affect Lakewood’s
Menten proposal to reduce the RTD’s General Manager +$350K plus salary, plus managers making over $180K
Text shown on the article (left) by Nate Minor on Colorado Public Radio, September, 2020: Along with pulling from reserves, cuts to pay and benefits are a key way the agency will try to balance its books. The exact percentage
RTD Board Director Natalie Menten
2012-2020 elected to represent citizens in the 3-4th largest government district in the state Executive Committee Vice-Chair and Finance Committee Chair Spearheaded policies that protect taxpayers and riders, including: Encouraged and worked with state legislators to expand and improve state
Work on Transparency Locally, Opening Government to Citizens
Menten Eliminates Electronic Public Information (CORA) Fees at RTD Text shown on the article (left) by Jeff Roberts on Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition publication, May 2019: On her Facebook page, Menten called RTD’s elimination of per-page fees for electronic
Natalie’s public policy work open and transparent government
I’m invited to meet and consult at least once a year with a dozen participants in the Transparency and Accountability in Government International Visitor Leadership Program. This includes journalists, diplomats, activists, and non-profit representatives who are actively engaged improving the
How Commissioner Elections Work
Voters elect county commissioners at-large and will vote on both the district one and the district two candidate. These will be clearly indicated on the ballot. Contact us at natalie4jeffco@gmail.com if you have ballot questions.