Editor's note: This is an opinion piece from the editor of GreeAlityTV. It reflects the editor's views alone and was in no way prompted, requested, coordinated, or paid for by Tiffany Simmons, her family, or any campaign.

9,946 of Us Saw It

In November 2025, Greeley came remarkably close to something rare: electing a mayor who answers to the people instead of the money. Tiffany Simmons — a Weld County native, UNC graduate, former high school math teacher, and working trauma therapist — earned 9,946 votes against Dale Hall's 11,991. Roughly 46% of the vote. A first-time candidate, up against a sitting councilman with the full weight of the establishment behind him, and she came within about two thousand votes.

That's not a loss. That's a warning shot.

The Opportunity We Missed

Think about what was on the table. Simmons didn't come up through the machine — she came up through classrooms and therapy rooms, listening to people for a living. She got into the race for one reason: ordinary residents weren't being given a voice on the biggest decision in this city's modern history. Her platform wasn't complicated: trust and transparency between city hall and the people it serves. In our opinion, that's exactly the medicine this city needs — and we missed our chance to take it. For now.

Meanwhile, the "Bold" Crowd Took the Handouts

While Simmons was talking about transparency, the big-money crowd was selling Greeley a "bold vision": Cascadia/Catalyst, a roughly $1.1 billion entertainment district out west — arena, water park, luxury hotel — with the city's own buildings put up as collateral and a "moral obligation" backstop hanging over taxpayers. Council approved it 5–2 without ever asking the voters first. Residents had to petition — twice — just to get a say. And when Greeley finally voted in February, we repealed the zoning 54–46. The developer's response to democracy? A lawsuit to nullify the election itself.

Let's be precise, because this matters: we are happy to watch west Greeley develop. Growth is good. What we reject is billion-dollar handouts and taxpayer-backed risk for the connected few, while downtown and the corridors that built this city — la familia included — get looked past. Simmons understood that distinction from day one. The council majority still doesn't.

She's Still Doing the Work

Here's what tells you everything about character: the election ended, and Tiffany Simmons didn't disappear. She's out in the community doing what she's always done — showing up, listening, reporting back to the people. No title required. In our editor's honest opinion, that determination, that wisdom, and that unmistakable love for this city are exactly why we believe Tiffany Simmons will be the next mayor of Greeley. The votes are already there — 9,946 and growing every time council chooses the checkbook over the chamber.

The Warning Shot Becomes the Wave

February proved the people can win: 11,342 Greeley voters beat a billion-dollar campaign. November proved a people's candidate can come within reach of the mayor's office on her first try. Put those together and the math is obvious. If you were one of the 9,946 — or you wish you had been — get on the list, share your story on citizen video, and be ready. This campaign for a people-first Greeley keeps moving, and it keeps growing.

Greeley, get a big taste of reality. GreeAlity.