Lead Your Block.
Lead Your Ward.
Broomfield is organized by a network of volunteer captains: Precinct Captains who know their own neighbors, and Ward Captains who lead and mentor them. Both roles are open across the county right now, and we're recruiting. Full training, full support, and a team of neighbors around you.
A two-tier network, built on neighbors.
A paid canvasser knocks 30 doors and forgets the conversation. A captain knows their neighbors by name, knows which house has a new puppy, and is trusted by households who would never open the door for a stranger.
That trust is the asset that wins close races in Broomfield. Republicans in this county will not out-spend or out-advertise the other side. We will out-organize them at the doorstep, and that takes a real structure, not just good intentions.
The captain network is that structure. It has two tiers, and we need people in both.
How it fits together.
58 precincts across Broomfield, each 250–400 households. One Precinct Captain organizes each.
5 city wards. Each ward groups roughly 10–12 precincts. One Ward Captain leads and mentors the precinct captains in their ward.
Block Captains support precinct captains at the level of 20–30 houses.
Nobody operates alone. Every level has a mentor above it and a team around it.
Find the role that fits where you are.
Most people start as a Precinct Captain. Many of our best Ward Captains came up that way. Either is a real, respected role, and we're recruiting for both right now.
Precinct Captain
You organize one precinct, the 250–400 households around your own home. Know your voters, knock the doors, recruit your block. The role that actually wins suburban elections.
About 4 hours a week in election season, 1–2 off-cycle. Two-year term. For anyone ready to start.
Ward Captain
You lead one of Broomfield's five wards, recruiting, training, and mentoring the roughly 10–12 precinct captains under you, and serving as the link between them and the county party.
About 6–8 hours a week in election season, 2–3 off-cycle. Two-year term. For experienced organizers or precinct captains ready to lead.
What a Precinct Captain actually does.
Here's exactly what the role involves.
1. Know your precinct.
Maintain an up-to-date list of every registered Republican and persuadable unaffiliated voter in your 250-400 household precinct. We provide the data and the tools.
2. Knock the doors.
Hit every Republican and unaffiliated household at least twice in an election year. Once to introduce yourself; once at get-out-the-vote. We provide the walk lists and scripts.
3. Recruit the block.
Over time, identify and recruit a Block Captain for every 20-30 houses. You're not just a doorknocker; you're a leader of a small team.
4. Run the caucus.
Organize attendance at the precinct caucus. Make sure our delegates get elected and our voices get heard at the county and state assemblies.
5. Report briefly.
One-paragraph weekly check-in to your Ward Captain during sprint months: doors knocked, problems, requests for help. Five minutes a week.
6. Show up.
Monthly captain dinner (free food, real food). Quarterly all-hands training. Annual recognition dinner with spouses invited. The community is part of the job.
What a Ward Captain actually does.
A Ward Captain doesn't knock more doors than anyone else. A Ward Captain makes sure the doors get knocked, by building and leading a team.
Recruit and mentor.
Your first job is people. Fill every precinct in your ward with a trained, active captain, then mentor them. You walk a new captain's first precinct with them and check in regularly.
Own your ward.
You are accountable for one of Broomfield's five wards (10 to 12 precincts). You know its captains, its turnout history, and where the soft spots are.
Coordinate the ground game.
Turf, walk lists, signs, and events across your precincts. You make sure no neighborhood gets missed and no captain gets stranded without support.
Be the link.
You are the connection between your precinct captains and the county party leadership, carrying needs up, carrying plans down, and keeping everyone rowing together.
You are not improvising. We've built a system.
Everything below supports both roles.
Saturday boot camp
A six-hour Saturday training, lunch provided. By the end of the day you'll know your area's voter list, you'll have practiced the door scripts, and you'll have your first walk scheduled.
A mentor above you
Every Precinct Captain has a Ward Captain mentor. Every Ward Captain works directly with the Vice Chair. Nobody is handed a role and left to figure it out alone.
Voter data and lists
Access to the GOP Data Center voter file. We provide walk lists, scripts, doorknockers, and the technology to log conversations.
Monthly captain dinner
First Tuesday of every month. Free dinner. Half social, half a single training topic. You'll know every other captain by first name.
Recognition and community
Captain of the Month. Annual Recognition Dinner (spouses invited). Captain hat, lapel pin, name tag. You're part of something built to last.
A path that goes further
Precinct Captains often become Ward Captains. Ward Captains often become future candidates or executive committee members. This is a starting line, not a dead end.
Captains are the bench the party's leadership comes from.
The Broomfield County Republicans is led by an Executive Committee: the Chair, Vice Chair, 2nd Vice Chair, Secretary, and others. Every two years the committee meets to elect those officers. The next reorganization meeting is in February 2027.
Here's the part most people never hear: to be nominated for one of those roles, or even to cast a vote, you already have to be part of the committee on that day. Nobody parachutes in. The people who get nominated are the people who have been showing up.
That's what a captain role is: the on-ramp. Captains are the party's active, organized membership. They're in the room, they're known, and they're the bench every future Chair and Vice Chair is drawn from. If you think you might want to help lead the Broomfield Republicans someday, becoming a captain isn't a detour. It's step one.
How party leadership is chosen.
Now: step up as a Precinct or Ward Captain. Ward Captains, once approved by the Executive Committee, are voting members of the County Committee.
February 2027: the committee holds its reorganization meeting and elects its officers (Chair, Vice Chair, 2nd Vice Chair, Secretary) to two-year terms.
In the room: officers are nominated from the floor, and only committee members may nominate or vote. Being a captain is what puts you there.
Full detail is in the BCRC Bylaws, Articles IV–VII. Read the bylaws (PDF) →
What a captain is NOT.
Not a fundraiser.
We will not burn you out by asking you to sell gala tickets. Asks for money go through the Chair, not through captains.
Not a social-media warrior.
We actually ask captains to keep their captain identity off public political posting. Your neighbors trust you because they know you locally, not because of your X account.
Not a candidate (yet).
Some captains do later run for office. But the captain role isn't about you running. It's about organizing your neighbors for the candidates we collectively support.
Not alone.
Every captain has a mentor above them and a team around them. You're part of a network, not a solo act.
Apply to be a captain.
Three minutes. We'll get back to you within a week and schedule a one-on-one with the Chair, Vice Chair, or the Ward Captain for your area.
Not sure which role fits? Say so below and we'll help you decide. Or email the Chair with questions, or come to a captain dinner as a guest first.
Your information stays with the Broomfield County Republicans.