John Froese

John Froese is a Lakewood, Colorado resident who organized a bipartisan petition drive to give voters a direct say on the city's zoning densification ordinances. He served as a volunteer organizer for the Lakewood Referendum Campaign, working to collect signatures and build community support for a special election on the issue.

Froese became involved in local politics after the Lakewood City Council passed four separate densification ordinances that he and other residents believed were designed to complicate referendum requirements by splitting the changes across multiple measures. His petition effort aimed to force a special election that would allow voters to weigh in on these zoning changes directly.

In October 2025, Froese appeared on the Kim Monson Show to describe the petition effort and its urgency, with the first submission due the day of the broadcast. His appearance highlighted the grassroots nature of the campaign and the bipartisan support it had garnered from Lakewood residents concerned about the impact of densification on their neighborhoods and property rights.

Froese's work reflects a broader movement in Colorado communities where residents are using direct democracy tools to push back against local government decisions they believe undermine neighborhood character and property rights.