Longmont, Colorado
Longmont business owner with 35 years of experience in specialized coatings manufacturing and civic activist focused on housing policy and fiscal reform.
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Steve Altschuler is a Longmont-based businessman with 35 years of experience who founded a company manufacturing specialized coatings for the tool-and-die, aerospace, and semiconductor industries. He moved to Colorado in 1995 and has been active in local civic affairs.
Altschuler co-founded LAUNCH Longmont Housing, a nonprofit focused on housing policy reform. He ran for Longmont City Council twice—in 2023 for an at-large seat and again in 2025—but was unsuccessful in both campaigns.
His political positions emphasize free market capitalism, constitutional values, and business-friendly policies. He has been particularly vocal about reforming affordable housing programs, advocating for time-limited assistance with requirements for recipients to participate in classes or mentoring programs. He has expressed concerns about density, urban development trends, and what he characterizes as dependency-creating subsidy programs.
During his show appearances, Altschuler has challenged Longmont's budget practices and housing policies, arguing that city fees add significantly to housing costs while subsidized programs create dependency traps that discourage work.
September 15, 2025
Ballot Measures & TABOR
Kim Monson examines order versus chaos after Charlie Kirk's assassination with Dr. Brian Joondeph, Michele Steeb on homelessness, and local candidates. September 15, 2025.
“The current city council, and not just in Longmont, but certainly all the little cities in Boulder County, if you look at what they're doing, it's all about control.”
September 27, 2023
Ballot Measures & TABOR
Brian Domitrovic on income tax history, Trent Loos on 30 by 30 land grab, Steve Altschuler on municipal socialism. September 27, 2023.
“It absolutely takes away the majority of people's incentive to pull themselves up and make more out of their own lives when they're being subsidized by the government.”
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