Art Goodtimes is an American poet, farmer and politician in

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. Goodtimes was first elected to the San Miguel County Board of Commissioners in 1996 as a Democrat. He switched to the

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in 1998 and was re-elected in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012, before retiring in 2016. He is a noted poet and writer of several books and the poet laureate of the Telluride Mushroom Festival. He grew up in California and graduated from

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in 1970. He has also served as co-chair of the Green Party of Colorado.

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Colorado Greens Colorado Democrats Writers from Colorado Poets from Colorado People from San Miguel County, Colorado San Francisco State University alumni Farmers from Colorado Green Party of the United States officeholders {{Colorado-politician-stub