In observance of the Presidents Day holiday, all Douglas County Government offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, Feb. 18, for normal business. Many County services are available 24/7 by visiting online services.
Updated January 2025
Abe Laydon was elected Douglas County Commissioner, District I, in November 2018 and began serving his second term in January 2023. He currently serves as Chairmen of the Board of County Commissioners.
Laydon’s top priorities as County Commissioner include cutting taxes, providing real transportation solutions, ensuring responsible growth, working collaboratively with law enforcement and the school board to make sure we have proven safety solutions ready and in place to protect our kids, and making certain we have clean and abundant air and water for generations to come.
As County Commissioner, Laydon seeks to collaborate with everyone in Douglas County – citizens, the press, business leaders, civic servants and nonprofits – to deliver good things for the community. He has an open-door policy and invites the opportunity to connect with all constituents and collaborators.
In addition to his fundamental responsibilities as a County Commissioner, Laydon also serves as a representative of Douglas County, by way of Board appointment, to the following area organizations: Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority Board, Arapahoe/Douglas Workforce Investment Board, Centennial Airport Community Noise Roundtable, Community Services Block Grant Tripartite Board, Douglas County Community Foundation, Douglas County Youth Initiative Advisory Board, Douglas County Homeless Initiative, and the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation. He previously served on the Colorado Office of Behavorial Health 9-8-8 Implementation Planning Committee.
Additionally, Commissioner Laydon shares in the Board’s responsibility for the County’s presence on Douglas County Economic Advisory Corporation, Denver South Economic Development Partnership, Denver Regional Council of Governments, Metro Area County Commissioners, and Partnership of Douglas County Governments. In September 2021, Governor Polis appointed Commissioner Laydon to the Colorado Forest Health Council and he also leads the Douglas County Wildfire Action Collaborative.
Laydon also serves on Colorado Counties, Inc. General Government, Health and Human Services and Justice and Public Safety steering committees. He also serves on the National Association of Counties (NACo) Justice and Public Safety Policy Steering Committee.
The Board of Douglas County Commissioners also serves as the Board of Adjustment, the Board of Human Services, and Liquor Licensing Authority, and the Board of Social Services.
Prior to being elected as County Commissioner, Laydon served as a Douglas County Planning Commissioner for two terms, and as the Douglas County Republican Party’s first vice-chairman and treasurer. A graduate of the Leadership Program of the Rockies, Laydon has been involved in philanthropy and civic service his entire life. He sits on the board of many local nonprofits, was an officer and member of Denver Active 20-30 and the Metro Denver Board of Christian Legal Society.
A 15-year land use and business attorney, Laydon was a senior partner at Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC. He is a member of the Denver Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.
Laydon is a proud fifth-generation Coloradan and graduate of Colorado State University and the University of Colorado School of Law. Laydon is a proud father to three children. Laydon is the first Latino as well as the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community elected commissioner in Douglas County’s history. Laydon is a proud father of three, a man of deep faith, and makes his home in Lone Tree.
