Tony Hershey grew up in Aspen, attended the University of Colorado Boulder, and later earned a law degree in New York, where he served as an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn. He's served a term on Aspen City Council and is wrapping up a four-year term on Glenwood's City Council. He's worked for the 9th Judicial District Attorney's Office as a deputy district attorney since 2005.
GWS Council candidate profile: Tony Hershey
![Tony Hershey is seeking reelection to Glenwood Springs City Council. His opponent for the at-large seat is Erin Zalinski, founder and former owner of Treadz Footwear.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/db67acb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/930x1240+0+0/resize/880x1173!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F2a%2Fb37caac742f58a6165526abbbbc8%2Fhershey.jpg)
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