Tag: 2023 Election
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Leslie Herod shares plans to build on 80 city-owned vacant lots in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As if on cue, a city of Denver pickup truck Wednesday rolled on to an empty, city-owned lot to tell a group of people in a homeless encampment they had to pack up their belongings and move to another location within two hours. The truck…
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Only 9% of ballots returned in Denver’s race for mayor, council so far
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The ballots cast to decide the composition of Denver’s next set of leaders, including the first new mayor in 12 years, are barely trickling in. With only six days to go before April 4, only about 41,000 ballots have been returned so far — 9%…
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Only 5.5% returned ballots so far in Denver mayor’s race
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With just over a week to go until ballots are due, the Office of the Clerk and Recorder has begun to release the tally of returned ballots. So far, 25,311 have been submitted since March 13, about 11,500 fewer than in 2019, nine days before…
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Denver mayoral candidates’ finances hint of tight race ahead of April 4 election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than $13 million in contributions — both to campaigns and outside groups — have flooded Denver’s municipal races, eclipsing the $8.5 million in the 2019 election and setting up a ferocious battle among mayoral hopefuls with only two weeks to go before Election Day. …
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State Rep. Alex Valdez withdraws from Denver mayor race
State Rep. Alex Valdez on Tuesday withdrew from the crowded race for the next mayor of Denver. “I have come to the decision to end my candidacy for mayor of Denver,” he said in a statement. Valdez said he’ll keep fighting for his values — at the state Capitol, as a legislator. “My run for mayor…
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Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledges to end homelessness in first term
In an ambitious promise, Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledged to end homelessness by the end of his first term. Accomplishing that goal, he said, is contingent on a coordinated attack on overlapping challenges that are fueling homelessness. Homelessness has spiraled out of control in Colorado in the last several years. Today, almost 7,000 people are…
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State Rep. Alex Valdez throws hat into Denver mayor race
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Another state lawmaker is entering the race for Denver mayor, with state Rep. Alex Valdez telling Colorado Politics he is submitting his candidacy paperwork on Tuesday. Valdez, D-Denver, is joining a crowded field of candidates hoping to succeed term-limited Mayor Michael Hancock next year. Twenty other people have filed paperwork to run for mayor, according…
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State Sen. Chris Hansen enters Denver mayor’s race
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Colorado state Sen. Chris Hansen is joining the crowded field of candidates hoping to become the next mayor of Denver in 2023. Hansen, D-Denver, filed paperwork Monday morning to enter the mayor’s race. He follows around a dozen other candidates into the race, including state Rep. Leslie Herod, director of Emerge Colorado Lisa Calderón, longtime Denver City Councilwoman…
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State Rep. Leslie Herod joins race for Denver mayor
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Colorado Rep. Leslie Herod is joining the race to be Denver mayor, adding a major name to an already crowded field of candidates. Herod announced her candidacy Thursday, seeking to replace term-limited Mayor Michael Hancock when his third term ends in 2023. At least 10 other candidates have filed paperwork to run, including longtime Denver…