Tag: Aurora Election
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Danielle Jurinsky is behind in council race, as progressives take lead in Aurora
Aurora voters so far favored progressive candidates to fill five City Council seats, with Rob Andrews, Alli Jackson, Gianina Horton, Amy Wiles and incumbent Ruben Medina leading over their conservative counterparts, according to unofficial results. At-large candidates Andrews and Jackson led conservative incumbents Danielle Jurinsky and Amsalu Kassaw, with the former at 26% and 25%,…
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Aurora’s conservative council candidates lead financial race in upcoming election
Conservative candidates are leading their progressive rivals in fundraising in Aurora’s City Council race, in which 12 total candidates are vying for five open seats. Incumbent Danielle Jurinsky raised the most money of any candidate for her campaign, with more than $260,000 in total contributions, according to the city’s campaign finance system. Fellow at-large incumbent…
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Aurora council pushes off vote on future of human relations commission after tense meeting
Accusations flew at the Aurora City Council meeting Monday night, when councilmembers debated whether to keep the Human Relations Commission, which went on the chopping block in an initial vote at the last council meeting and then went back up for debate on Monday. That debate was delayed until a Sept. 22 council meeting, when…
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Aurora council election petitions to open, 20 candidates intend to run for 5 seats
Petitions open Wednesday for Aurora residents who want to run for Aurora City Council. Nomination petition sections for the Nov. 4 election are available starting Aug. 6 at the Aurora City Clerk’s Office in the Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy and will be available Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
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Aurora councilmembers to vote on several possible ballot measures changing city charter
At Monday night’s Aurora City Council study session, councilmembers will vote on several ordinances that, if passed Monday and then officially at a future regular council meeting, would take several questions about the city charter and councilmember rules to voters in November. The first would update the language of the city charter to create gender…
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Aurora councilmember Steve Sundberg announces re-election campaign
Aurora City Councilmember Steve Sundberg announced his campaign for re-election to Ward II, joining a large crowd of candidates for five council seats that will go to the November ballot. Sundberg, a business owner who has represented Ward II since 2021, announced his campaign in a news release, saying he wants to keep his focus…
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5 candidates in running for Aurora’s at-large council seats
Five candidates are now in the running for two soon-to-be vacant at-large Aurora City Council seats, including both incumbents, Danielle Jurinsky and Amsalu Kassaw. Alli Jackson, a social worker and lifelong Aurora resident, recently announced her campaign for an at-large seat on what she called “a community first” platform. Alli Jackson headshot. Courtesy of Alli…
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Aurora City Councilman Amsalu Kassaw, former council member Marsha Berzins, join election race
Aurora City Councilmember Amsalu Kassaw announced his campaign to run for re-election in November and former councilmember Marsha Berzins has also joined the race — which is stacking up quickly with candidates. Kassaw replaced former member Dustin Zvonek in one of four at-large seats late last year when Zvonek resigned. Kassaw is serving the remainder…
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3 candidates now in running for Aurora City Council Ward I seat
Stephen Elkins, a product development manager and former Denver city planner, announced his candidacy Monday for Aurora City Council’s Ward I seat that will be up for election in November. Elkins is one of three candidates to have announced a campaign for the council, which will have five positions up for election this year. Aurora…
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Pastor announces campaign for Aurora City Council seat
With nine months to go Aurora’s municipal election, a pastor has registered to run for one of five Aurora City Council seats. Reid Hettich, the lead pastor at Mosaic Church of Aurora and a member of the Community Advisory Council to provide input on the Aurora Police Department Consent Decree, is running for the Ward…