Tag: Juan Marcano
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Get to know Aurora’s Ward IV candidates | DENVER VOTERS GUIDE
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With Aurora’s November election rapidly approaching, city residents will have several big decisions to make in choosing the next city leaders. Voters will choose between several candidates for mayor, at-large councilmembers and councilmembers for districts (called “wards”) IV, V and VI. Two candidates, Jonathan Gray and Stephanie Hancock, are running for one Ward IV council…
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Get to know Aurora’s mayoral candidates | DENVER VOTERS GUIDE
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With Aurora’s November election rapidly approaching, city residents will have several big decisions to make in choosing the next city leaders. Voters will choose between several candidates for mayor, at-large councilmembers and councilmembers for districts (called “wards”) IV, V and VI. Three candidates, Mike Coffman, Juan Marcano and Jeffrey Sanford, are running for mayor, a…
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Meet Aurora’s 2023 candidates for mayor, city council | DENVER VOTERS GUIDE
The field of 13 candidates vying for Aurora’s mayor and open city council seats on Nov. 7 includes several incumbents and current councilmembers, as well as several new candidates. There are three candidates for mayor, four candidates for two at-large councilmember positions, and two candidates each for council seats in Wards IV, V and VI.…
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Aurora mayoral candidate admits to misdemeanor during debate
One of Aurora’s three mayoral candidates admitted during a debate on Thursday to a misdemeanor charge that occurred in the 1980s. Jeffrey Sanford, who is in a three-way race for mayor with Councilmember Juan Marcano and incumbent Mayor Mike Coffman, said he was young and in the military at the time, and “got out of…
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Aurora council candidates sharply diverge on homelessness, crime,
Aurora’s candidates for mayor and council offered sharply divergent solutions to major issues facing the city, notably when it comes to crime and homelessness, during a debate on Thursday night. Some promised not to raise taxes; one complained the city is unfairly imposing the burden on companies by giving a few major tax breaks. They…
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Aurora voters to decide between 13 candidates for 6 offices in November
Thirteen candidates are vying for six positions in Aurora government in November’s election.
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Aurora celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with free event, live music, art and food
September is Hispanic Heritage Month and the city of Aurora will host a celebration to kick off the month of cultural and historical celebration on Sept. 15. In a recent city council meeting, councilmember Crystal Murillo took the floor to read Mayor Mike Coffman’s proclamation of the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, joined by councilmember…
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Aurora council rejects Coffman’s economic development plan in heated discussion
Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky compared the contentious and long-lasting conversation to “a bad divorce between mom and dad.”
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Aurora’s ‘strong mayor’ ballot initiative delayed until 2025
Aurora’s “strong mayor” ballot initiative will not be on the November ballot after missing a deadline that proponents blamed on opponents. In a news release, proponents said the measure will appear on the 2025 ballot instead. Proponents blamed critics for the measure’s failure to make it to the ballot this year. In particular, they said…
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Aurora City Council officially opposes ‘strong mayor’ ballot initiative
The second measure, which requires that future ballot initiatives strictly follow single-subject requirements, passed with nine “yes” votes