Tag: Kelly Brough
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Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston offer plans to tackle arrival of immigrants to Denver
News that Texas Gov. Greg Abbot sent scores of immigrants by bus to Denver took center stage in the latest debate between mayoral aspirants Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston on Thursday night, with both candidates offering largely similar approaches to the crisis. The 41 immigrants sent by the Abbot administration to the Mile High City…
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Denver Gazette, University of Denver to host Denver mayoral debate Thursday
Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston will face off in a debate on Thursday, offering voters another opportunity to hear directly from the two candidates seeking the mayor’s seat in Denver’s runoff election in June as mail-in ballots go out this week. The debate is hosted by the Denver Gazette and the Scrivner Institute of Public…
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Denver runoff elections: Ballots mailed Monday
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Ballots for Denver’s 2023 runoff election left the clerk and recorder’s office Monday en route to registered voters’ mailboxes. Here’s everything you need to know about where to vote and who will be on your ballot. The mayor’s race originally had 17 candidates on the ballot, though one had dropped out by election day. Now…
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Denver firefighters union endorses Kelly Brough
Local 858 Denver Firefighters, a local affiliate of the International Association of Firefighters, endorsed Kelly Brough for Denver mayor at a news conference Monday morning. Governmental Affairs Director of Local 858 Eric Tade highlighted Brough’s experience as a leader, referencing her time as chief of staff for former Denver mayor and now Sen. John Hickenlooper.…
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Johnston outraises Brough in latest report, Brough leads in cash on hand in Denver mayor race
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mayoral hopeful Mike Johnston outraised rival Kelly Brough in direct contributions by almost $55,000 between March 30 and April 30, the last reporting period shows. With matching funds, however, Brough netted just over $34,000 more. All told, Brough saw a $20,000 dollar disadvantage in fundraising…
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Kelly Brough, Mike Johnston agree: Mayor should not take over Denver Public Schools board
Should the mayor of Denver take over the Denver Public Schools board? Mayoral runoff candidates Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston agreed it was a bad idea at a forum Tuesday at Manual High School hosted by Chalkbeat. Brough cited jobs the mayor already has such as managing the city’s multibillion-dollar budget and the third busiest…
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Sen. Chris Hansen endorses Kelly Brough for Denver mayor
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State senator and former mayoral candidate Chris Hansen threw his support behind Kelly Brough in the race for Denver mayor on Friday. Hansen announced his endorsement surrounded by gun violence prevention activists, saying a key reason he is backing Brough is because of her commitment to reduce gun violence. Hansen said the issue is particularly important to…
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Kelly Brough secures endorsements of Chris Hansen in Denver mayor’s race
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Sen. Chris Hansen, who ran for Denver mayor in the April 4 election, decided to endorse Kelly Brough. Brough, a former business chamber CEO, faces Mike Johnston, a former legislator, in the runoff election in June. Brough’s campaign said Hansen and advocates seeking to prevent gun violence will join her today at the steps of…
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Mike Johnston, Kelly Brough commit to protecting DACA recipients if elected Denver mayor
Days after an immigration bill cleared the Colorado legislature, Denver mayoral candidates Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough tackled immigration issues at a mayoral candidate forum Thursday night in Denver. Both committed to supporting DACA recipients and working with undocumented immigrants who now call Denver home. House Bill 1100 was approved last week and awaits Gov.…
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Denver mayor’s race: Johnston and Brough clash at Denver Foundation forum
Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston disagreed over how Denver can combat climate change and fix it’s maligned permitting department during one of the first mayoral forums of the runoff season on Monday evening. They were not allowed rebuttals but managed to set themselves apart early — something experts told the Denver Gazette they’d need to…