Who are the mayoral candidates? | DENVER VOTERS GUIDE
Renate Behrens
Party: Unaffiliated
Phone: 720-345-3332
Email: Stranddistel@protonmail.com
Address: 695 S. Alton Wy. No. 3D, Denver, CO, 80247
Education: Attended University in Hamburg, Germany
Kelly Brough
Party: Democrat
Phone: 303-952-3445
Email: Info@kellybrough.com
Campaign: Kellybrough.com
Address: P.O. Box 3120, Denver, CO, 80201
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Montana State University; MBA, CU Denver
Al Gardner
Party: Democrat
Phone: 720.443.1104
Email: al@algardnerformayor.com
Website: algardnerformayor.com
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, MBA, American InterContinental University; Attended Wiley College
Lisa Calderón
Party: Democrat
Phone:
Email: info@lisafordenver.com
Website: lisafordenver.com
Address:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in English, Metropolitan State University; Master’s degree, University of Denver; Law degree, University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of Colorado
Chris Hansen
Party: Democrat
Phone: 720-243-2546
Email: Chris@chrisfordenvermayor.com
Website: Chrisfordenvermayor.com
Address: 1177 Newport St., Denver, CO, 80220
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, K-State; M.S. MIT; Ph.D., Oxford University
Leslie Herod
Party: Democrat
Email: Leslie@leslieformayor.com
Website: www.leslieformayor.com
Address: 225 S. Broadway, P.O. box 9223, Denver, CO, 80209
Education: University of Colorado
Mike Johnston
Party: Democrat
Phone: 720-838-7633
Email: Mike@mikejohnstonformayor.com
Website: Mikejohnstonformayor.com
Address: 1638 Humboldt St., Denver, CO, 80218
Education: Bachelor’s degree, Yale; Law degree,Yale; MEd, Harvard
Aurelio Martinez
Party: Unaffiliated
Phone: 720-297-7654
Email: Aurelio@amfdm.com
Website: Amfdm.com
Address: 2841 Curtis St. Denver, CO, 80205
Education: Manual High School, Denver
Debbie Ortega
Party: Democrat
Phone: 303-587-6620
Email: Dortega@debbieortega.com
Website: Debbieortega.com
Address: Ortega for Denver P.O. Box 12193, Denver, Co, 80212
Education: Attended Barnes Business College
Terrance Roberts
Party: Democrat
Phone: 720-477-8115
Email: Terrance@terrancerobertsformayor.com
Website: Terrancerobertsformayor.com
Address: 25 E. Dakota Ave., Denver, CO, 80209
Education: Vocational, Residential and Commercial Property Inspections
Trinidad Rodriguez
Party: Democrat
Phone: 720-244-1798
Email: Trinidad@trinidad4denver.com
Website: www.trinidad4denver.com
Address: P.O. Box 1529, Denver, CO, 80201
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Economics, University of Massachusetts
Andy Rougeot
Party: Republican
Phone: 720-661-9161
Email: Andy@andyfordenver.com
Website: www.andyfordenver.com
Address: PO Box 11180, 1766 W. 46th Ave. Denver, CO, 80211
Education: Officer Candidate School; MBA, Harvard Business School
Kwame Spearman
Party: Democrat
Phone: 917-748-4921
Email: Kwame@kwamefordenver.com
Website: Kwamefordenver.com
Address: 2836 Race St., Denver, CO, 80205
Education: Bachelors degree in Political Science and History, Columbia University; J.D., Yale; MBA, Harvard
Ean Tafoya
Party: Democrat
Phone: 702-621-8985
Email: Tafoyafordenver@gmail.com
Website: Tafoyafodenver.com
Address: 7505 W. Yale Ave., #3003, Denver, CO, 80227
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Colorado State University
Robert Treta
Party: Unaffiliated
Phone: 720-220-4683
Email: Robert@roberttretafordenvermayor.com
Website: Roberttretafordenvermayor.com
Address: P.O. Box 513, Limon, CO, 80828
Education: English teacher, specialist in humanities and international studies, TOEFL, Saitama, Japan
James Walsh
Party: Unaffiliated
Phone: 303-709-5110
Email: James.walsh@comcast.net
Website: Jimwalshformayor.com
Address: 4614 Bryant St., Denver, CO, 80211
Education: Bachelor’s degree, Duke; Master’s degree, CU Denver; PhD, CU Boulder
Thomas Wolf
Party: Unaffiliated
Phone: 303-884-8806
Email: Campaign@wolfdenvermayor.com
Website: www.wolfdenvermayor.com
Address: 1499 Blake Street, #3A Denver, CO, 80202
Education Bachelor’s degree in General Sciences, University of Iowa; MBA Finance, University of Denver.
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Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
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Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
Colorado’s Republican U.S. Representatives are asking Gov. Jared Polis to call a second special session this year to address what they call a “crime crisis.” In a joint letter sent to Polis on Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Gabe Evans, Lauren Boebert,...
Weld County Sheriff condemns law that led to release of violent suspect
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
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Joanne Davidson
joanne-davidson@coloradopolitics.com
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The clock is ticking: Negotiations stall on Colorado River water-sharing pact
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
With a critical Nov. 11 deadline fast approaching, negotiators from the seven Colorado River basin states remain at odds over how to manage a river that serves 40 million people — and which, experts long agree, is overallocated. Negotiations are...
CPW fires ranger allegedly involved in stabbing hoax at state park
Spencer McKee
spencer-mckee@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
On Aug. 19, seasonal park ranger Callum Heskett, 26, is said to have reported that he had been stabbed by an attacker at Colorado’s Staunton State Park. Callum was transported to a local hospital with a serious torso injury, with...
Israel bombs another Gaza City high-rise as US advances a new ceasefire proposal
Wafaa Shurafa
wafaa.shurafa@associatedpress.com
Updated 3 weeks ago
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel struck and destroyed another high-rise building in Gaza City on Monday after warning residents to evacuate, part of an offensive aimed at taking over the largest Palestinian city. The military said it was...
Ballot measure seeks tax hike for higher income earners in 2026
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 weeks ago
A coalition led by a Colorado think tank will file a ballot initiative on Wednesday to raise state income tax rates on annual household incomes and corporations with earnings above $500,000. The ballot measure, which sets up a “graduated” income...
Colorado Democrats blast Trump’s decision to relocate Space Command as a ‘nakedly political move’
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning+co@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 weeks ago
Leading Democratic officials in Colorado on Tuesday ripped President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. Space Command will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, as a politically motivated decision meant to reward Republican friends while putting the nation’s military...
Trump says he will order federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore despite local opposition
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Updated 3 weeks ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to Chicago and Baltimore, despite local officials in both places opposing such moves. Asked by reporters in the Oval Office if he had decided...
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