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Here’s the official order of candidates’ names on ballot for Denver council, mayoral races
After a random drawing of names by the Denver Elections Division Tuesday evening, the ballot order for all 17 mayoral candidates and 41 other city offices is set. Here’s how the names will appear, in order. Mayor: Lisa Calderon Trinidad Rodriguez Aurelio Martinez Thomas Wolf Al Gardner Terrance Roberts Kwame Spearman Renate Behrens Chris Hansen…
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Does ballot order give topline candidate in crowded Denver mayor’s race an edge?
Tuesday’s random drawing to determine the order of appearance of candidates for Denver mayor on the municipal ballot put Lisa Calderon’s name at the top of the list. Does that give her any edge? Two veteran observers of Denver city politics offered a mixed assessment. Steve Welchert, a former legislative liaison for Gov. Richard…
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Denver elections
Lot draw has begun. Ballot order to be determined pic.twitter.com/mrzXir1Dyi — Denver Elections (@DenverElections) February 8, 2023
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Denver Mayor candidate Chris Hansen seeks audit of city programs as one solution to homelessness
Denver mayoral candidate Chris Hansen, a state legislator, on Monday unveiled what he described as an “attainable, results driven approach” to solving his city’s homelessness crisis, which he said is beset by a sense of defeatism and aimlessness. Hansen’s plan centers on auditing the city’s programs and veering away from what he called Denver’s seemingly “aimless…
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Denver’s mayoral race is crowded, but it’s not the only one
Almost 50 names will appear on the City of Denver’s April 4 ballot across several different municipal offices. The 17 candidates remaining for mayor (there was as many as 26) will be accompanied by nine city council at-large candidates and 23 others in an election that features three uncontested races, so far. Candidates were required…
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The frontrunners? | 2023 DENVER MAYOR’S RACE
The Denver mayoral candidates’ latest fundraising reports offered a glimpse into the viability of the two dozen or so candidates hoping to succeed Mayor Michael Hancock, but the race remains incredibly difficult to handicap, including who might be leading the pack, longtime political observers say. That said, a few candidates appear to meet what typically…
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Who are the frontrunners in Denver mayor’s money race?
Roughly a dozen candidates have begun to separate themselves from the crowded pack in the race for Denver mayor – at least based on money raised. While not the sole measure of a serious candidacy, robust fundraising points to a person’s viability as a candidate since it shows concrete support – in this case, money – for the…
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‘Plow the damn roads’: Frustrations boil over as Denver promises to plow side streets with snowstorm coming
In preparation for Tuesday night’s incoming snowstorm, Denver announced that it will deploy its small plows to side streets, a decision that brings up a history of tension between the city and its residents over how to keep roadways clear and safe. The winter storm expected to roll in Tuesday afternoon and evening will bring…
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State Sen. Chris Hansen enters Denver mayor’s race
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…