denver mayors race
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Denver mayoral candidates tackle housing, homelessness, crime in last major forum before election
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Most candidates remaining in the 16 person field took part in the Denver Gazette’s Mayoral Forum today, March 22. During one segment, moderators asked candidates their approval for certain policy measures in a rapid fire round. Interestingly, only two candidates emphatically approve of the job Mayor Hancock is doing in office, while the vast majority…
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock makes his re-election bid official
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock filed paperwork that made his re-election bid official Monday, while reporting that his campaign war chest continues to grow fat. Hancock, seeking a third term, has been picking up opponents, including former state Sen. Penfield Tate III last week and Regis University professor Lisa Calderon on Monday, along with others. From…
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Penfield Tate: Denver’s poor planning drove him to run for mayor
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Penfield Tate III’s entry into the Denver mayor’s race this week presents a major challenge to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s bid for a third term next May. Though a handful of names have surfaced to potentially take on Hancock, Tate is a well-known former state legislator who’s seen as capable of raising the money and…
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As one candidate enters Denver’s mayoral race, another drops out
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Kayvan Khalatbari cited “personal reasons” related to his family and health Wednesday as he dropped out of next year’s race for Denver mayor. The announcement by the Denver businessman came just two days after former state Sen. Penfield Tate announced he’ll run in the May 2019 election, presumably against incumbent two-term Mayor Michael Hancock. Hancock…
