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Meet Denver City Council President Amanda Sandoval
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Amanda Sandoval, the Denver city councilmember from District 1, was unanimously elected as council president on Monday. She replaced Jamie Torres, who served in that role for the previous year. Sandoval, the daughter of one of Denver’s most influential politicians, has been working within the halls of the Denver City and County Building since 2012,…
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CU Board of Regents: District 1 race as close as it gets; District 8 leaders have slight leads
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Johnnie Nguyen has a slight lead over his primary challenger to become the Democratic nominee for the open District 1 seat on the University of Colorado’s Board of Regents, according to early unofficial results. Nguyen, a graduate of the University of Colorado Denver and Boulder, had 538 more votes — or less than 1 percentage…
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Councilman Espinoza wants to rebuild how Denver builds
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Councilman Rafael Espinoza won his spot as District 1’s representative during the 2015 election, running as a foil to the expansion and controversial growth in the area. That message enabled him to ride a wave of disenchantment with the area’s incumbent councilwoman. Espinoza’s victory over Susan Shepherd was a rarity in Denver politics: a sitting…
