lawrence joseph martinez
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Colorado Springs officials already preparing for ‘near certain’ mayoral runoff
Before ballots for the nonpartisan April 4 municipal election have even hit residents’ mailboxes, city officials are already preparing for the likely possibility that two candidates will head for a showdown in May as they campaign to become Colorado Springs’ next mayor. With 12 candidates in the crowded running to succeed Mayor John Suthers, who…
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Community advocate Lawrence Martinez makes bid to become Colorado Springs’ next mayor
In his third bid for Colorado Springs mayor since 2015, community advocate Lawrence Martinez is running in the crowded April 4 race to become the city’s next mayor, promising if elected to be a boots-on-the-ground leader focusing on housing affordability, homelessness and public transportation. Martinez, who in the past has worked as a hospice home…