Among the candidates running for Denver City Council who attended the Colorado Democratic Party’s Jefferson Jackson dinner Saturday night. They are, left to right, Travis Leiker, running for Jeanne Robb’s seat in District 10; and former state Rep. Anne McGihon and Luchia Brown, running in District 7 for Chris Nevitt’s seat. (Photo by Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post)
Municipal elections are nonpartisan but the number of Denver City Council candidates who attended the Colorado Democratic Party’s annual fundraising dinner Saturday night shows the strength of the party in the Mile City City.
Even Denver Mayor Michael Hancock got into it, proclaiming “I’m proud to be a Democrat” before he introduced the two volunteers of the year, Mick Ireland of Pitkin County and Rochelle Galindo of Weld County.
“We don’t wait for the 11th hour only to find a mediocre solution. And we don’t threaten to shut down the government,” the mayor said to cheers. “We find compromise. And we enact solutions.”
Hancock also said he was going to make a “bold prediction” that Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet will be the next U.S. vice president. Bennet, who is up for reelection in 2016, got plenty of shout outs throughout the evening, including props from the keynote speaker U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn.
Hancock is up for election, but has amassed and has no significant challengers.
The runoff election, if needed for any races in which no candidate clears 50 percent — except for the at-large council race — would be June 2. Voters will also elect an auditor and clerk and recorder at that time.
Denver City Attorney Scott Martinez; former state Rep. Fran Coleman who is running for Jeanne Faatz’s seat on the Denver City Council; and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock at the Colorado Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson Jackson dinner Saturday. (Photo by Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post)
The runoff election, if needed for any races in which no candidate clears 50 percent — except for the at-large council race — would be June 2. Voters will also elect an auditor and clerk and recorder at that time.
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(My apologies if you are a declared Denver municipal candidate and were present at the JJ dinner and I did not include you. If so, e-mail me at lbartels@DenverPost.com.)
