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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock leaves behind accomplishments — and plenty of frustration — after 12 years in charge

His three terms were defined by drastic change and hefty challenges in a fast-growing city

Mayor Michael B. Hancock delivers the annual State of the City Address at the Montbello Recreation Center in Denver on July 18, 2022. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Mayor Michael B. Hancock delivers the annual State of the City Address at the Montbello Recreation Center in Denver on July 18, 2022. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)Jon Murray portrait
By | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and | jmurray@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Mayor Michael Hancock's chapter in Denver history includes an explosion of the city's national prominence and population alongside displacement and street homelessness — leaving a complicated legacy.
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