Diana Louise DeGette is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party,her district is based in Denver. DeGette was a Chief Deputy Whip from 2005 to 2019 and is the dean of Colorado's congressional delegation;she served as the Colorado State Representative for the 6th district from 1993 until her election to the U.S. House.
Annise Danette Parker is an American politician who served as the 61st Mayor of Houston,Texas,from 2010 until 2016. She also served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2010.
The Government of Denver makes up the public sector of the City and County of Denver,Colorado.
Michael Christopher Johnston is an American educator and politician serving as the 46th and current mayor of Denver,Colorado. A member of the Democratic Party,he won the 2023 Denver mayoral election,defeating Kelly Brough in the June 6 runoff election.
Michael A. Gin (甄榮峰) is an American politician who served as mayor of Redondo Beach,California and was a Republican candidate in the special election to fill the seat in California's 36th congressional district left vacant by the resignation of Jane Harman.
Michael B. Hancock is an American author and politician who served as the 45th mayor of Denver,Colorado from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he was in his second term as the Denver City Councilor from the 11th district at the time he was elected to the mayorship.
Dominick Moreno is an American politician who served as a state legislator in Colorado. A Democrat,Moreno represented the 21st district of the Colorado Senate from January 11,2017 until he resigned on September 1,2023 to serve as deputy chief of staff to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston. Before his election to the senate,he represented the 32nd district in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2012 to 2016.
Celia Marie Israel is an American politician. She previously represented the 50th district in the Texas House of Representatives and was succeeded by State Representative James Talarico when she chose to run for Austin Mayor. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Cynthia Honssinger Coffman is an American attorney and politician from the state of Colorado. A Republican,she was elected Attorney General of Colorado in 2014,serving a single term from 2015 to 2019.
On May 9,2015,the city of San Antonio,Texas,held an election to choose the next Mayor of San Antonio. Interim mayor Ivy Taylor ran for election to a full term and narrowly defeated former state senator Leticia Van de Putte in the runoff election on June 13,2015,to become the first African American elected to the position.
The 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic governor John Hickenlooper was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. The primary election was held on June 26.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Colorado on November 6,2018. All of Colorado's executive offices and all seven of its seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Democrats swept the statewide offices up for election,leaving the Class 2 U.S. Senate seat as the last statewide office held by a Republican.
Christopher Joshi Hansen is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 31st as a member of the Democratic Party since 2020. Prior to his service in the state senate he served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 6th district from 2017 to 2020.
The 2019 Denver mayoral election was the 2019 edition of the quadrennial elections held to determine the Mayor of the City of Denver,Colorado. The election was held on May 7,2019. Since no candidate received a majority of votes,a runoff election was held on June 4,2019,between the two candidates with the most votes,incumbent Mayor Michael Hancock and Jamie Giellis. Hancock defeated Giellis in the runoff election,winning a third term as Mayor,and becoming the first mayor to be reelected to a third term since Wellington Webb in 1999. Hancock's third inauguration was held on July 15,2019.
Serena Lucha Gonzales-Gutierrez is an American politician who is a member of the Denver City Council,representing one of two at-large districts. Previously,she served in the Colorado House of Representatives,representing the 4th district in Denver from January 2019 until she resigned on August 4,2023.
Emily Lipp Sirota is an American politician who is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 9th district in the City and County of Denver.
The 2023 Chicago mayoral election was held on February 28,2023,to elect the mayor of Chicago,Illinois. With no candidate receiving a majority of votes in the initial round of the election,a runoff election was held on April 4. This two-round election took place alongside other 2023 Chicago elections,including races for City Council,city clerk,city treasurer,and police district councils. The election was officially nonpartisan,with winner Brandon Johnson being elected to a four-year term which began on May 15.
The 2022 Austin mayoral election was held on November 8,2022 to elect the next mayor of Austin,Texas. The election was nonpartisan;candidates' party affiliations did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent mayor Steve Adler was term-limited and could not run for re-election. In the general election,state representative Celia Israel and former mayor Kirk Watson took the first two spots,leading realtor Jennifer Virden and several other candidates. Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote,the race proceeded to a runoff election between Israel and Watson on December 13,which Watson won by 30 votes.
The 2023 Denver mayoral election was held on April 4,2023 to elect the mayor of Denver,Colorado,with a runoff held on June 6. The election was officially nonpartisan and was held concurrently with elections for the Denver City Council,as well as city auditor and city clerk and recorder. Incumbent Democratic mayor Michael Hancock was term-limited and could not seek a fourth term in office. A historic field of seventeen candidates filed to run in the race to succeed Hancock.
