John Wright Hickenlooper,Jr. is an American politician,geologist,and businessman serving as the junior United States senator from Colorado since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 42nd governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019 and as the 43rd mayor of Denver from 2003 to 2011.
Eric Michael Garcetti is an American politician and diplomat who has been the United States ambassador to India since May 11,2023. He was the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles from 2013 until 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected in the 2013 election,and re-elected in 2017. A former member of the Los Angeles City Council,Garcetti served as City Council president from 2006 to 2012. He was the city's first elected Jewish mayor,and its second consecutive Mexican-American mayor. He was elected as the youngest mayor in over 100 years,having been 42 at the time of his inauguration. Upon nomination by President Joe Biden after a previously failed nomination the year before,Garcetti was finally confirmed as Ambassador to India by the Senate on a 52–42 vote on March 15,2023.
The Government of Denver makes up the public sector of the City and County of Denver,Colorado.
The Denver Police Department (DPD) is the full service police department jointly for the City and County of Denver,Colorado,which provides police services to the entire county,including Denver International Airport,and may provide contractual security police service to special districts within the county. The police department is within the Denver Department of Public Safety,which also includes the Denver Sheriff Department and Denver Fire Department. The DPD was established in 1859.
Muriel Elizabeth Bowser is an American politician who has been serving as the 8th and current Mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously represented the 4th ward as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2015. She is the second female mayor of the District of Columbia after Sharon Pratt,and the first woman to be reelected to that position.
Chris Romer is a former American politician from the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2006,he represented Senate District 32,which encompasses south Denver. As of 2022,Romer is the CEO of Project Canary,an independent certification organization that measures,tracks,and delivers ESG data across the energy value chain.
Cary Kennedy is an American politician from Colorado. She is a former Colorado State Treasurer,as well as a former Deputy Mayor and Chief Financial Officer of Denver,Colorado. She was also a candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2018 election.
Todd Rex Gloria is an American politician serving as the 37th mayor of San Diego since 2020. As mayor,he is the chief executive officer of the city of San Diego. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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.
The 2011 Denver mayoral election took place on May 3 and June 7,2011,to elect the Mayor of Denver. It led to a run-off election on June 7,2011,which was won by Michael Hancock.
The 2015 Denver mayoral election took place on May 5,2015. Incumbent Michael Hancock ran for re-election and won. His nearest competitor,Marcus Giavanni,had about 8.5 percent. This was the first time in 20 years that Denver did not hold a Mayoral Debate and was called off by League of Women Voters of Denver.
Kayvan Khalatbari is an Iranian-American entrepreneur;he was a mayoral candidate in Denver,Colorado,in 2019.
Leslie Herod is an American politician who is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents the 8th district. She is the first gay African-American to be elected to Colorado's state legislature.
Homelessness is a growing problem in Colorado and is considered the most important social determinants of health. Homelessness is very difficult for many Coloradoans to escape due to the continuous increase in costs for housing in Colorado,along with mental health treatments and other factors. When people are forced to live without stable shelter,they are then exposed to a number of risk factors that affect physical and mental health. Although it is difficult to pin point any one cause of homelessness,there is a complicated combination of societal and individual causes.
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.
Monica Montgomery Steppe is an American politician in San Diego,California. She currently serves as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors representing District 4 after winning a special election to succeed Nathan Fletcher. Previously,she served on the San Diego City Council representing Council District 4. She is a Democrat,although county board positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law. She serves on the board of the California Reparations Task Force.
Katharine Sarah Gallego is an American politician serving as the 62nd mayor of Phoenix,Arizona,since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served on the Phoenix City Council from 2014 to 2018.
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.
Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity (MORE) is a coalition of U.S. mayors committed to paying reparations to African American citizens of their cities. The association was announced on June 18,2021,in commemoration of the first federally recognized Juneteenth holiday. Mayors from such large municipalities as Los Angeles,Denver,Sacramento,and Kansas City are part of the coalition,as well as the mayor of the small town of Tullahassee,Oklahoma,with a population of 83.
Rex Richardson is an American politician who has served as the mayor of Long Beach,California since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Richardson previously served as a member of the Long Beach City Council,representing the 9th District from 2014 until 2022.
