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Denver mayoral candidates pick up endorsements— Herod is for Johnston and Hanson is for Brough
from 5-4-23 Villager
by The Villager
BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
On April 23, former Denver mayoral candidate State Rep. Leslie Herod, who came in fifth out of 17 candidates with 11% of the votes cast in the April 4 primary, endorsed Mike Johnston in the runoff with former mayoral chief of staff and Denver Metro Chamber CEO Kelly Brough.
Herod said, “I shared countless debate and forum stages with Mike over the past months, and I know that he has the passion, commitment, and vision to tackle Denver’s toughest problems, like affordable housing, safer streets for our families, and the homelessness crisis.”
Johnston, who received the highest vote total in the primary, with 24.5% of the votes cast, was the candidate endorsed by the Denver Post leading up to the primary.
On April 28, former
Denver mayoral candidate State Sen. Chris Hansen, who came in sixth out of 17 candidates with 5% of the votes cast in the April 4 primary, endorsed Kelly Brough in the runoff with former non-profit CEO and
State Senator Mike Johnston.
Hansen said that Brough, “is a proven executive. She knows how to get things done…has deep experience at city hall…She knows how to make progress on issue after issue, and she can do that from day one as Denver’s next mayor.” fmiklin.villager@gmail.com
Brough, who came in second in the primary with 20% of the votes cast, was the candidate endorsed by the Denver Gazette leading up to the primary.
Wellington Webb, who was Denver’s mayor from 1991 to 2003, and his wife, former State Rep. Wilma Webb, endorsed Kelly Brough on April 18.
Johnston was endorsed on April 12 by another former Denver mayor, Federico Pena, who held the position from 1983 to 1991.
Ballots for the run-off election will be mailed out to all eligible voters beginning May 15 and must be returned by Election Day, June 6.
Lisa Calderôn, who came in third in the primary, and Andy Rougeot, who came in fourth, had not endorsed either of the finalists for Denver mayor as of press time.
