The City and County of Denver has three elected citywide positions (Mayor, Auditor, and County
Clerk) and a 13-member City Council. 11 of the City Council Members serve districts and 2 serve
at-Large. All city positions are filled by non-partisan elections.
All 16 elected positions are up for election on the 1st Tuesday in May every four years. The next
municipal election will be May 3, 2011.
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Initiative 100 - Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission (to be voted on at the General Election
Nov. 2, 2010)
Shall the voters for the City and County of Denver adopt an Initiated Ordinance to require the
creation of an extraterrestrial affairs commission to help ensure the health, safety, and cultural
awareness of Denver residents and visitors in relation to potential encounters or interactions with
extraterrestrial intelligent beings or their vehicles, and fund such commission from grants, gifts and
donations?
Dan's View: A very frivolous initiative. One part of me says this is silly, the other part says it would
be fun to vote in such a measure because it is so silly. The one point of the measure that really
makes the decision for me is that it dictates who will sit on the commission and each of the positions
must be filled with various pseudo-scientific types related to alien encounters or abductions. So on
the last point alone I say VOTE: NO
Mayor
John Hickenlooper (D) - currently running for Governor. If he wins, this will be an open seat. He
has said he will remain Mayor while he runs which means he would be eligible for re-election as
Mayor in the unlikely event he does not win as Gov.
Now that Hickenlooper is practically a shoo-in for Gov, thanks to GOP self-implosion, candidate for
mayor are stasrting to raise their heads. We can expect a free-for-all for it. The people who seem
to lining up so far are (and some are only loudly whispered rumors):
Doug Linkhart (D) - City Councilman. Actively running
Chris Romer (D) - State Senator. Actively running
Penfield Tate (D) - former State Senator and previous mayoral candidate. High liklihood
Bill Vidal (U) - Deputy mayor. Will serve out remainder of Hickenlooper's term, when he is elected
Gov.
Carol Boigan (D) - City Councilwoman
Jeanne Robb (D) - City Councilwoman
Jeanne Faatz (R) - City Councilwoman
Michael Hancock (D) - City Councilman. High liklihood.
Auditor
Dennis Gallagher (D) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again
County Clerk and Recorder
Stephanie O'Malley (D) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again
City Council at-Large
Carol Boigon (D) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again - may run for mayor
Doug Linkhart (D) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again - actively running for mayor
Council District 1
Paula Sandoval (D) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again
Council District 2
Jeanne Faatz (R) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again - may run for mayor
Council District 3
Paul Lopez (D) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again.
Council District 4
Peggy Lehmann (D) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again.
Council District 5
Marcia Johnson (D) - Incumbent. Has announced she will not seek re-election.
Ken Gordon (D) - prominent name in the district, but insiders tell me he's not running.
Mary Beth Sussman (D) - Has been making the rounds, being introduced as a potential candidate
Council District 6
Charlie Brown (U) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again. Was a (D) when he ran last time. Can expect
Dem opposition.
Council District 7
Chris Nevitt (D) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again.
Council District 8
Carla Madison (D) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again.
Council District 9
Judy Montero (D) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again.
Council District 10
Jeanne Robb (D) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again. May run for mayor
Council District 11
Michael Hancock (D) - Incumbent. Eligible to run again. Likely to run for mayor.
Chris Martinez (D) - RTD Board Chair