Candidates eligible to replace Denver Mayor Mike Hancock shrinks as key deadline passes

  • Bias Rating

    -4% Center

  • Reliability

    45% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

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  • Politician Portrayal

    44% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

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"As of the petition deadline day, the following candidates were certified for the ballot:Kelly Brough, Lisa Calderu00f3n, Leslie Herod, Mike Johnston, Debbie Ortega, Trinidad Rodriguez, Andy Rougeot, Kwame Spearman, Ean Thomas Tafoya and Thomas Wolf."
Positive
22% Conservative
"As of the petition deadline day, the following candidates were certified for the ballot:Kelly Brough, Lisa Calderu00f3n, Leslie Herod, Mike Johnston, Debbie Ortega, Trinidad Rodriguez, Andy Rougeot, Kwame Spearman, Ean Thomas Tafoya and Thomas Wolf."
Positive
22% Conservative
"As of the petition deadline day, the following candidates were certified for the ballot:Kelly Brough, Lisa Calderu00f3n, Leslie Herod, Mike Johnston, Debbie Ortega, Trinidad Rodriguez, Andy Rougeot, Kwame Spearman, Ean Thomas Tafoya and Thomas Wolf."
Positive
22% Conservative
"Calderu00f3n, who came in third place in the city's 2019 mayoral election, is an experienced community organizer and activist, as is Tafoya."
Positive
12% Conservative
"Brough hasn't held office before but was then-Mayor John Hickenlooper's chief of staff before a 12-year stint as the CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce."
Positive
8% Conservative
"The candidates still waiting to see if they made it are Abass Yaya Bamba, Matt Brady, Renate Behrens, Alex Cowans, Marcus Giavai, Chris Hansen, Aurelio Martinez, Jesse Lashawn Parris, Terrance Roberts, Ken Simpson, and James Walsh."
Positive
4% Conservative
"The candidates still waiting to see if they made it are Abass Yaya Bamba, Matt Brady, Renate Behrens, Alex Cowans, Marcus Giavai, Chris Hansen, Aurelio Martinez, Jesse Lashawn Parris, Terrance Roberts, Ken Simpson, and James Walsh."
Positive
4% Conservative
"The outlier on the list of those still waiting to be certified is Hansen."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Wolf is also vying for mayor for the second time, having run in 2011."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Hansen told the Denver Post on Thursday that he turned in an estimated 600 signatures and was fully expecting to qualify for the ballot."
Positive
0% Conservative
"It's a field that includes experienced politicians in Herod, who in November won reelection for her seat in the Colorado House, Johnston, a former state senator and Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Ortega, who is coming to the end of a 12-year run as an at-large Denver City Council member."
Negative
-8% Liberal

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