Title: Lisa Calderón for Denver Mayor

URL: https://lisa4denvermayor.org/

Collection: Western History

Description: Lisa Calderón ran for election as Mayor of Denver in 2019 and 2023. In 2019, she was full-time faculty at Regis University, teaching Criminal Justice and Sociology courses. Calderón was born in Denver and received a BA in English from Metropolitan State University; an MA in Liberal Studies, focusing on Native American Studies, from the University of Denver; a JD from the University of Colorado Boulder School of Law; and an Ed.D in Education from the University of Colorado. In the 2019 mayoral election campaign, Calderón ran against five other candidates. With close results, the race went to a runoff between incumbent Michael Hancock and Jamie Giellis, with Hancock winning with 56.3% of the vote. In 2023, Calderón ran for Mayor a second time. The mayoral race in 2023 was a complicated one, featuring seventeen mayoral candidates on the ballot. At the time, she was Executive Director of Emerge Colorado, which recruits and trains democratic women to run for office, and remained a faculty member at Regis University and CU Boulder. Calderón came in third in the April election, with 18.2% of the vote, as compared to first and second-place candidates Mike Johnston’s and Kelly Brough’s respective 24.5% and 20%. The race progressed to a June 6 runoff, which was won by Mike Johnston.

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Subject:   Politics & Elections ,  Mayors – Elections,  Elections – Colorado,  Society & Culture,  Women politicians -- United States.,  African American politicians ,  Hispanic American politicians