Denver mayor's race: Ex-boxer, investment banker and ex-banker among 16 candidates running
As Denver faces a rising crime rate, growing homeless encampments and dizzying housing costs, voters on Tuesday are expected to whittle down an unusually large and divergent field of 16 candidates for mayor — including a former boxer, an investment banker, a state lawmaker and a former Crenshaw Mafia Gang member.
The fear that undergirds the wide open race is clear. Denver — the fast-growing, relatively young, business and tech hub of the U.S. Mountain West — is tumbling toward a fate similar to that of other major cities.
"The San Franciscos or the Portlands or Seattles ... have not been able to turn the tide on things like homelessness and affordable housing and public safety," said candidate Mike Johnston during a recent debate.
Johnston, a former state senator, is among candidates seeking the political post as Denver's CEO, a position that has become a stepping stone for ambitious politicians.
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