Kelly Brough slams Mike Johnston for millions in out-of-state money in Denver mayor's race
With less than a week to go before Denver’s mayoral election, Kelly Brough stood in front of the Denver City and County building with dozens of green-t-shirted supporters and held up a signed Alex English basketball in a nod to the Nuggets’ first NBA Finals.
Just as Denver’s pro basketball team is making history, Brough’s supporters said it’s time to elect the city’s first female mayor.
“LeBron James is a nice man. A great basketball player. But I’m pulling for the Joker. Let’s break the damn glass ceiling once and for all! Give the woman a chance! She’s ready!” said Syl Morgan-Smith, a deacon at New Hope Baptist Church and one of Colorado’s first African American TV news anchorwomen.
Brough called the press conference to criticize her opponent, Mike Johnston, for the millions of dollars that out-of-state funders have poured into outside groups supporting the former state senator.
“It’s shocking and it’s not fair to Denver voters. Races should be won based on people locally saying, ‘This is what we care about. This is our city. Our future is tied to it and this is why we are supporting a candidate,'” she said.
Johnston is not all about the outside money, according to his spokesperson, Jordan Fuja, who said the candidate has received 4,000 donations from Denver residents and "is proud to have the lowest average donation in the race." His campaign also said that, unlike the people who gave to the pro-Brough outside groups, the individuals who contributed to the independent entities supporting Johnston "have no vested interest in what the next mayor can do for them."
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