Aurora

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See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora,_Colorado

Aurora Demographics

Population Median Age Median Household Income Registered Voters Presidential Results (Adams County) Religion (Adams County) Poverty Cost of Living Index Median House Value Median Rent Race Age Education Foreign Born Marital Status Unemployment Air Quality Index
353,108

(Female: 52.2%)
(Male: 47.8%)
33.5 years

(-2.9 years to CO)
$49,142

(-$9,681 to CO)
2016: Clinton 50%
Trump: 42%

2012: Obama 56%
Romney: 41%

2008: Obama 58%
McCain: 40%

2004: Kerry 51%
Bush: 48%
None: 70.6%
Catholic: 16%
Evangelical Protestant: 7.8%
Other: 3.9%
Mainline Protestant: 1.6%
18%

Other Race: 37.4%
Native American: 30.4%
Hispanic/Latino: 29%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 21.5%
Black: 18.7%
Two or More Races: 18%
White: 9.5%
108.2

(+8.2 to US)
$176,200

(-$64,300 to CO)
$987 White: 45.4%
Hispanic/Latino: 29.1%
Black: 15.7%
Asian: 5.1%
Two or More Races: 3.8%
Native American: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0.3%
Other Race: 0.2%
Older Adult 40-64: 30.4%
Younger Adult 22-39: 27.6%
Children 0-17: 27.2%
Senior 65+: 9.44%
College 18-21: 5.32%
High School: 25.6%
Some College: 24.6%
Bachelor's: 18.3%
Associate's: 9.3%
Some High School: 7.3%
Master's: 6.3%
Less than High School: 5.4%
None: 1.4%
19.7%

(+10.2% to CO)
Now married: 47.5%
Never married: 34.1%
Divorced: 11.4%
Widowed: 4.4%
Separated: 2.6%
3.7%

(+0.4% to CO)
107

(+32 to US)

Aurora City Council

Max of 3 consecutive 4-year terms. Extended term limit in 2011 with 5.1% majority.

Campaign Finance Reports: https://apps.auroragov.org/CampaignFinance/(S(00dxi255spsepg55njdla445))/Public/Default.aspx

Title Name Party Next Election
November
Contact 2019 Margin 2017 Margin 2015 Margin 2013 Margin 2011 Margin
Mayor Steve Hogan Republican 2019 303.739.7015
shogan@auroragov.org
UNOPPOSED
(Markert considered running)
X 7.3% (37.5%)
(Another GOP got 30.2%)
(6-way race)
X
Ward I Sally Mounier Republican 2017 303.739.7502
smounier@auroragov.org
X 16% (58%) X
(Miller resigned 2012 / Council voted Mounier)
4.6% (33.7%)
(Melissa Miller)
(Dem incumbent out)
(4-way race)
Ward II Renie Peterson Uncertain
Registered Unaffiliated
2017 303.739.7506
rrpeters@auroragov.org
X 20% (60%) X 14.5% (57.2%)
Ward III Marsha Berzins Republican 2017 303.739.7508
mberzins@auroragov.org
X UNOPPOSED X 5.1% (52.5%)
Ward IV Charlie Richardson Republican 2019 303.739.7516
crichard@auroragov.org
11.5% (55.7%) X 43.9% (71.9%)
(Molly Markert)
X
Ward V Bob Roth Republican 2019 303.739.7510
broth@auroragov.org
42.5% (62.5%) X 32.3% (66.1%) X
Ward VI Francoise Bergan Republican 2019 303.739.7015
broth@auroragov.org
19.4% (49.7%)
(Declared Dem got 19.8%)
X 6.7% (36.2%)
(Bob Broom)
X
At-Large Barbara Cleland Republican 2017 303.739.7524
bcleland@auroragov.org
X Won with 19.9% X Won with 18.4%
At-Large Angela Lawson Republican 2019 303.739.7518
alawson@auroragov.org
Won with 28.5% X Won with 22.9%
(Debi Hunter-Holen)
X
At-Large Bob LeGare
(Also served 1995-2003)
Republican 2019 303.366.0113
blegare@auroragov.org
Won with 28.1% X Won with 26.5% X
At-Large Brad Pierce Republican 2017 303.739.7514
bpierce@auroragov.org
X Won with 21.5% X Won with 23%
(Bob Fitzgerald)

Aurora City Council Appointments

Position Name Contact
City Manager George "Skip" Noe
City Attorney Michael Hyman
Civil Service
Presiding Judge Shawn Day
Court Administrator Zelda DeBoyes

Aurora City Manager Appointments

Title Name Contact
Deputy City Manager Jason Batchelor
Deputy City Manager Nancy Freed
Deputy City Manager Michelle Wolfe
Assistant City Manager Janice Napper
(also City Clerk))
Assistant City Manager Roberto Venegas
Police Chief Nicholas Metz
Fire Chief Caine Hills
(Interim)
Communications Kim Stuart
City Clerk Janice Napper
(also Assistant City Manager)
Finance Terri Velasquez


Local Groups

Aurora Residents for Transparency

Aurora Economic Development Council

Aurora City Council Election 2017


Aurora will elect a city council rep from Wards I, II, and III, plus two At-Large seats on Nov 7, 2017. These are the candidates.

  • NOTE: At-Large Council Member Barb Cleland will NOT be running for reelection. Plus Brad Pierce is termed out of his At-Large seat and Renie Peterson is termed out of her Ward II seat.
  • Therefore Ward II and both At-Large seats are WIDE OPEN.


2017 City Council Candidates

"There are currently 26 candidates in the running for the five available seats, which include Ward I, II and III along with the two at-large seats," as of 8/14/17 according to the Aurora Sentinel.


(i) = incumbent
Ward Name Party comment Contact
Ward 1 Sally Mounier (i) Republican email: sallymounier@comcast.net
web: http://sallymounier.com/
Ward 1 Crystal Murillo Democrat Emerge CO email: murilloforaurora@gmail.com
web: http://www.crystalmurillo.com/
 
Ward 2 Nicole Johnston Democrat Emerge CO email: nicoleforaurora@gmail.com
web: http://www.nicoleforaurora.com/
Ward 2 Bernard Celestin Democrat previously ran in 2013; lost by 20 pts email:
web:
Ward 2 Glenn Ressmeyer Unaffiliated email:
web:
 
Ward 3 Marsha Berzins (i) Republican email: Marsha@MarshaBerzins.com
web: http://www.marshaberzins.com/
Ward 3 Debi Hunter Holen Democrat contact form: http://www.debihunterholen.com/contact-debi/
web: http://www.debihunterholen.com/
Ward 3 Martha Lugo Democrat contact form: marthalugoforaurora@gmail.com
web: http://marthalugoforaurora.com/
Ward 3 Robert Hargrove (?)
 
At-Large Brian Arnold Republican email: votebrianarnold@gmail.com
web: http://www.arnoldforaurora.com/
At-Large Dave Gruber Air Force vet email: dave@votegruber.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/GruberforAurora/
At-Large Allison Hiltz Democrat Emerge CO email: allison.hiltz@gmail.com
web: http://allisonhiltz.com/
At-Large Timothy Huffman Republican email: electtimhuffman@gmail.com
web: http://timhuffman.org/
At-Large Abel Gebre Laeke Democrat email: abelforaurora@gmail.com
web: http://abellaeke.com/
At-Large Eric Mulder Libertarian Has an empty CrowdPAC entry email:
web:
At-Large Russell Wagner Unaffiliated Supports the "Entertainment District" measure email: WagnerforCouncil2017@yahoo.com
web: https://www.wagnerforcouncil.com/
At-Large Reid Hettich Unaffiliated Pastor of Mosaic Church and Founding member of Aurora Economic Development Council email: [mailto: reid4aurora@gmail.com reid4aurora@gmail.com]
web: https://www.reid4aurora.com/


Former Candidates

Candidates who are no longer running in 2017 for Aurora City Council.

Ward Name Party comment Contact
Ward 3 Kevin Cox Democrat Instead running for Aurora Public Schools
At-Large Julie Weinheimer Unaffiliated Votes for Mike Coffman contact form: http://weinheimerforaurora.com/contact-us-or-volunteer
web: http://weinheimerforaurora.com/
At-Large PK Kaiser Democrat Dropped out to concentrate on 2018 County Assessor race email: vote4kaiser@gmail.com
web: https://jsfulton.wordpress.com/


2017 Endorsements

Crystal Murillo - Ward I

  • Colorado People's Action (Source)
  • Conservation Colorado (Source)


Nicole Johnston - Ward II

  • Colorado People's Action (Source)
  • Conservation Colorado (Source)


Martha Lugo - Ward III

  • Colorado People's Action (Source)


Allison Hiltz - At-Large

  • Colorado People's Action (Source)


2017 Campaign Finance


Here we will detail by each candidate their total campaign contributions and total expenditures, by filing date. We will also record individual contributions from notable donors and note special interests where applicable.


(One source for Aurora Wiki Researcher: https://apps2.auroragov.org/campaignfinance/(S(ufv5vlr2u1l1ycq23lwnhoqs))/Public/Default.aspx)

2017 Ballot Measures

"Entertainment District"

No official name as of yet, but it is known locally as the "Entertainment District" measure, or for the "Racetrack", or noted for it's proposed removal of the provision against elected city officials having the authority to promise public funds to subsidize privately-owned racetracks.

This will be the third such time this measure will be attempted since 1999. The previous measure lost by 1,000 votes in 2015.

It will go to the ballot via a City Council vote, with 7-3 voting for it. Barb Cleland (At-Large), Charlie Richardson (Ward 4), and Marsha Berzins (Ward 3) voted against it, with Richardson claiming the proposed amendment never went to committee.

Sally Mounier (Ward 1) championed both the 2015 and 2017 efforts, calling Richardson "a bully".



The Ballot language is written as follows:

[Awaiting language]



The Charter Amendment language is as follows:

[Awaiting language]


Arguments For
  • Sally Mounier, Councilmember Ward 1: "The plan is to reap the benefits of tourism and new jobs in order to invest in Aurora." (Source)
Arguments Against
  • Charlie Richardson, Councilmember for Ward 4: "...purposefully confusing in order to induce a different outcome than the previous votes." (Source)
Lawsuit

Aurora citizens Jason Legg and Kristin Mallory of Aurora Residents For Transparency filed a lawsuit against the city of Aurora, arguing that the ballot language was misleading and ambiguous.

The petition was ultimately dismissed by 18th District Judge John L. Wheeler (an Owens appointee).