DENVER (KDVR) — The race to steer the state’s largest metropolis is heating up. The previous CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Kelly Brough, is taking over former state Sen. Mike Johnston within the June 6 runoff.
This week introduced a primary take a look at how Denver voters really feel in regards to the candidates forward of that race. A bipartisan ballot exhibits Johnston main Brough 39% to 34%, however the margin of error is sort of 5%, making this a statistical tie. Additionally, 27% of voters stated they’re nonetheless undecided.
Brough talked about that ballot and, if elected, how she is going to deal with all the problems Denver is dealing with on “Colorado Level of View” this week.
The brand new ballot additionally confirmed 34% of voters stated crime is an important situation within the race. Brough stated she desires to get the Denver Police Division as much as full workers. She additionally mentioned coping with an increase in gun violence in Denver.
“We’ve seen the buyback methods, the actually attempting to deal with the results, the protected storage points. I feel it’s an all the above technique, and I feel we’ve got to take it significantly once you take a look at the violence,” Brough stated.
Brough additionally addressed how she would deal with the latest violence close to Denver East Excessive Faculty and the controversy of bringing college assets officers again to Denver Public Colleges. Brough stated the precedence is to maintain children and lecturers protected.
“Early final fall, once I was assembly in dwelling rooms all around the metropolis, dad and mom and lecturers had been all saying they want to see these college useful resource officers be again of their faculties,” Brough stated. “I used to be advocating then that faculties who need them be allowed to have them, and I’m engaged on some methods the place we are able to really be certain it occurs with out negatively impacting the variety of officers we’ve got on the road.”
Watch the complete interview with Denver mayoral candidate Kelly Brough on “Colorado Level of View” this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on Channel 2.
