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He served in the Colorado House of Representatives and was the first African American mayor of Denver, Colorado, serving from 1991 to 2003. He served as a Democrat. He served as a Democrat. Early life and career
This is a list of mayors of Denver, the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. [1] Mayors of Denver can now serve three four-year terms. [2] List
Born free in Kentucky, he came to Colorado in 1863; mayor of Leadville, fought for civil rights, and was the first African American elected to the Wyoming Territory Legislative Assembly: Oliver Toussaint (O. T.) Jackson (1862–1948) 1887
First African American to be elected mayor of Denver, Colorado: Wellington Webb; First African American to be elected mayor of Kansas City, Missouri: Emanuel Cleaver; First African-American to be appointed mayor of Lancaster, California: Henry Hearns; First African-American woman to be elected mayor of Washington, D.C.: Sharon Pratt Kelly
Denver's first African-American mayor, Wellington Webb, served in that office from 1991 to 2003. The current Denver mayor, Michael Hancock, elected in 2011 and re-elected in 2015 and 2019, is also African-American, as are former city councilwoman Allegra "Happy" Haynes and Denver police chief Robert C. White.
An independent candidate defeated a longtime Republican office holder to become the first elected Black mayor in Colorado Springs, Colorado's second-largest city with a history of being a ...
Political newcomer Yemi Mobolade will become the first Black mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado's second-largest city, after comfortably defeating a longtime Republican politician in a Tuesday ...
Mayor, city of Denver Wilma Webb (1943–) 1985 First Lady of Denver, Colorado State representative Elbra Wedgeworth (1956–) 2014 City council president, Chief government and community relations officer Joseph H.P. Westbrooke (1878–1939) 1973 Physician, civic leader Cecilia Kay White (1962–) 1973 William H. Whitsell (1866–1944) 2024