About 75 enthusiastic supporters helped Centennial City Councilwoman Rebecca McClellan kick off her campaign for County Commissioner in Arapahoe County. Rebecca is running as the Democratic nominee in District 2. It will be an uphill battle. District 2 has about 9000 more Republicans than Democrats.
For their part, the Republicans will choose between Greenwood Village Mayor Nancy Sharp and former State Rep. Nancy Clapp in the August primary. Candidates are vying for the seat formerly held by Republican Jim Dyer.
Sharp is generally seen as the "moderate" in the race while Clapp is a social conservative. (Sharp has no website up yet. Clapp's is here. Her main issue appears to be "the exploding coyote population.") Dyer is backing Sharp.
If Sharp emerges as the GOP's candidate, you can bet that the interchange at I-25 and Arapahoe Road will be an issue in the fall campaign.
Sharp and McClellan both served on an intergovernmental coalition looking at proposals to "reconfigure" I-25, one of which includes the possibility of re-directing traffic onto Costilla Ave or Alton Way, changes which, according to McClellan, would fundamentally change the character of nearby neighborhoods.
For not playing ball, McClellan was voted off the coalition in February. “I fought for transparency,” McClellan said. “I am concerned that the coalition meetings, over my objection, have been held unrecorded and closed to the public in the office of the mayor of Greenwood Village.”
Councilwoman McClellan was introduced by Rep. Daniel Kagan (D-Denver) who lauded her courage in taking on the "powers-that-be" and her perseverance in the face of challenge. Kagan assured McClellan supporters that no one would work harder than Rebecca, both in campaigning and in serving her constituents.
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