The Denver City Council is the
legislative branch
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of
government
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for the
City and County of Denver,
Colorado
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. The council is made up of thirteen
elected officials
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from eleven City and
county
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designated districts and two at-large elected members. Although the offices are officially
non-partisan
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, the members are allowed to be affiliated with a
political party
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. Most commonly in
Denver history, members are almost always members of the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
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. Elections for all members are held every four years, the next being in 2023. The council elects a president to serve as a leader annually.
Members
The current city council members are:
* Dist 1 – Amanda Sandoval
* Dist 2 – Kevin Flynn
* Dist 3 – Jamie Torres
* Dist 4 – Kendra Black
* Dist 5 – Amanda Sawyer
* Dist 6 – Paul Kashmann
* Dist 7 – Jolon Clark
* Dist 8 – Christopher Herndon
* Dist 9 –
Candi CdeBaca
* Dist 10 – Christopher Hinds
* Dist 11 – Stacie Gilmore
* At-Large – Debbie Ortega
* At-Large – Robin Kniech
See also
*
Denver
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*
Colorado
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Law and Government of Colorado
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External links
The City and County of Denver
* ttps://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/denver-city-council/about-us/history-denver-city-council.html Denver City Council District Maps 1950s–2010
Government of Denver
City councils in the United States
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