Mike Johnston

Candidate for Denver Mayor. The election is April 6, 2027.

Running for this seat

Not on the ballot yet: the official list comes from Denver Clerk and Recorder, Elections Division. How we list candidates.

Background

Mayor of Denver

Inaugurated as Denver's 46th mayor on July 17, 2023; filed for reelection in August 2026. Elected to the Colorado State Senate in 2009 and served two terms representing Northeast Denver. Previously taught high school English in Mississippi through Teach For America, was founding principal of Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts, served as a senior education advisor to President Obama, and was CEO of Gary Community Ventures.

Holds this office now.

In their own words

  • Make Denver safer, more vibrant and more affordable for all
  • Lower costs for Denver families, including childcare
  • Reducing street homelessness
  • Defending common-sense gun safety laws
  • Protecting critical federal funding

From the candidate's own campaign materials.

Left–right placement

No published research score covers Mike Johnston yet, so we don't place them on the spectrum.

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