The Denver mayoral race is heating up. Former head of the Denver Metro Chamber Kelly Brough has filed the paperwork declaring her candidacy for the Denver mayoral race next year, although she’s not revealing her platform just yet, she said. “I really do know the city. I not only know it, I love it. I know what we are capable of and what’s possible. I know how to attract a team who can deliver,” Brough said.
Former Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Kelly Brough officially filed paperwork Monday to run for Denver mayor. Brough’s entrance into what will be a crowded race is likely to rally behind her many business leaders who are seeking a candidate that understands their needs and is willing to talk about boosting public safety and helping to improve downtown.
Giving employers a tax break to help workers buy homes could help ease the state’s housing crisis, a group convened by Colorado’s U.S. senators says. A 401(k)-type savings program for homeownership, more funding for federal housing support and a national incentive program modeled after a Colorado policy are among the proposals by a group focused on easing the state’s housing crisis.
Kelly Brough (MBA ’89) has held some interesting jobs in her career, including human resources director for the City and County of Denver, chief of staff to former Mayor John Hickenlooper, and snowplow driver at Stapleton International Airport. Throughout her life, she has been a trailblazer: she was the first female to hold various positions—including her current title at the Denver Metro Chamber.
Watch Kelly Brough speak at Denver’s 2017 Gender Equity Summit, sharing her experience taking on three roles that women previously had not held:
Watch Kelly’s Ally Spotlight from One Colorado: During the 2015 legislative session, Kelly led the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce (then, as its president and CEO) in opposing religious exemptions legislation that didn’t align with the inclusive and collaborative culture in Colorado. Her fearless leadership helped to ensure that many Colorado businesses stood with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Coloradans, and closed the door on discrimination that would allow people to claim their religious beliefs give them permission to pick...
Watch Kelly’s TEDx Talk, I Survived by Outrunning My Brothers, to get to know more about her and her family’s story. This was presented in 2013 as part of TEDx Crestmoor Park Women.
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