Kelly Brough Wants to Deliver on Denver Promise as Mayor

This is the first in a series on the Denver mayoral candidates, based on their responses to a Westword questionnaire sent to every contender on the ballot last month.

When describing why she wants to run for mayor of the Mile High City, Kelly Brough uses the word “optimism.”

She’s optimistic about the promise that Denver can offer a city “where working families can buy a home, our downtown is thriving and vibrant, those who are most vulnerable are sheltered and our kids get a great education.”

Brough was able to make good on that promise to her two daughters while raising them in Denver. But her life was tough at times. Her father was murdered when Brough was just an infant, and she also lost her husband to suicide following his battle with addiction.

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