Omar Montgomery

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Omar Montgomery

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Last election

November 5, 2019

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Omar Montgomery ran for election for Mayor of Aurora in Colorado. Montgomery lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Montgomery completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2019

See also: Mayoral election in Aurora, Colorado (2019)

General election

General election for Mayor of Aurora

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Aurora on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Coffman (Nonpartisan)	35.8	26,690
		Omar Montgomery (Nonpartisan)	35.5	26,476
		Ryan Frazier (Nonpartisan)	16.2	12,063
		Marsha Berzins (Nonpartisan)	10.7	8,015
		Renie Peterson (Nonpartisan)	1.8	1,369
		Tiffany Grays (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,613
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Omar Montgomery completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Montgomery's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I spent my childhood in 1970's Los Angeles, where I experienced many challenges familiar to Aurora. My mother drove was a public bus driver, and later become a supervisor. My father worked as an educator both in the classroom, and as a volunteer tutor in community. |I moved to Aurora in 2002. Today, I am a professor at MSU Denver, and oversee an annual workshop teaching teenagers conflict resolution techniques, time management, and career planning. I now serve as Director of Educational Opportunity Programs at CU Denver, where I founded several youth leadership programs dedicated to nurturing high school and college students' individual civic engagement skills. I am involved in our city government in many ways. I participated in Colorado's Transforming Safety Initiative to bring new grants to North Aurora's small businesses, creating new economic opportunities for neighborhoods otherwise vulnerable to crime. I also continue to work directly with the Aurora Police Department's Citizens' Advisory Board and Key Community Response Team to improve law enforcement's relationships with communities. I am the board chairperson at the Village Exchange Center-a "one stop shop" supporting integration, engagement and empowerment of Aurora's immigrants and refugees. Finally, I serve as the President of Aurora's NAACP, but on a break while running for office. My vast experience directly serving Aurora's communities has given me vision and experience with Aurora's needs. I believe we unlock the most effective solutions to our city's challenges by empowering residents and small business owners in setting our city's priorities and approach to Bachelor's in Criminal Justice, and Dual Master's in Education Administration and Public Administration. Finally, I am blessed to have a beautiful partner Regina, son Evan, and dog Marley.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Housing: We need to work with community and developers to increase our options for rent and home ownership for more Aurora families.
• Transportation: We need a city government who will proactively respond to traffic gridlock, streets in disrepair, and who will be an advocate for more public transportation options (affordability and routes)for all Aurorans.
• Youth: We need to support our young people by including our school districts and parents in city planning, as well as by providing more after school, mentorship, and technical education programs.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about policies to improve our city's governmental operations, including policies for more transparency in our governmental decision-making -- including campaign finance and lobbying disclosure policies. With a transparent and open city government we will be able to support policies and programs the community needs and wants mentioned above. We need leadership who will put our families, communities, and businesses rooted and invested in Aurora, first.

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