Governor Bill Ritter Name Cary Kennedy Succeeded by Walker Stapleton Role American Politician | Preceded by Mike Coffman Spouse Saurabh Mangalik Political party Democratic Party Democratic Party | |
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Education St. Lawrence University, Columbia University | ||
Cary Kennedy speech - 2018 Colorado Democratic State Assembly
Cary Kennedy is an American politician from Colorado. She is a former Colorado State Treasurer, as well as a former Deputy Mayor and Chief Financial Officer of Denver, Colorado. She is also a candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2018 election.
Contents
- Cary Kennedy speech 2018 Colorado Democratic State Assembly
- Biography
- City and County of Denver
- References
Biography
According to school records, Kennedy attended Graland Country Day School for her primary education, class of 1983. She holds a bachelor's degree from St. Lawrence University, a master's degree from Columbia University and a law degree from the University of Denver School of Law. She is not a member of the Kennedy political family.
Cary Kennedy worked as a budget analyst in Colorado Governor Romer's Office of State Planning and Budgeting and then as a fiscal analyst for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.
In 2006, Kennedy ran for the office of Colorado State Treasurer and won against her Republican opponent, former State Treasurer, Mark Hillman. She took office in January 2007.
Kennedy ran for reelection in 2010 but lost to her Republican opponent Walker Stapleton.
In April 2017, Kennedy announced her candidacy for Governor of Colorado in the 2018 election.
City and County of Denver
When Michael Hancock took over as mayor of Denver in July, 2011, he appointed Kennedy as the city's Chief Financial Officer. In August, 2011, he appointed her Deputy Mayor. Under Denver law, the Mayor appoints one of his department heads as Deputy Mayor. On January 13, 2014, Denver announced that it would be able to build the Central Denver Recreation Center using bond money, proceeds from the sale of Market Street Station and funds from the Tabor emergency fund. The total value of the rec center is $14.5 million, and the financial engineering to make it happen was led by Kennedy.