Denver Mayor Michael Hancock won’t endorse Denver school board replacement

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock made waves in the 2011 school board elections, endorsing candidates and pushing for the slate of like-minded candidates.

The Denver Post

But Hancock is staying out of the decision on who the board should pick to replace outgoing board member Nate Easley Jr. even though that position represents the schools in Hancocks neighborhood of Green Valley Ranch.

Nine people are up for the position to replace Easley. The position will be up for election in November.

Hancock also is not siding with former Mayor Wellington Webb, who on Tuesday wrote an opinion piece in The Denver Post that said the new board member should be decided by a vote.

The mayor believes it is up to the Denver Public Schools Board to decide the appropriate process to select a replacement for former school board president Nate Easley, said Amber Miller, Hancocks press secretary.

Mayor Hancock respects DPSs current process and has no plans to endorse an interim-school board member candidate at this time. He believes there is a field of great candidates that will ultimately produce a strong representative for the Montbello, Green Valley Ranch, Stapleton and Park Hill neighborhoods.

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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock won’t endorse Denver school board replacement