Municipal elections in Aurora are supposed to be non-partisan, but while Aurora’s elections are many things, non-partisan is not one of them. Last week, Aurora City Councillor Danielle Jurinsky and her slate of Republican-backed candidates held a rally at the Stampede Bar and Grill in South Aurora. Speeches from city council members became increasingly steeped in right-wing talking points, ending with one implying that leftists murdered Charlie Kirk.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Aurora has long been a source of tension in the community. Recently, members of Colorado’s congressional delegation uncovered that the immigration officials were unable to provide basic information during oversight visits, sparking renewed attention on the facility.
Elections in Aurora could reshape its city council’s ideological makeup. Although Aurora’s municipal elections are non-partisan, in the fast-growing Denver suburb, partisan politics have increasingly played a role in city elections.
