Andy Rougeot is having no trouble raising mayoral run money. He loaned himself $500,000. But the only Republican in the race is having trouble with the truth.
DENVER — Andy Rougeot is running for mayor with the slogan “Fight for Denver’s Future.” His current battle is with telling the truth.
Rougeot made seven false statements in a recent campaign interview, ranging from obvious falsehoods about other candidates in the race to instances where he appeared genuinely confused about city issues and policies.
Rougeot rattled off the string of falsehoods during an appearance Wednesday on George Brauchler’s talk radio show on 710 KNUS.
A centerpiece of Rougeot’s campaign is his small business experience. He owns a company that provides maintenance and security gates for self-storage facilities.
Rougeot falsely claimed he’s the “only candidate with actual business experience.”
Fellow candidate Kwame Spearman is the CEO of Tattered Cover bookstores. Kelly Brough ran the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Thomas Wolf is an investment banker. Aurelio Martinez has run a restaurant and a business center. Chris Hansen worked in the clean energy sector. Robert Treta is a developer.
"I've owned and operated a business in Denver for 27 years building residential homes and commercial projects," Treta said. “I’ve been doing that nonstop since 1996. I don’t know how he’d talk about being the only candidate with business experience.”
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