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26 October
5:02 pm

First Denver mayor in 120 years to get elected governor because I built relationships around the metro area and between Denver and the rest of the state.

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John Hickenlooper, at Colorado U.S. Senate General Election Debate (9NEWS)

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Why we checked itSpecific historical claim about being the first Denver mayor in 120 years to become governor is verifiable and could be inaccurate.
What we foundHickenlooper was indeed the first Denver mayor elected governor in approximately 120 years, confirmed by multiple independent sources tracing the lineage back to John Long Routt, who was elected governor in 1890 after serving as Denver mayor.
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