Klein ends candidacy for clerk, recorder
Lou Kilzer, Rocky Mountain News
Published February 21, 2007 at midnight
Former Denver Democratic Chairwoman Sharron Klein said Tuesday she is dropping her bid to be the city's first elected clerk and recorder.
This month, Klein said she had decided not to run for re- election as chairwoman, citing her candidacy for the new office.
Since Klein's announcement, Clerk and Recorder Stephanie O'Malley has picked up endorsements from several City Council members and other major state Democrat leaders.
Klein said the backing by the council members shows that the new office is not truly independent of political influence, something she said she wanted.
The clerk and recorder had traditionally been a mayoral appointment. Voters changed that in January, when they made the office an elected one.
Mayor John Hickenlooper appointed O'Malley to the post after the resignation of former Clerk and Recorder Wayne Vaden in November.
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