Hickenlooper pads campaign account with strong February fundraising

Daniel J. Chacon, Rocky Mountain News

Published March 6, 2007 at midnight

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February was fruitful for Mayor John Hickenlooper.

The mayor collected $112,180 for his re-election campaign last month, boosting his total funds on hand to nearly $588,000.

"We're receiving all the way from $2 contributions to $3,000 contributions," campaign manager Lynea Hansen said Monday, the latest deadline in Denver for campaign finance statements. "The support crosses all boundaries of the community, coming from everywhere."

Money came in from outside the community as well. Donors from at least 18 other states contributed to Hickenlooper's campaign last month.

The mayor racked up $35,628 of expenses in February. The biggest expenditure was a $24,348 poll conducted by the Kenney Group, a political consulting firm in Denver.

"We did a poll on the mayor and the city, and at this point in time we're not discussing the results," said Hansen, who works for the Kenney Group.

The mayor has not yet qualified for the ballot but is expected to turn in his signatures today.

The deadline for all candidates running in the May election to file signatures is 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Only one candidate - Danny Lopez - has been certified for the ballot in the mayor's race.

Lopez, a television unit supervisor who works in the city's Public Works Department, said he hasn't "collected a dime."

"My goal is not to spend a lot of money to try to defeat (Hickenlooper)," he said. "I hope every time someone sees a Hickenlooper ad, they think of the alternative: Dan Lopez, the guy who ain't going to spend a million dollars to beat him."

chacond@RockyMountainNews.com or 303-954-5099

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