November 2nd, 2011
Wow! What an exciting and suspenseful 24 hours it has been. This election was a close, hard-fought race against big money from out-of-district and out-of-state interest groups, but with your help we overcame. Official results will come out November 9th, but today’s update from the Denver Clerk and Recorder show that I won by 144 votes. I cannot thank you enough for all of your support over the course of my campaign.
Last night, Jennifer Draper Carson graciously called to congratulate me. We talked about how we can collaborate to bring our community together to work on behalf for all of our kids. We have made great improvements to our schools here in Downtown, North and West Denver, but there is still a lot of work to do. Elections are hard, but working to improve our schools is even harder. I look forward to working with Jennifer and all of my constituents over the next four years. I’m confident that our two new Board members will join me in supporting responsible, community-driven reform. Our new Board has much to do.
To make sure that I am always accessible to you, I plan to use my campaign website and email list to update you on decisions the board is considering, provide a way for you to discuss these issues, and otherwise engage our community. I’ll be in touch soon.
Again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything you did to make this victory happen.
Arturo Jimenez