AURORA | Omar Montgomery, longtime diversity and equity leader deeply involved in the city’s police reform, is running for mayor, promising a campaign focused on cohesiveness and making Aurora a magnet for shopping, eating and entertainment.
“I want people to look at the City of Aurora as the destination for everything they want to do,” Montgomery said Sunday. “That’s the type of leadership I’m bringing. That’s the type of enthusiasm I’m bringing. That’s why I’m running.”
Montgomery filed his campaign commitment with the Aurora city clerk Friday, the first officially out of the gate for the 2027 city election. Offices on the ballot next year include mayor, two at-large seats and seats in council wards IV, V and VI…