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Sarah Haughey and Arianna Ranahosseini

By: Sarah Haughey

Issue: January 2012

Section: Front Range

Tags: Westminster, Thornton, Nancy McNally, mayors, Marc Williams, Lakewood, Heidi Williams, Centennial, Cathy Noon, Bob Murphy, Arvada

Meet The Mayors

We know who’s captaining Denver and Aurora, but who’s running the next biggest cities in the metro area?

Lakewood 

Mayor: Bob Murphy, 60

Elected: 2007; re-elected 2011

Constituents: 142,980

Bio: Originally moved to Colorado to be a ski bum for four months—and never left.

Thornton

Mayor: Heidi Williams, 40

Elected: 2011

Constituents: 118,772

True Calling: Has played the piano since she was six.

Arvada 

Mayor: Marc Williams, 55

Elected: 2011

Constituents: 106,433

Trivia: Was a member of the first graduating class (’74) of Littleton’s Heritage High School.

Westminster 

Mayor: Nancy McNally, 60

Elected: 2005; re-elected 2009

Constituents: 106,114

Hobby: Teaches knitting and crocheting out of her home.

Centennial 

Mayor: Cathy Noon, 53

Elected: 2009

Constituents: 100,377

Fun Fact: She’s the second-ever mayor of the city, which was incorporated in 2001. 

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