| Wellington E. Webb | |
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Mayor of the City and County of Denver
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| In office 1991 – June 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Federico Peña |
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| Succeeded by | John Hickenlooper |
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| Born | 1941 |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Wilma Webb |
| Children | (4) |
| Residence | Denver, Colorado |
Wellington E. Federico Fabian Peña (born March 15, 1947) was United States Secretary of Transportation from 1993 to 1997 and United States John Wright Hickenlooper (born February 7, 1952) is the Mayor of the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Wilma J Webb was born of parents Faye and Frank Gerdine in 1944. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Webb (born 1941) is a former mayor of Denver. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States He is a graduate of the city's Manual High School.
Webb served as mayor of Denver for 12 years, from 1991 to 2003. One highlight of his years in office was the South Platte River Corridor Project, involving commercial and residential redevelopment, as well as reclamation of park land, along the South Platte River in central Denver. The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River and itself a major river of the American West, located in the U He was also mayor at the time of the completion of Denver International Airport, started by his precessor, Federico Peña. Denver International Airport, often called DIA, is by land size at, the largest international Airport in the United States, and the second largest Federico Fabian Peña (born March 15, 1947) was United States Secretary of Transportation from 1993 to 1997 and United States Prior to Webb's tenure as mayor, he served as Denver City Auditor from 1987 to 1991, and as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agenices in the Cabinet of Governor Richard Lamm from 1981 to 1987. Richard Douglas "Dick" Lamm is an American politician and Lawyer. He is married to Wilma J. Webb, has four kids.
Webb was mentioned in the documentary Bowling for Columbine during a speech by National Rifle Association president Charlton Heston. Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 American Documentary film written directed produced by and starring Michael Moore. Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of In April 1999, shortly after the high school shootings at Columbine High School near Denver, Heston claimed that Webb had asked him not to come to Denver. Columbine High School is a Secondary school in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado.
Although he briefly sought the office of chairman of the Democratic National Committee in late 2004, Webb dropped out of the race in late January 2005 and endorsed fellow candidate Howard Dean, who went on to win the chairmanship. The Democratic National Committee (DNC is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Howard Brush Dean III, (born November 17 1948 is an American Webb was well known as the only African-American candidate for the DNC chairmanship.
In February 2007, Webb published his autobiography, "The Man, the Mayor and the Making of Modern Denver," (Fulcrum Publishing) co-written by former Colorado journalist Cindy Brovsky.
Webb is married to another Colorado politician, Wilma Webb. Wilma J Webb was born of parents Faye and Frank Gerdine in 1944.
The Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building, completed in Fall 2002, was named in honor of Webb. It houses some forty municipal agencies and divisions from the City and County of Denver, as well as the office of the District Attorney.
| Preceded by Federico Peña |
Mayor of Denver 1991–2003 |
Succeeded by John Hickenlooper |
| Preceded by Deedee Corradini Salt Lake City, UT |
President of the United States Conference of Mayors 1999 – 2000 |
Succeeded by H. Brent Coles Boise, ID |