Michael Hancock (Colorado politician)

Michael Hancock
Hancock in 2022
45th Mayor of Denver
In office July 18, 2011 – July 17, 2023
Preceded by	Bill Vidal
Succeeded by	Mike Johnston
Member of the Denver City Council from the 11th district
In office July 21, 2003 – July 18, 2011
Preceded by	Jon Bowman
Succeeded by	Unknown
Personal details
Born	(1969-07-29) July 29, 1969 (age 55) Killeen, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	3
Education	Hastings College (BA) University of Colorado, Denver (MPA)
Website	Campaign website

Michael B. Hancock (born July 29, 1969)^[1] is an American author and politician who served as the 45th mayor of Denver, Colorado from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was in his second term as the Denver City Councilor from the 11th district at the time he was elected to the mayorship.

During his tenure on the Denver City Council from July 20, 2003, to July 18, 2011, Hancock served two terms as the body's president, the last ending in 2008. He was sworn in as Mayor of Denver on July 18, 2011, after defeating Chris Romer in a runoff election on June 7, 2011.^[2][3] Easily reelected with no significant opposition in 2015,^[4] Hancock was reelected to a third and final term in 2019. He was Denver's second African American mayor after Wellington Webb.