Auon’tai “Tay” Anderson has suspended his campaign for state House District 8 claiming too many other Black people are running, which he thinks could dilute the Black vote and allow whitey or a Hispanic candidate to win.
Instead, Anderson has created his own non-profit group and made himself boss.
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Auon’tai Anderson, former Denver school board vice president, is dropping his bid to represent northeast Denver in the Colorado House of Representatives and instead has launched the Center for Advancing Black Excellence in Education.
In a release Tuesday morning, Auon'tai Anderson announced he will be suspending his candidacy to prevent "diluting" votes in a highly contested primary.