One challenger to incumbent Aspen Mayor Torre
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Editor’s note: Today is the first question in a series of five posed to the two Aspen mayoral candidates. Their answers (200-word limit) will be published each day through Friday. For more information on the 2021 Aspen municipal election, go to aspentimes.com/election
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What can you do as the Aspen mayor to improve the average citizen’s quality of life?
Torre
Age: 51
Short bio: I have lived from Basalt to Aspen and everywhere in between. I have worked on the mountain, in lodges, bars and restaurants, events and concerts, teaching tennis and have worked for the city in many roles.
in the city of Aspen is shaping up as 10 candidates for three seats are beginning to present their platforms and establish their strategies to win votes.
And during a pandemic, campaigning is going to look and feel different from previous elections.
There won’t be as much face-to-face interaction, door knocking and in-person fundraisers due public health orders aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19.
“Out of respect for people, I will not go door-to-door,” said Aspen Mayor Torre, adding his fundraising efforts also will look different. “In-person, multi-person gatherings will not be the same.”
Torre is running against Lee Mulcahy, who is in a yearslong legal battle with local government over his eligibility to live in his deed-restricted, subsidized home at Burlingame Ranch.