COS'23 The Mayor's Race Podcast host, Kyle Blakely, recently asked two prominent Colorado College professors to join him for a look at the 2023 Mayor's race.  Professor Emeritus Robert D. Loevy (LAY-vee) and Professor Emeritus Tom Cronin offered their insights in to the political landscape in Colorado Springs, discussed the candidates and talked about how the see this election going and who stands the best chance of coming out on top.  

About Bob Loevy

Robert D. Loevy was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on February 26, 1935. He received his A.B. from Williams College in 1957 and his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1963. While at Johns Hopkins he conducted research and wrote position papers for the House of Representatives Republican Policy Committee. During the 1963-1964 academic year, he served as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow in the office of United States Senator Thomas H. Kuchel, of California, the Republican floor manager in the Senate for the civil rights bill that later became the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1968 Loevy joined the faculty at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he currently serves as professor of political science. His major research interest is minority rights in the United States with an emphasis on the three major civil rights acts passed by Congress during the 1960s.

About Tom Cronin

Tom Cronin (Stanford University, PhD) was the McHugh Professor of American Institutions and Leadership at Colorado College. He is President Emeritus of Whitman College (1993-2005) and a past Acting President at Colorado College (1991). He has served as President of the Presidency Research Group, President of the Western Political Science Association and on the Executive Council of the American Political Science Association. He has authored and co-authored best-selling text-books on American government and the American presidency. He has won several awards for teaching, advising and for his research, including the American Political Science Association's Charles E. Merriam Award for significant contributions to the art of government.

COS'23:  The Mayor's Race is presented by AVANT StrategiesProduction assistance is provided by Ted Robertson