Yemi Mobolade (mo-bo-LAH-dee) is a newcomer to politics, this being the first time he has run for office. But he announced his candidacy early and has spent the past several months building his campaign and base of support. ----more----

Yemi has founded three businesses and has been actively involved in the community for several years. He was previously the Small Business Development Administrator for the City of Colorado Springs and the Vice President of Business Retention and Expansion for the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC.

Yemi first moved to Colorado Springs to start a church and later served as a pastor at First Presbyterian Church here.

His community involvement includes the board of directors for Thrive Network of Southeast Colorado Springs, Downtown Colorado Springs and Springs Rescue Mission, to name just a few.

He was in the 2020 class of the Colorado Governor’s Fellows, won the 2020 Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award from Junior Achievement and was the SBDC’s Small Business Champion of the year in 2018.

For more information about Yemi, you can visit his campaign website at www.yemiformayor.com

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