Defense contractor entering Springs mayoral race
February 25, 2010 8:55 PM
The Gazette
Gregory “Buddy” Gilmore, 56, CEO and part owner of Shape Technologies LLC, a Colorado Springs defense contractor, filed papers Thursday to run for mayor in the April 2011 election.
Gilmore joins commercial real estate broker Tim Leigh, who announced his candidacy earlier this month.
Vice Mayor Larry Small said this week that he’s “seriously considering” running for mayor in April 2011, and Dave Munger, president of the Council of Neighbors and Organizations, said a “large number of people” have encouraged him to run.
Gilmore, who has never run for public office, serves as vice chair of the Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs and Public Policy Board.
