Colorado Springs mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade upholds independent political affiliation after historic election
Colorado Springs mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade, an independent and political newcomer who will step into the mayor's office next month, has maintained over 18 months on the campaign trail and following his decisive victory in the May 16 runoff election that he is neither a Republican nor a Democrat. Though the city's elections are nonpartisan, Mobolade continues to refute the idea he is a "progressive" or "Democratic-aligned" candidate, despite those claims made by media, political action committees, his Republican opponent Wayne Williams and others.