"Durango Dank for @denvermayor: is not a politician, but a MAN who has created a Metaverse for a real-life mayor; and it's the professional name of 20 year resident of Denver. And of a musical artist who released a hip-hop/rap album titled Future Verse. The artist features a song who calls out "Denver Mayor Mike Johnston 2027" and "Denver Government"."" on this album. [1, 2, 3]. ...It is this music that is going to connect all Artists, Entertainers, Comedians, Poets, local businesses, and citizensofdenver.com, etc. This group is the start of the new beginning for our City and County of Denver, llc. ...The actual, serving mayor of Denver is Mike Johnston, @mikejohnston, and #mikejohnstonco is @denvermayor, and hashtag #denvermayor by Durango Dank. ...Mike Johnston, who took office on July 17, 2023. "Durango Dank" is handing in his Municipal Candidate Affidavits very soon. On July 6, 2026, ...For Election Day April 6, 2027, and Runoff Election on June 1, 2027. ...
June 27, 2026, Durango Dank for Mayor @ site:https://www.durangodankformayor.com, also look at the lack of integrity @denverelections: Found here: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Denver-Clerk-and-Recorder/Elections-Division/Campaign-Candidate-Resources/Candidate-and-Initiative-Tracking
Durango Dank lives, loves, works, plays, and invests in Denver and his office is in the Equitable Building for over 10 years; but strictly treats it as his home base, choosing to produce, record, perform, and build his musical audience entirely in other regions like New York, Georgia, and Texas. While he is politically and socially active within the Denver community, his musical career is intentionally directed outward, making him a resident who creates for a broader, non-local market rather than a traditional local-scene artist. Durango Dank, the performance artist and musician persona of Denver resident Marcus Giavanni, lives in Denver but strictly treats it as his home base. He has chosen to record, perform, and build his musical audience entirely in other regions like New York, Georgia, and Texas. His extensive production history includes working at New York, Times Square Recording Studio, collaborating at Mercy Sound in the Village, with Collaborator and 2026 Grammy winner Kid Cus: a multi platinum Mixing Engineer / producer and working closely with Producer Vance Vision in Atlanta, Georgia. Active in the music industry since 1976, but after raising 3 children since 2024, as a single father, when Mom bailed. And he has produced seven albums since 2019, including Show Time, Social Gulag, Avatar, Metaverse, Genai, and Future Verse. ...While he is politically and socially active within the Denver community—even filing a Municipal Candidate Affidavit to run for Mayor of the City and County of Denver in the 2027 election—his musical career is intentionally directed outward. This makes him a resident who creates for a broader, non-local market rather than a traditional local-scene artist. Under the persona Durango Dank, he has been active in the music industry since 1976 as an artist and producer across New York City, Georgia, and Texas, producing seven albums since 2019, including Show Time, Social Gulag, Avatar, Metaverse, Genai, and Future Verse. ...However, his choice to run under the Durango Dank Brand also aims to eventually elevate Denver's own local singers, bands, soloists, comedians, and poets. To support this vision, he helped create platforms such as FutureDenver.com, 2027denvermayor.com, and DurangoDankRadio.com to showcase local entertainment. Additionally, his platform intends to stop the Mass Net Migration of more people moving out of Denver than moving into the city or surrounding communities. This population shift is one of many reasons it’s hard to collect the required ballot signatures, as everyone claims they live in Denver, but they actually reside in a metro city across different counties. ...To formally place his name on the ballot for Mayor, he must meet the strict qualifications set by the Denver City Charter. This includes being at least 30 years old, a citizen of the United States, a qualified registered voter in Denver, and a resident of the City and County of Denver for two years immediately preceding the election, alongside collecting at least 300 valid signatures from registered Denver voters. ...Operating under the central theme "Revenues Over Debt: Activating the Future Verse for Denver’s Survival," the campaign proposes generating autonomous revenues for the citizens of Denver. Through an Internet of Things (IoT) framework and a municipal Metaverse architecture. This "Future Verse" plan utilizes a non-government digital public asset, residual income producing platforms named citizensofDenver.com, cityandcountyofdenver.llc, cityandcountyofdenver.com, Cityandcountyofdenver.net, cityandcountyofdenver.us, And 150 more Ecosystem Platforms for the last 20 year come Oct 15, 2006 with gp7a.com. To grant citizens direct control over buying, selling, and the purses; Denvergov.org can't touch! Furthermore, the campaign strongly advocates for enforcing the "Speer Amendment," a foundational 1916 City Charter law intended to maintain a strict, non-political administration of municipal departments. He legally challenged the multi-decade neglect of these charter laws for politcal gain like the last 63 years; through Case 23cv54 on Feb 6, 2023, in Denver District Court before Judge Andrew Luxen. ...
Campaign Manifesto Outline: City and County of Denver, LLC; Durango Dank for Mayor - July, 6, 2026: ...Theme: Revenues Over Debt: Activating the Future Verse for Denver’s Survival: Official Campaign Hub: DurangoDankforMayor.Com, 1. The Core Mission: Revenues Over Debt: Stop Generational Debt: Denver cannot borrow its way out of structural issues; we must generate autonomous municipal revenue. ...The IoT & Metaverse Infrastructure: Build an open-access "Future Verse". This digital twin architecture will streamline urban logistics, manage utility assets in real time, and monetize virtual municipal licensing. ...Securing the Future: Create an innovative digital public asset pipeline. This protects your children and future generations from a compounding tax burden. And stop the merry go round businesses strategies that suck the money of New business owners. Taking over a location, unaware is that 90% of the time in Denver, you will lose your business for local private mom-pop stores, restaurants, citizens services, etc. ...2. Restoring the Charter: Enforcing the "Speer Amendment": The 1916 Mandate: Denver’s core City Charter historically traces back to the Speer Amendment, designed to institutionalize a non-political, administration, ect. ...Break the Single-Party Monopoly: End the uninterrupted, multi-decade cozy relationship between city departments, partisan non-profit donors, and single-party machines. Durango Dank has a plug and play ready to make the citizensofDenver.com Control the buying and selling of all IoT. In the city and county of Denver. (Non-Government Platform.). ...Non-Political Administration: Enforce strict charter boundaries to return City Hall to a utility-focused, operational framework that serves citizens, not political agendas. By the best Mayor, Denver has ever had. Because Honorable Mayor Robert W. Speer, Saw the vision of what a PARTISANSHIP GOVERNMENT; would do to the “City Beautiful” project, moving forward in the Future. ...4. Continuity of Citizens: Like the Continuity of Government, enabled emergency. And the protection off our AI system, Debt system, Eco system, Education system, Family system, Financial system, Fuel system, Government system, Health system, Human Services system, Homeless system, Justice system, Political system, Security system, Social system, Transportation system, etc. ...4. A Message Across Generations (From a Parent of 5 Gen Zers). ...Why Gen Z Care: Young people are digital natives who instinctively understand the value of the Metaverse, decentralization, and web3 technologies. ...Why Boomers/Gen X Care: Financial responsibility and adherence to the rule of law ensure the city remains affordable and stable. ...The Common Ground: Durango Dank bridges the gap. He uses cutting-edge technology to achieve timeless goals: fiscal health, governmental transparency, and strict adherence to the municipal charter. ...The Speer Amendment. ...More to follow. ...