A few days into his term as mayor, the first time the voters directly elected a mayor in Littleton, Mayor Kyle Schlachter learned that he wouldn't be the only one in the city with that title.
LITTLETON, Colo. — It only took newly elected Mayor Kyle Schlachter a few days to realize that he wasn't the only top dog in politics in Littleton.A few days into his term as mayor, the first time the voters directly elected a mayor in Littleton, Schlachter learned that he wouldn't be the only one in the city with that title.
Littleton was set to elect its first honorary dog mayor. It was a contest to bring attention to historic preservation within the city.Each dog candidate posed for photos in front of historic sites in Littleton. Voters responded, casting a total of more than 6,000 votes. In the end, the winner was Murdoch, a 5-year-old basset hound.The 6,000-vote total was nearly half as many votes as the actual mayoral election.
Schlachter sat down with Denver7 to discuss his canine counterpart, including if he was ever worried about the"other" mayor. Meanwhile, Mayor Murdoch is out and about in the community every day . He shakes hands with almost every constituent that stops him.