Colorado Gov., Narberth Native, Becomes Unlikely Liberal Hero

Though Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper—who was born and raised in Narberth—campaigned for the office as something of a business-friendly, politically amorphous centrist Democrat, he's found his governorship consumed by what a top aide calls "guns, grass, and gays."

In a revealing profile in the most recent issue of The New Yorker (the article is available online here, but is pay-walled), Hickenlooper described how a combination of tragedy—the Auora shooting—his own moral compass, and the will of Coloradoans has pushed him to sign into law legislation on same-sex marriage, gun control, and marijuana legalization that is among the most liberal in the country.

Hickenlooper, the article adds, may have presidential aspirations if his high approval ratings hold up. According to the piece, while his staff is playing coy, "the subject is just below the surface of many policy discussions."

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