Nancy Fortuin Nancy Fortuin has been on City Council for almost six years, five as mayor pro tem, and is proud of her performance on council and her contributions to the city she loves. Over those six years, council has weathered crises, stabilized the city and started to catch up on deferred maintenance.
The stage is set for the next chapter, which she sees as shaping the future of our amazing city in a time when change is all around us. We need a clear vision and political will to manage inevitable change and not let outside forces define us. We all share responsibility to preserve what we love and to make Manitou Springs even better.
An Army veteran of more than three decades, Nancy’s career was capped by working policy and resourcing at the Department of Defense.
Her priorities are creating a stable source of revenue, mobility, infrastructure, fire prevention and council processes.
Tyler Graef did not respond to the Bulletin’s requests for a biography and headshot.
John Graham has lived in Manitou Springs for 45 years; that and 18 years as the Pikes Peak Journal editor and publisher have given him a great deal of community experience.
John retired after 19-plus years as a software engineer at Schriever Air Force Base, where he held top secret clearance. He has been involved with the Boy Scouts, the Manitou Springs Economic Committee, the AdAmAn Club (president 1990-94), the Business of Art Center (now the Manitou Art Center) and the Kiwanis Club, among other entities.
He has been Manitou’s mayor since January 2020 and represents Manitou on the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments, the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority and the Colorado Front Range Passenger Rail Commission.
John’s reasons for running include: completing infrastructure, the Carnegie Library and other projects; negotiating a franchise agreement with Colorado Springs Utilities; protecting the environment; redeveloping the west end; and fortifying Manitou’s economy.
