Former Mayor Bob LeGare Seeks Aurora Ward VI Seat
The retired Realtor and former mayor is running for the council seat being vacated by term-limited Councilmember Francoise Bergan.
Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in City Hall
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Former Aurora Mayor Bob LeGare announced a bid for the Ward VI Aurora City Council seat in a statement. The seat is being vacated because current Ward VI Councilmember Francoise Bergan is term limited, and the city council election is scheduled for November 2027.
Why it matters
LeGare, who has lived in Aurora for 51 years and in southeast Aurora for six years, says his experience will be useful to the city now. His record includes two at-large council tenures, a 1995 council appointment, and filling the mayor's seat in 2018 after the death of Mayor Steve Hogan, giving Ward VI voters a candidate with extensive municipal history.
LeGare has lived in Aurora for 51 years and in southeast Aurora for six years, and was elected to council at-large in two separate tenures. The Ward VI race is set for the November 2027 election, and no other candidates are named in the source material.
The players
Bob LeGare
Bob LeGare is a retired Realtor and former Aurora mayor who was appointed to the council in 1995, elected at-large in two separate tenures, and appointed mayor in 2018.
Francoise Bergan
Francoise Bergan is the current Ward VI Aurora city councilmember, who is term limited and cannot seek reelection to the seat.
Omar Montgomery
Omar Montgomery is a candidate who has announced a run for Aurora mayor in the upcoming city elections.
The details
LeGare announced the bid in a statement, positioning himself for the Ward VI seat that Francoise Bergan must vacate under term limits. He is a retired Realtor who left the Republican Party in 2017 and has been unaffiliated since, and he previously navigated a 2019 agreement with the owner of Denver Meadows Mobile Home Park that provided $300,000 to residents.
Timeline
1995: LeGare was appointed to a city council seat.
2017: LeGare left the Republican Party.
2018: LeGare was appointed mayor after the death of Mayor Steve Hogan.
2019: LeGare negotiated the $300,000 mobile home park agreement with residents.
November 2027: Aurora city council election for Ward VI.
Political Context
LeGare's bid follows his 2018 appointment as mayor after Steve Hogan's death, a route to office that he has now turned into a campaign for an elected council seat. The race for Ward VI will test whether his prior at-large tenures and appointed mayoralty translate into support from a single-ward electorate.
Aurora voters in Ward VI will choose a successor to Francoise Bergan in the November 2027 election, which determines who represents their neighborhood on the council. Residents with questions about candidates can track filings and forums ahead of that vote.
The takeaway
Ward-level council races often turn on candidates' prior service and local ties, and LeGare's long residency and earlier council and mayoral roles will be central to how Ward VI voters weigh the seat.
Further reading
For more on local council races and procedures, see City Hall coverage for Aurora.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Sentinel Colorado.
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