Denver’s Democratic mayor, John Hickenlooper, is set to announce his candidacy for Colorado’s governorship, according to the Denver Post.

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper plans to announce his bid for governor at a 4:15 press conference this afternoon the west steps of the Capitol. Hickenlooper timed his announcement to occur before the opening of the Colorado General Assembly on Wednesday and Ritter’s State of the State address on Thursday. He had to wait for later this afternoon because Ritter and Democratic leaders are holding a news conference on the west steps of the state Capitol at 3 p.m. to discuss the upcoming session. Hickenlooper is expected to hold a formal kickoff with events statewide after he returns from the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors that begins Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C., sources said.