Ed Tauer is a former Mayor of Aurora, Colorado, serving from 2003 until November 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. His father is former Mayor of Aurora, Colorado Paul Tauer. Tauer is mayor of Aurora, Colorado, a city of 300,000 residents located on the eastern edge of metro Denver. Tauer was elected mayor in 2003 after serving as an at-large member of the Aurora City Council since 1997. As mayor, Tauer has made it a priority to seek out opportunities to serve as a leader in regional cooperation and partnerships. He also has been involved in shaping the city?s water policies and strategic planning efforts. Tauer holds a master?s in Business Administration from the University of Colorado and a bachelor?s in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University. Tauer worked as a marketing and product development professional in the software and telecommunications industry for 15 years before becoming mayor. [More at Wikipedia]