Rising Democratic Star Mike Johnston Is a Populist Man of the People: Just Don’t Ask About His Membership in Yale’s Skull and Bones

If asked about their membership, so-called Bonesmen are required to remain silent, or even get up and leave the room.

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A Denver mayoral candidate, Mike Johnston, second from left, flanked by his family at an election eve watch party at Denver. AP/David Zalubowski

A Democratic mayoral candidate in Denver, Mike Johnston, now locked in a hotly contested run-off, styles himself as a progressive rising star and man of the people. Just don’t ask his campaign about his membership in Skull and Bones, the ultra-exclusive Yale secret society that’s been a source of conspiracy theories about world domination by elites for almost 200 years.  

Records shared exclusively with the Sun show that Mr. Johnston belonged to Skull and Bones during his senior year at Yale, from which he graduated in 1997.  When asked about Mr. Johnston’s membership, his campaign did not respond to multiple inquiries. That’s par for the course for so-called Bonesmen: If asked about their membership, they are required to remain silent, or even get up and leave the room.

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