Mary Lou Makepeace, Colorado Springs' first and only woman elected mayor to date, has endorsed Maile Foster, who hopes to become one of the first independent candidates elected to the Legislature. Foster, a financial advisor and former president of the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs, is running for the West Side House District 18 seat held by Pete Lee, D-Colorado Springs, who is running for an open state Senate seat. She's one of five independent candidates statewide backed by Unite Colorado, the local arm of the national organization formerly known as the Centrist Project.