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(D) J. Hickenlooper*
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Governor
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(D) Phil Weiser
(D) Joe Neguse
(D) Jena Griswold
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Att. General
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(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Alexis King
(D) Brian Mason
40%
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Sec. of State
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(D) A. Gonzalez
(D) George Stern
(R) Sheri Davis
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State Treasurer
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(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
(D) Jerry DiTullio
60%
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20%
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
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90%
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CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(R) Jeff Hurd*
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80%
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CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert*
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90%
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CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank*
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CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
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CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) B. Pettersen*
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(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Yadira Caraveo
(D) Joe Salazar
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40%
40%
State Senate Majority
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November 20, 2008 07:22 PM UTC
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attracting favor so it’s still looking good for Colorado.
who gives a rat about the implications of this for DeGette? The implications of this for energy and climate policy for the country cannot possibly be overstated. Dingell was the biggest bottleneck for moving forward on anything meaningful for climate and energy, CAFE standards and carbon regulations being just the two most significant. This terraforms the landscape for Obama getting a cap-and-trade bill through Congress. With Dingell in there it was almost an assured no-go. Waxman’s been practically frothing about getting a cap-and-trade bill done for years. At any rate, for anybody who closely follows the politics of climate and energy in DC this is a seismic shift.
Jared’s appointment is great for Colorado. DeGette is already on the Steering and Policy Committee because of her role as Chief Deputy Whip – one of only eight in the House. DeGette’s seniority and her ability to pass legislation garnering support from both sides of the aisle leaves her well positioned in the coming Congress.
Does anyone know how the Colorado delegation voted?
Take Back the House usually has the latest news from Rep. Perlmutter. What about Salazar, Polis, Markey and DeGette?
On a vote of this importance most members will have made some type of commitment to one candidate or the other in advance of the vote.
Sorry… She’s toast. What’s the most useless committee out there? She’s on it.
then perhaps your opinion is true. But both of these vital issues will go through the Energy and Commerce Committee, which is known as the “policy making committee” of the House. It is considered one of the “select” committees in the House including Ways and Means and Appropriations and maybe the Rules Committee. Why do you think Waxman wanted to be Chairman – because he liked the title of the Committee?
Colorado is well served by having DeGette on the Committee which is difficult to be removed from. The Vice Chair position is given by the discretion of the Chairman.
It will be interesting to see what assignments the new CO Reps get – perhaps we will have representation on more select committees which would be great for Colorado.
Working together is the flavor of the day and she arguably did better at that than any other Dem during the Bush reign.
Pelosi is not going to dunk DeGette just because she voted with Dingell. That would also mean demoting Rangel and the rest of the committee chairpersons, which is possibly within her means, but is clearly not happening. Degette owed a debt to Dingell and she paid it. End of game. Degette will go back to harping on stem cells and Pelosi will go back to her corner now as well.
ThatВґs crazy. Almost half the Congress voted one way and half voted the other way.
Unless sheВґd said Waxman was a Marxist and a terrorist who would probably destroy Israel, I donВґt see how anyone could believe she deserves to be punished. And even then…
If Waxman doesn’t keep her there, it’s kind of a punishment. or at least a demotion…
Of course, given his lack of interest in the seniority system, she may be OK.
I am pretty sure Waxman does not have a mean bone is his body. He is everybody’s favorite eccentric Congressman from West Hollywood. I am sure Degette will get to keep her seat and help Waxman groom his amazing stache.
From Wikipedia:
Waxman had a reputation for a vigorous approach to oversight long before becoming ranking Democrat on what was known as the Government Reform Committee in 1997. He was well known for insisting that witnesses appearing before his subcommittee testify under oath, thus exposing them to perjury charges if they didn’t tell the truth. For example, in 1994, he forced the chief executives of the seven major tobacco companies to swear under oath that nicotine was not addictive.
In 1998, he created a “Special Investigations Division” to investigate matters that he felt the full committee had neglected. This was possible because the committee has broad powers to investigate any matter with federal policy implications, even if another committee has jurisdiction over it.[1] He has also harshly criticized the Republicans for ignoring their “constitutional responsibility” to conduct oversight over the government.[2].
On the day after the 2006 elections, Waxman directed his aides to draw up an “oversight plan” for the panel. He had already let it be known that he wanted to investigate Halliburton, as well as its alleged malfeasance related to government contracts in Iraq. It is very likely that he could also investigate the numerous scandals surrounding Jack Abramoff. This led to concerns among Democratic aides that the Government Reform Committee under Waxman would stage a repeat of the committee’s performance under the Clinton administration, when it issued over 1,000 subpoenas.[citation needed] However, Waxman told Newsweek that he is interested in accountability and not retaliation.[3]. Despite this behavior, Waxman has refused to allow whistleblower Sibel Edmonds to testify on various issues involving alleged crimes and cover-ups of the US government[4][5].
On March 16, 2004, at Waxman’s request, the Committee on Government Reform Minority Office published “Iraq on the Record, the Bush Administration’s Public Statements on Iraq”[6] a detailed and searchable collection of 237 specific misleading statements made by Bush Administration officials about the threat posed by Iraq. It contains statements that were misleading based on what was known to the Administration at the time the statements were made. It does not include statements that appear mistaken only in hindsight. If a statement was an accurate reflection of U.S. intelligence at the time it was made, it was excluded even if it now appears erroneous.
space between Princess Di’s ears. Damn, she’s awkward on wheels.
Dear King Obama, can you give Diana some “important” other task to do so that Denver can have a real Congressional rep? Amen.
Is it because she’s a woman?
(Yes, that’s a joke.)
She’s going to get her agenda on stem cells- and what else does she want? Other than job security.
I was surprised she got a pass on endorsing Obama “we’re all Democratic delegates now” is as close as she got after the primary. Which may be true- but why couldn’t she just step up and say “I’m a superdelegate and I endorse Obama”?
I won’t be surprised if she gets a primary challenge next fall.