President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
98%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
95%
5%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
50%
50%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
20%
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
70%↑
30%
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
December 05, 2008 08:00 PM UTC
8 Comments
She is more focused on her constituents than the entire state. I suspect the reasons given above were very real considerations, but in the end, she represents an extremely diverse distrct that has very differing opions on several topics.
Her district lies 2/3 in Denver and 1/3 in Adams. It includes part of the northern suburbs, very low income areas in Denver, very high income LoDo, the Downtown business district of Denver, Capitol Hill, and the very mixed bag that is Wash Park West and Baker in Denver.
I would imagine trying to adequately represent this hodge-podge is enough for any one legislator without the extra burden of leadership.
I am one of Jennifer’s constituents and have been very pleased with her abilities as a legislator and responsiveness to her district.
I’m one of Sen. Viega’s constituents as well, and am thankful to have her in the Senate.
She is rock solid, smart, disciplined and balanced. She’d make a great Governor or a replacement for DD … too bad she is not filthy rich and able to dedicate herself 250% to public service.
Meanwhile she oversees the Biz committee without a great deal of drama.
Sen Veiga gets a nice mention in the USA Today article about the .75th Anniversary of the 21st Amendment.
…and I’m quite satisfied with the job she does. She chairs business and labor committee. She gets the bills she sponsors enacted. Although I hate the metaphor, she’s a work horse, not a show horse.
So what if she isn’t so driven by such overwhelming ego and ambition that she forgets why she was elected in the first place.
Here’s hoping that if Don Quick decides not to run for A.G., Jennifer does!
As others have commented, she’s brilliant, civil, savvy, disciplined and legislates without drama. She’s an example to all other legislators. But, as noted, she also balances her personal life and law practice with her elected responsibilities. She doesn’t waste time and money renting RV’s to tour the state for no other reason than personal ambition.
Not many can compare to Senator Veiga.
…maybe that keeps her busy. Does she operate a storefront?
But it’s not because she’s a friend of the payday lenders, it’s because she genuinely believes that people need access to credit in some way, shape or form, and that payday lending, while often predatory, is better than nothing.
I happen to completely disagree with her, but that doesn’t mean she’s taking the approach she does because she’s in someone’s pocket. Her argument is fairly thoughtful, actually, though I hope that she changes her position during the upcoming session.