(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(D) Julie Gonzales
(R) Janak Joshi
80%
40%
20%
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Hetal Doshi
50%
40%↓
30%
(D) Jeff Bridges
(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
50%↑
40%↓
30%
(D) Diana DeGette*
(D) Wanda James
(D) Milat Kiros
80%
20%
10%↓
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Alex Kelloff
(R) H. Scheppelman
60%↓
40%↓
30%↑
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) E. Laubacher
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
30%↑
20%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Jessica Killin
55%↓
45%↑
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Shannon Bird
(D) Manny Rutinel
45%↓
30%
30%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
(The stupid! It burns! – promoted by Colorado Pols) THURSDAY POLS UPDATE: Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense released the following statement today: "As a concealed-carry permit holder, Rep. Wright should understand the risks of leaving a loaded gun unattended. On any given day there are classes of school-aged children touring the Capitol. And we all […]
Yesterday, House Bill 14-1192 was introduced and assigned to the House Public Health Care and Human Services and Health, Insurance, and Environment Committees: In 2010, pursuant to the enactment of federal law that allowed each state to establish a health benefit exchange option through state law or opt to participate in a national exchange, the general […]
Jaxine Bubis only wrote erotica "to support her family," but she's got her eyes on a bigger prize than the meager royalties from "Beantown Heat": $54,000,000 in damages, demanded in a claim naming GOP State Chairman Ryan Call, El Paso County GOP Chair Jeff Hays, and others. The RMGO-endorsed would-be replacement for Senate President John Morse withdrew from her race […]
Here's a synopsis of the "Top Ten" for the casual reader: (1) Colorado governments face no fiscal "crisis" that would warrant the breach of their pension contracts. They spend a mere two percent of revenues on public pensions. (2) The Colorado General Assembly has not paid its full pension bill for a decade. It comes […]
UPDATE: FOX 31's Eli Stokols reports on the quiet third-reading passage of the bills this morning: Senate Bill 195, which requires some in-person training for concealed carry permit-holders, passed on a bipartisan 40-24 vote and now heads to Gov. John Hickenlooper’s desk. The other, Senate Bill 197, restricts firearms for domestic violence offenders; it passed 36-28 […]
Almost lost in the day-long debate Thursday in the Colorado House over the "Long Bill" General Fund budget was one of some two dozen unsuccessful amendments proposed by Republicans. Offered by freshman GOP Rep. Bob Rankin, Amendment 12 sought $1 million additional dollars for the Colorado Tourism Office. The purpose? We'll let Rep. Rankin explain, […]
In the Denver Post's opinion section yesterday, their 'Day's Worst" item comes from a Durango Herald story that makes public a poorly-kept secret at the Capitol: legislators, generally but not exclusively Republican, routinely violate Colorado law, and carry concealed weapons into the Colorado State Capitol's gun-free zone. The Post says, "If anyone, state lawmakers ought to […]
UPDATE 9:28PM: House Bill 13-1228, instituting a fee for background checks, passes on a voice vote with its fiscal note attached. That's almost exactly 12 hours of debate. UPDATE 9:25PM: HB13-1226, banning concealed weapons on college campuses, passes. 3rd of 4 bills. —– UPDATE 6:00PM: House Bill 13-1229, closing the "background check loophole," passes on a voice vote. […]
Ladies and gentlemen, we reluctantly direct your attention to Colorado House Bill 13-1078, calendared for next Tuesday in the House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee. HB13-1078 is sponsored in the House by Rep. Janak "Dr. Nick" Joshi, along with Reps. Chris Holbert, Jared Wright, Justin Everett, Steve Humphrey, and Lori Saine. In the Senate, though […]
On SaturdayВ The Denver Post’sВ Jordan Steffen reported that “Almost 1,000 people gathered outside the Colorado state Capitol.” Based on the pictures taken by Andy Cross, its difficult to see howВ The Denver PostВ derived its estimate of 1,000 people. Counting approximately 40 people in the front row and then counting 10 to 12 rows back, it seems a […]
I recently posted this tweet on Twitter: “Memo to 2014 Dem candidates: Ask your GOP opponent his/her opinion on rape and forced birth. Your win will be assured.” It was retweeted quite a few times. And I honestly think it is a great idea. Look what happened to Akin, Mourdock, and Roger “some girls rape so easy” Rivard.
There is a recurring theme among the GOP, from Ann Coulter to Jane Norton and, most recently, Mario Nicolais (in a Lynn Bartels article) that “nobody wants to talk about social issues. They’re not important. The economy is important.” This election proved them wrong. More than 7 million women voted than in 2008. This was due in a large part to Planned Parenthood’s “Women Are Watching” campaign, and organizations such as Emily’s List. And, especially, an incumbent President who supported both reproductive freedom and equal pay for women.
With a hat tip to Lynn Bartels of the Denver paper, here is the mailer attacking SD-8 incumbent Republican Sen. Jean White, in a tough primary battle against fellow Republican Rep. Randy Baumgardner–we were also forwarded a copy of these yesterday. Hide your eyes, Junior: As Bartels reports, this is primarily an attack on Sen. […]
As a Republican, I have voted for you before, thinking I was preserving fiscal conservatism. But I never will again. There were many reasons to dislike you before, such as your voter purges, anti-women and anti-gay voting record, and smarmy personality. But your behavior in Elbert County and since then surpasses all of them. We […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) A tea-party radio crowd is mad at Fox 31 reporter Eli Stokols for failing to report what they see as the real story behind Rep. Chris Holbert’s lone no vote against the state budget bill April 12. Citing unnamed sources, Stokols reported Friday: “Republicans privately groused that Holbert’s vote […]
(The John Andrews stamp of approval – promoted by Colorado Pols) When Art Carlson started his internet radio program, “Art’s Place,” he wanted to create a “soap box” to voice his “opinions from a different perspective.” Now, two years later, former Colorado Senate President John Andrews cites Art’s Place as one reason he’s endorsed Carlson […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATE: An early version of this post inaccurately attributed a Tomasic quote to Sirota. This might explain why Gessler avoids progressive journalists like me. My sincere apologies. —- Secretary of State Scott Gessler recently made an appearance Colorado’s flagship Tea-Party radio show, KLZ’s Grassroots Radio Colorado. I was jealous […]
As the Colorado Independent’s Joseph Boven reports, putting endnotes on a bill we had a little news-cycle driven fun with in the last week–is it our fault the talking-point similarities were too eerie to ignore? We seem to have not been the only ones: The Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee axed three Republican […]
As the Colorado Independent’s Joseph Boven reports, a curious disagreement over what happened last year with the passage, then implementation, of long-sought legislation to reform the controversial payday lending industry in this state: The battle over payday loan fees will strain partisan loyalties at the Legislature again this year as new legislation was introduced Friday […]
As FOX 31’s Eli Stokols reports: A bill that would have allowed some licensed gun owners to carry their weapons concealed without undergoing a second $150 background check is dead… Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, the bill’s sponsor who already shepherded the bill through the House, referred to the current weapons permit system as a “coat […]
Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler is holding a news conference today with Rep. Chris Holbert to discuss yet another voter citizenship verification bill, House Bill 1252. This bill, peddled by Gessler as a “compromise approach” following the death yesterday of House Bill 1003, would give the Secretary of State authority to request proof of […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) State Senator Ted Harvey’s bid for chairman gains momentum HIGHLANDS RANCH — “I’m honored to have Secretary of State Scott Gessler, State School Board Chairman Bob Schaffer and District Attorney Ken Buck support my campaign for state chairman. I appreciate their votes and am grateful for their leadership and […]
We talked a month ago about a meeting that occurred just before the start of this year’s legislative session between members of the Colorado Tea Party Alliance and a group of conservative legislators: officials known to have attended this meeting include freshman Reps. Libby Szabo and Chris Holbert, as well as Sens. Ted Harvey, Kevin […]
We’re surprised that this bill from Rep. Chris Holbert hasn’t gotten more attention, beyond this report from the Denver Daily News’ Peter Marcus: Written in partnership with pro-gun group Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, House Bill 1205 is being sponsored by freshman Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker. It would make it optional to carry a concealed-carry permit… […]
A fascinating post this week from former GOP Senate President John Andrews, writing for his Backbone America blog–remember all that talk after the election about bipartisan cooperation in the legislature, common-ground solutions, and working together? According to a group of key GOP legislators, screw that. The following report came to me [January 6th] from a […]
Lost in the hoopla surrounding the Primaries for U.S. Senate and Governor are a handful of interesting state legislative races that will be decided on Tuesday. After the jump, we break down the most interesting and relevant of those races. STATE SENATE State Senate District 6 This may be the fiercest Republican Primary on the […]
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