(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%
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Sometimes reporters ignore bills in the state legislature that look like they would surely die quickly in the hands of divided government. But here’s a piece of right-wing legislation that surprisingly cleared Colorado’s divided legislature last year, before a being vetoed by Gov. John Hickenlooper: a “predatory-lending” bill. Similar legislation, introduced […]
As the Pueblo Chieftain’s Peter Strescino reports, the Colorado state legislature gave final passage to the 2016 budget on Friday–but not before a last-minute request from the Governor’s office, supported by Senate Republicans, almost derailed the deal yet again: A last-minute request by the governor to keep afloat a private prison — and help a […]
(Just say no – Promoted by Colorado Pols) At the end of the Colorado legislature’s session in 2015, lobbyists for subprime predatory lenders rushed a last-minute bill through with almost no debate allowing lenders to dramatically increase interest rates on personal loans. You might remember this battle: with our members’ help, we fought back against […]
(Gloves off – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Republican U.S. Senate Jon Keyser is “running on, ‘I have a Bronze Star,’” GOP U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn told 9News today, for a “Balance of Power” show to be aired fully on Sunday morning at 8:45: In a teaser for the program, Glenn says, “Jon Keyser is […]
Photos from this afternoon’s much-balleyhooed pro-Donald Trump rally at the Colorado Capitol are coming in via social media, and, well…time to revise those lofty crowd estimates downward, friends. Organizers had told the press to expect a thousand or more participants, especially given the way Donald Trump was personally hyping the event on Twitter: Big protest march […]
We took note earlier this week, as did gun safety activists, of remarks by Sen. John Cooke of Greeley during debate last week over Senate Bill 16-113–legislation that would repeal the state’s 15-round limit on gun magazine capacity passed in 2013. Sen. Cooke, making the argument that the magazine limit is not enforceable, explained that he […]
UPDATE: Numbers now coming in (summarized by the Denver Post) , and it’s not looking good for “insider pick” Jon Keyser at all: Graham’s campaign said Friday that he raised about $341,000 and enters the homestretch of the GOP primary with about $942,000 cash-on-hand — a warchest that was inflated by a $1 million loan from […]
(Chutzpah, baby – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Last month, on Rocky Mountain Community Radio, Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams praised a Pew study for, as Williams put it, “highlighting some of the improvements and the innovations that we try to look at in Colorado.” The Pew study gushed about Colorado’s 2013 law, which, among other […]
Lucky for you, your taxes aren’t officially due until Monday; you’ll have lots of time to finish up during Snowmageddon this weekend. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Rain! Snow! […]
An alert from the Bell Policy Center yesterday warns of a reprise of one of last year’s nastiest and least-expected battles in the Colorado General Assembly: another bill to allow subprime personal lenders, issuers of so-called “supervised” personal loans, to jack up interest rates on borrowers in no condition to afford it: For the second […]
Stock up now, Coloradans; we could get “up to” 35 feet of snow this weekend. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Supporters of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump are pretty angry about what […]
UPDATE #2: Tomorrow’s Pro-Trump protest against Colorado Republicans moves to the State Capitol: @CathyHolladay1 The protest has been moved to the state capitol building. https://t.co/i4Np5WJH4j — Erin Behrens (@the_donaldsaur) April 14, 2016 —– UPDATE: The Los Angeles Times’ Kurtis Lee: The threatening phone calls have come at all hours of the night, leading Steve House, […]
When El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn concluded his remarks at the Colorado Republican State Convention on Saturday, delegates began murmuring among themselves about “The Speech.” The whispers seemed prescient. Glenn’s convention speech helped catapult him to the top of the Republican field running for U.S. Senate, and by capturing 68% of the total delegate […]
THURSDAY UPDATE: Emily Tracy’s statement after Al White’s withdrawal: “The race for Senate District 8 has now crystallized to a clear choice between Senator Baumgardner and myself. I’m an advocate for the families, communities, and economies of the Western Slope. Our Senate District has not been well-represented during the past three and one-half years, as […]
With all the attention this big political week focused on the weekend’s GOP state assembly in Colorado Springs and the chaotic Republican presidential primary, we’d be remiss if we didn’t take note of a much less-discussed but certainly newsworthy anticlimax from the Democratic CD-6 assembly. As the Aurora Sentinel reports: Sen. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, received […]
If Thomas Jefferson were still alive, he’d be 273 years old today…which would be really weird. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► The Presidential campaign of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is working hard to […]
Setting aside Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories about how opponent Ted Cruz managed to completely dominate the election of delegates to the Republican National Convention from Colorado, we’ve already focused on the role of both local and national gun-rights organizations in organizing and consolidating the pro-Cruz delegate slate. With the state assembly in the books, it’s clear […]
(Then again some folk’ll – Promoted by Colorado Pols) You hope that the weakening of journalism doesn’t translate into politicians thinking they can flip flop to their hearts content, without being asked to explain themselves in proverbial print. But you fear fewer reporters means more politicians getting off the hook. So you’re gratified when reporters, […]
The following is an opinion co-authored by five Democratic lawmakers, Reps. Janet Buckner, Jessie Danielson, Brittany Pettersen, Joe Salazar and Faith Winter, on the occasion of National Equal Pay Day. Reprinted in its entirety. —– The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was the first federal legislation to address the gap between what women and men are […]
With GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz solidly in control of Colorado’s slate of delegates to the Republican National Convention in July, it’s worth taking a look at exactly who constitutes Cruz’s “Colorado Leadership Team.” At least as of today, Team Cruz Colorado is a list noteworthy for its omissions as much as its inclusions: U.S. Rep. […]
THURSDAY UPDATE: Tomorrow’s Pro-Trump protest against Colorado Republicans moves to the State Capitol: @CathyHolladay1 The protest has been moved to the state capitol building. https://t.co/i4Np5WJH4j — Erin Behrens (@the_donaldsaur) April 14, 2016 —– As the low-information backlash against the Colorado Republican Party by supporters of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump rages on, a protest action […]
Today is David Letterman’s birthday. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols! If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Republican Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump continues to cry foul over results from Saturday’s GOP Convention in Colorado Springs, calling Colorado’s caucus operation […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Colorado GOP State Chair Steve House fired back at Donald Trump’s presidential campaign yeseterday, saying campaign staffers know they were treated “fairly” in Colorado, but are attacking state Republicans anyway because they want to advance a “narrative” that “typical politics” is “unfair and improper.” “Alan, [Colorado Trump Campaign Director] Patrick [Davis], […]
UPDATE: Colorado Ceasefire condemns Sen. John Cooke’s remarks yesterday in very strong terms: Those who support the repeal of the ammunition magazine ban have repeatedly argued that the law inconveniences law-abiding citizens. “Sen. Cooke, as one of the leading supporters of the repeal, advocated that these same law-abiding citizens become criminals,” noted Jacqui Shumway, a […]
(Laura Waters Woods: she doesn’t mince words – Promoted by Colorado Pols) Last week, Colorado Senate Republicans inserted an amendment in the budget bill prohibiting the use of state funds to purchase fetal tissue for research—even though state funds are already barred from being spent for this purpose. But the sponsors of the amendment, state […]
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