(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%
While a 'Civil Unions' bill is expected to make it through the Colorado legislature this year, the first potential ballot measure for 2014 looks to legalize gay marriage. Lynn Bartels of the Denver Post reports on the official wording, which reads: Be it enacted by the voters of the State of Colorado: Article II Section […]
Kristen Wyatt of the Associated Press reports, and no denying this doesn't look good: Colorado's embattled energy development office is plagued by misspending, sloppy accounting and high turnover, according to a blistering state audit released Tuesday. The review blasted the Colorado Energy Office for a number of issues, including not keeping track of travel expenses […]
UPDATE: FOX 31's Eli Stokols confirms: On Tuesday, Newell issued a statement to FOX31 Denver confirming her daughter’s post. “Yes, the rumors are true,” Newell said. “I’m seriously considering a run at Congressional District 6 in 2014. “In the last couple of months, citizens and political leaders across the state have come to me with […]
The Durango Herald's Joe Hanel reports on the death yesterday of GOP-sponsored Senate Bill 9, the so-called "more guns in schools" bill: It was the first Republican attempt to respond to mass shootings in Aurora and an elementary school in Connecticut, and the first of many rounds of fights over gun control this year. Monday’s […]
Late last night, Kate Newell, daughter of recently re-elected Senator Linda Newell, posted this to her facebook page: Kate Newell 9 hours ago near Denver So proud of my mama, who (after being asked too many times to count) has decided to seriously consider running for/serving as Congresswoman for CD 6! Excited to see where this faithwalk […]
UPDATE: Statement from Colorado Democratic Party chairman Rick Palacio: With this afternoon’s announcement from eight U.S. Senators, including Colorado’s own Michael Bennet, of a bipartisan framework for comprehensive immigration reform, a solution to this problem is a real possibility. That a Colorado voice, especially that of Senator Bennet, is helping to drive this discussion is […]
After a trying week in which it was necessary to effect many changes to our new WordPress-based website on an urgent basis, we're happy to report that the situation is improving, the website is relatively stable, and long-promised enhancements to the site's functionality are finally coming together.
SUNDAY UPDATE: Lynn Bartels of the Denver paper gives former Sen. Ed Jones’ offensive remarks some belated attention, and background, in a blog post late yesterday evening.—– FOX 31's Eli Stokols reports on yesterday's rally to "Protect Marriage" at the state capitol: At the event, organized by the Colorado Catholic Conference, opponents of Senate Bill […]
A late Friday story that's sure to be the talk of the political class this weekend–forwarded to us earlier this afternoon, here's a memo that was accidentally sent to every member of the Colorado General Assembly yesterday. From the lobbyist outfit Colorado Legislative Services, LLC, the attachment to the email is supposed to be a […]
It looks like we’ve got our first Primary matchup of the 2014 election cycle. We’ve had both Andrew Romanoff and Karen Middleton on the CD-6 Line for more than a week now, but we’ve gone from “potential primary” to “probable primary” based on what we’ve been hearing in the last day or two. It’s far […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Denver Nuggets star player, Kenneth Faried, has made a video with his two moms voicing their support for civil unions in Colorado. “Nobody can ever tell me I can’t have two mothers because I really do,” said Faried. Faried’s two mothers, Carol and Waudda, have been together for eleven years. Waudda […]
Politico reports on what Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction would have described as "a moment of clarity." Former Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour said on Friday that “stupid” and “offensive” comments made by one candidate can have a negative affect on others in the same political party. “The comments they made were stupid […]
The office of Rep. Ed Perlmutter announced that the House version of a new Assault Weapons Ban (sponsored by Perlmutter and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy) will be introduced next week. From the press release (full text after the jump): The legislation lists 158 models of guns, like the AR series, the AK series, and Uzis, which […]
Although most of the attention yesterday at the Colorado Capitol was focused on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the debate and passage there of the Colorado Civil Unions Act, other action included the death of a bill in the Senate Business, Labor, and Technology Committee we had noted earlier this month—Senate Bill 13-024, this year’s […]
Politico–tough to consider this a constructive attitude: President Barack Obama is aiming to “annihilate” the GOP during the president’s second term, House Speaker John Boehner says. “And given what we heard yesterday about the President’s vision for his second term, it’s pretty clear to me that he knows he can’t do any of that as […]
As Tweeted moments ago by Allison Sherry of the Denver paper: .@repmikecoffman on running against @markudall next year: Not Interested. blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2013/0… #copolitics — Allison Sherry (@allisonsherry) January 23, 2013 Sherry reports that Coffman will run again for his newly competitive CD-6 seat. After Coffman’s very tough re-election campaign in 2012, which as we’ve discussed revealed […]
Remember the bill that brought me to this blog? It was a convoluted, confused mess of a giveaway to animal abusers, legislation written so poorly that clear beneficiaries like the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association testified against it because it was so hard to understand, and wound up dying in committee with only its sponsor’s vote in […]
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: A commenter points out statute that Rep. Janak Joshi may have in fact violated by identifying himself as a “physician” after being forced to surrender his medical license: 12-36-106. Practice of medicine defined – exemptions from licensing requirements – unauthorized practice by physician assistants and ansthesiologist assistants – penalties – rules (1) For […]
AP reports via the Fort Collins Coloradoan: A Colorado district court judge has blocked Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s rules on mail ballots. The judge in Denver ruled Monday that state law allows county clerks the authority to send ballots to inactive voters in mail-in-only elections… Gessler sued Denver County Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson […]
UPDATE: A big crowd for today’s anti-abortion protest, but as we can now shamelessly exploit for traffic rankings, not entirely unopposed: Folks, as a political blog, we don’t often get to post photos like this. So we’re obviously not passing up the chance when we can do so in a way that is actually relevant […]
UPDATE: GOP Sen. Greg Brophy Tweets his enthusiasm: Golf course closed? RT @michellemalkin Every journalist in Washington wants you to know that Obama is at church today. — SenatorBrophy (@SenatorBrophy) January 20, 2013 —– Image courtesy The Obama Diary Washington Post: Obama and Roberts will repeat the process again Monday in a public celebration at […]
Our friend Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post reports: Days after President Obama held a press conference re-asserting his refusal to negotiate with Republicans on raising the debt ceiling, House GOP leaders announced Friday they would move to extend the country’s credit limit for another three months… Democrats quickly declared victory, insisting that Obama’s hardline […]
AP reports via the Durango Herald: Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith backed off his hard-line stance against gun-law enforcement Thursday after he said he would refuse to enforce unconstitutional laws, including gun laws. He warned universal gun registration would lead the government to “target and prosecute law-abiding Americans who are simply exercising their constitutionally recognized […]
As announced in an email from LGBT advocacy organization One Colorado today:
The Colorado Civil Union Act has been scheduled for its first hearing — Wednesday, January 23, at 1:30 p.m. in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Civil unions is a critical piece of legislation for our community. If passed, it will provide committed same-sex couples in the state with the protections they need to take care of their families.
We have a lot of support for the bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee — thanks to your incredible work during the election. But you can be sure that opponents of equality will flood the Capitol before Wednesday’s vote…
Passage of civil unions was assured, of course, after the extraordinary actions of the GOP House majority last year to kill the bill became a central 2012 campaign issue, and Democrats retook control of the House in the November general elections by a strong majority.
Fait accompli or no, it’s a popular question today at the Capitol whether “Anus Granny” will make another appearance Wednesday.
SUNDAY UPDATE: We’re continuing to add many new features to the site in response to reader requests. Over the weekend, we’ve rolled out several long-requested functions, like editing of comments (allowed for one hour after posting), and restored popular features from Soapblox such as a tag (*New) to identify new comments in a post. We […]
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