(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%
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 […]
from Colorado House Democrats (Denver)- Ahead of the upcoming budget debate in the General Assembly, Colorado’s House and Senate Democrats are teaming up on Saturday, March 19 to host a “Budget Listening Tour” in 12 different communities across the state. The “Budget Listening Tour” is an opportunity for Coloradans to provide feedback and share their […]
A friend of mine sent an email to me that said, “I don’t understand all of this education reform stuff. I don’t know the difference between vouchers and charter schools and magnet schools and education reform, and the other options. Can you give me the ‘idiot’s guide’ to understanding this stuff before my daughter starts […]
(Bait meets switch – promoted by Colorado Pols) I never heard Sen. Michael Bennet mention the directional purpose of the anus, like that grandma did at the state Capitol Mon., but that didn’t stop Ken Buck from telling Bennet last year to shut up about social issues, like abortion. The GOP, and allied pundits, liked […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) On February 14 I declared Jared Polis King of Colorado because his online presence was the strongest of all the Colorado Delegation. As of today, Polis is still king. However, maybe some legislators do listen to CPolsters because in the three weeks since that diary, our legislator’s online presence […]
We learned new information today about upcoming strategy from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in 2012. According to reliable sources, the DCCC has completed their initial round of analysis of congressional battlegrounds next year, and has the beginnings of their strategy to retake the House of Representatives in 2012. The DCCC’s principal target in […]
Ryan Call is picking up some of the most important endorsements possible in his run for chair of the Colorado Republican party, according to this news release: Attorney General Suthers and State Treasurer Stapleton join Legislators and Party Leaders from Across the State in Endorsing Ryan Call for State GOP Chairman Denver – Ryan Call […]
( – 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 […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Two polls released recently, Colorado College’s State of The Rockies and a poll commissioned by National Defense Resources Council , provide further proof that Coloradans not only have a passion for the environment, but demand its protection. The NRDC poll focused on Colorado’s Congressional District 4, and showed that […]
That’s the report in today’s Fort Collins Coloradoan, with high-profile coverage for Colorado freshman Rep. Cory Gardner, and his amendment that would strip federal funding for a key component of health care reform–state-based health insurance exchanges. But as CBS reported this week, Republican zeal to attack “Obamacare” at every opportunity may be outrunning the wishes […]
I did a fun and admittedly superficial study today by visiting each of our congressional delegation’s websites to look up their total number of fans and followers on Facebook and Twitter. I wanted to see which member had the most overall “love” from Colorado by way of followers, as well as which were the most […]
A very good appearance on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews this week from Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver, who is possibly more prominent than she ever has been in opposition to the new Republican majority’s push for hard-line abortion restrictions right after taking office: And batting cleanup in this story from FOX News: With Republicans […]
We talked yesterday about the imminent demise of Rep. Randy Baumgardner’s Arizona-copycat immigration bill, HB-1107. We’ve explained that these GOP immigration bills, for the sake of the Republicans Party’s long-term viability, should die as quickly as possible, and from what we can see, it appears that GOP House Speaker Frank McNulty agrees. A similar bill […]
Somewhere between the ignominious killing off of Rep. Randy Baumgardner’s Arizona copycat immigration bill today and this story told by FOX 31’s Eli Stokols, we’re beginning to think the GOP huddled over the weekend, and had realizations about some things that were hurting them: Weeks after a public outcry over Republicans’ decision not to approve […]
As the Durango Herald’s Joe Hanel reports: Rep. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs, said his Colorado House Bill 1107 had too many problems to continue. “After many drafts and hours of deliberation and meetings with entities, we had come to some agreement with agencies out there,” Baumgardner said. “(But) we couldn’t seem to get away […]
MONDAY UPDATE: A reader sent us the text of a letter from Rep. Cory Gardner in response to questions about his co-sponsorship of this legislation, where he self-identifies as an “original co-sponsor.” This was already known, but some readers wanted to see the proof. Full text below. —– Last fall, the United States Senate race […]
As our friends at The Washington Post report, somebody finally talked some sense into tone-deaf House Republicans: Republican lawmakers have removed the term “forcible rape” from an antiabortion bill in Congress after women’s groups accused them of trying to change the widely held definition of rape. The bill, called the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion […]
The Craig Daily Press reported Tuesday on yet another FASTER-undoing bill, this one from Rep. Randy Baumgardner–you’ll recall that GOP House Speaker Frank McNulty has basically ruled the repeal of FASTER, and its badly-needed, already bonded revenue for transportation projects, a nonstarter despite it playing a central role in many Republican legislative campaigns last year. […]
(A rare event indeed – promoted by redstateblues) If you live in CD-05, you may not know who your US Congressman is. It’s Republican Doug Lamborn. You can be forgiven for not knowing. As a rule, he does not allow the public to see him or ask him questions. Now in his third term, […]
The staggering debt of the United States, much owed to China and other nations, is not news although it is in it again today with some of Colorado’s own lamebrains wanting to pay it off with funds already bequeathed to those that deposited them. And while the GOP members of Colorado’s delegation fixate on […]
(Explain this to Grandma. Or for that matter, your kids. Go ahead. – promoted by Colorado Pols) I feel rather sorry for Cory Gardner getting all the attention for sponsoring extreme bills. So let me direct your attention to H.R. 421 – “To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by […]
As the Durango Herald’s Joe Hanel reports, it’s as bad as you thought: Colorado Republicans have imported more of the Arizona immigration law into the Legislature, including parts that a federal judge has already struck down in Arizona… House Bill 1170 would direct local police to try to determine whether a person entered the country […]
Published on January 20, 2011 in Politico. Article by ROBIN BRAVENDER & DARREN GOODE Top staff members for key House and Senate Republicans met in a closed-door session Tuesday with energy industry interests to work on strategy to handcuff the Obama administration’s climate change agenda. With the backing of GOP caucus leaders, aides for House […]
Reporter Marianne Goodland, who we normally refer to when she writes for the Colorado Statesman, has a very interesting story this weekend in the Sterling Journal Advocate–unfortunately, a MediaNews property that we can’t quote directly. But the story, about proceedings in the Joint Budget Committee last week as they begin the daunting process of closing […]
In a year that Republicans were supposed to roll to victory at all levels in Colorado, the fact that the biggest wins for the GOP were two congressional seats–as opposed to the Senate seat or the gubernatorial race–is a testament to how things didn’t go the way the pundits expected here. But that shouldn’t take […]
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