(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%
Let's all take a moment today to recognize a piece of well-written, sensible legislation. SB 13-226, the "Dog Protection Act," is on its way to the Senate floor after receiving unanimous committee approval. Cosponsors in the Senate are David Balmer (R-Centennial) and Lucia Guzman (D-Denver). Their House counterparts are Lois Court (D-Denver) and Don Coram (R-Montrose). The […]
Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler made the rounds on conservative talk radio last week to stir up opposition to expected legislation that would give us more options when it comes to voting, stuff like providing a mail-in ballot for every eligible voter. Basically, the legislation would make sure Colorado uses modern technology and election […]
Last week, the Colorado Legislature volunteered further evidence that it faces no financial need to break Colorado PERA pension contracts. Incredibly, the Colorado General Assembly, while it is in breach of its own (PERA) public pension contracts, has included a transfer of an additional $142 million in this year's state budget (the Long Bill) to […]
UPDATE: The Denver Post's Lynn Bartels did, to her credit, extract a qualified apology from hirsute pro-gun recall organizer Nick Andrasik (see photo below), who says today he would "probably not" again use the "c-word" and other offensive language to describe Democratic legislators if given the choice. The "situation is different," says Andrasik, meaning exposure to a light source other […]
UPDATE: As if that wasn't enough, FOX 31's Eli Stokols: Dudley Brown, the executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, has been added as a co-defendant in a lawsuit filed by a gay couple whose engagement photo was used without their consent in a political mailer last year. Brown, who’s known for targeting GOP lawmakers […]
(Seriously? How many votes will it cost them this time? – promoted by Colorado Pols) Personhood activists are gathering Thursday night in Highlands Ranch to launch their petition drive to put a so-called fetal homicide measure on the 2014 election ballot. The initiative would protect “unborn human beings” under the Colorado criminal code, thus allowing […]
Back in April 2010, we wrote a short post that pointed to this photo as the prime reason why Republicans had no chance at winning the race for Governor in 2010. Then-Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper was just so much more interesting and charismatic than anyone the GOP could muster. As we wrote at the time: […]
A few days ago former (appointed) Colorado Treasurer and farmer Mark Hillman raised a ruckus in the Denver Post about those darn Colorado PERA public pensions. Hillman, rest assured, Colorado PERA retirees don’t take kindly to loose talk about breachin’ their contracts! As we have seen, the Colorado PERA public pension system was underfunded and […]
Rep. Mike Coffman Endorses Andrew Romanoff in CD-6 Monday, April 1, 2013 AURORA: In a stunning turn of events, incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Coffman announced this morning that he is endorsing his Democratic opponent, former Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, for election to Coffman’s CD-6 seat in 2014. “Since narrowly surviving my re-election […]
7NEWS reported from yesterday's debate over the state's General Fund budget bill, known as the "Long Bill." [T]he State Senate's initial approval of the overall budget plan came without Republican support. The minority party said they wouldn't be on board with the spending package because they're upset with Democratic legislation this year. Republican Sen. Kent Lambert, […]
Our friends at National Journal: At least two Democrats are considering running against Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., next year: state Sen. Gail Schwartz and Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia. Multiple state Democrats confirmed Schwartz and Garcia are being recruited to run in the state's 3rd Congressional District. Schwartz, a two-term senator and the majority whip in […]
As the Grand Junction Sentinel's Charles Ashby reports: A week ago, the votes to repeal the state’s death penalty were in place in the House Judiciary Committee. But when Gov. John Hickenlooper mentioned a possible veto of the idea a few days later, enough legislators decided, well, maybe the votes weren’t there to repeal the […]
Reports the Durango Herald's Joe Hanel: The Basic Freedom Defense Fund was incorporated this month as a nonprofit with an address in Durango – the same address as the San Juan Freedom Defense Committee, the campaign to recall McLachlan for his votes on gun bills. But Monday, the groups announced they were parting ways. A […]
An "incident" in the Senate Education Committee last week involving Democratic Sen. Evie Hudak and Republican freshman Sen. Owen Hill turned into a major, albeit short-lived kerfluffle Friday after being clipped and circulated nationally by conservative media sites and social media personalities. Sen. Hudak, as you know, has been under intense fire from conservatives after a gaffe […]
LAST YEAR, THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE ADOPTED LEGAL, PROSPECTIVE PENSION REFORM (FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENTS). WE HONOR THE PENSION CONTRACTS OF THESE COUNTY PENSIONERS, WHY ARE WE ATTEMPTING A RETROSPECTIVE TAKING OF ACCRUED COLORADO PERA RETIREE BENEFITS? As you know, the State of Colorado is trying to break its contracts . . . escape its legal public pension […]
Here's a Westword profile on Bill Althouse, the fellow who wrote the letter to our Governor reprinted below. I don't know the man at all, but I'm signing onto Althouse's satirical Campaign to Regulate Alcohol Like Marijuana. Count me in as a card-carrying member. Since Westword had no problems reprinting this entire letter, I […]
As we look back at 10 years ago today, March 20th 2003, when American boots first stepped onto Iraqi soil, it's worth sounding a note too rarely heard in American political discourse: grief and gloom. A lot of column inches have already been spent today to try to provide scale for the cost in dollars […]
UPDATE #2: ACLU of Colorado Executive Director Nathan Woodliff-Stanley: "The ACLU of Colorado is profoundly saddened to learn of the death of Tom Clements, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections. We send our deepest sympathies to Mr. Clements’ family. "During his short two-year tenure, Mr. Clements took significant strides to protect the civil rights […]
The Colorado Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the Lobato public education funding case: “The Colorado Supreme Court last week heard oral arguments on a lawsuit that could dramatically change the system of K-12 school finance in Colorado.” “The Supreme Court’s March 7 hearing included a first: a live video broadcast of the proceedings.” […]
It's been far too long since we answered your questions in a Colorado Pols Mailbag. We've gotten a few email requests for another "Ask Alva" (no, seriously), and we're happy to oblige. Ask your questions of Colorado Pols either in the comments section below or at AskAlva@coloradopols.com. We’ll give it a few days to collect […]
In a chilling story story, the New York Times’ Michael Luo discusses some of the cases that underscored the need for one of the gun safety bills that recently passed the Colorado Senate and expected to pass the House soon: Senate Bill 197, restricting access to guns in cases of domestic violence. Reader discretion advised: […]
The Denver Post's Daily Dose and Colorado Public Radio's "Check and Balance" blogs reported Friday that no one testified against Colorado's proposed expansion of Medicaid, a key step in the implementation of Obamacare that would provide 100,000 to 150,000 uninsured people in Colorado with health insurance.
In 2010, the Colorado General Assembly looked first to break Colorado PERA retiree contracts. A June 26, 2005, Rocky Mountain News editorial encouraged the Colorado General Assembly to seek new revenue to meet its contractual obligations, but this advice was ignored: “In Oklahoma, voters earmarked a portion of the state's lottery proceeds to pay down […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) The optimist says the glass is half full, the pessimist says it is half empty (and the engineer says it was designed too large). So is Hickenlooper a half full or half empty Governor? It hit me that a lot of people here seems to focus on the negatives and only […]
The Pueblo Chieftain's Peter Roper reports, with much of the story behind a paywall: Secretary of State Scott Gessler gave a crowd of about 100 local Republicans a quick lesson Tuesday on how to recall state Sen. Angela Giron, D-Pueblo, over her support for gun-control legislation earlier this week. Gessler reminded the crowd he is […]
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