(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%
Reportedly, 9NEWS will be taping a Your Show Q&A with Secretary of State Scott Gessler tomorrow for airing this weekend–do you have anything you’d like to ask him about? Gessler can answer your questions about business identity theft prevention, requiring photo identification prior to voting, improving the election process, the campaign finance system and more. […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Rep. Doug Lamborn was invited on the Richard Randall Show on June 30 to discuss President Obama’s recent remarks on the debt ceiling. Rep. Lamborn took issue with the President’s plan to cut tax breaks for corporate jets: Lamborn: [President Obama] keeps bringing up class warfare things. For instance, he […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) The conservative talk-radio world erupted in anger a few weeks ago, when Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed a bill that would have required families near the poverty level to pay more for state-subsidized health insurance for their kids. On KLZ’s “Grassroots Radio Colorado” June 1, Rep. Brian DelGrosso told hosts […]
According to a release we just received from Colorado Ethics Watch, they are objecting to the filing of an amicus brief from Secretary of State Scott Gessler, in effect on behalf of one of his former election law clients Clear the Bench. As we noted a couple of weeks ago, Gessler’s moves to assist Clear […]
As the Durango Herald’s Joe Hanel reports–don’t mince words, now! Colorado has not received money from estate taxes since 2004, but Republicans are still pushing a bill to repeal the estate tax law. Congress has suspended the federal estate tax – which Republicans have dubbed the “death tax” – until at least 2013. But the […]
When newly-elected Colorado GOP chairman Ryan Call laughably suggested on television a couple of weeks ago that Republicans had been some kind of great defenders of education funding in the state budget battle, rewriting months of copiously-documented history from every newspaper in the state, we feel pretty confident that Rep. Tom Massey, moderate Republican from […]
You heard the complaints Friday, with varying degrees of factuality, from both Republicans and Democrats about the other side’s proposed redistricting maps and the underlying strategies they reflect. The Durango Herald’s Joe Hanel reported this weekend: [House Speaker Frank] McNulty alleged that Democrats were trying to draw a map that Senate President Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont, […]
Cross-posted at ColoradoPols
In Denver’s mayoral election, there has been a great deal of focus from candidates on the importance of improving our education system, particularly the discussion of reform efforts at Denver Public Schools (DPS).
Several candidates for mayor have suggested that mayoral control of schools is an option they would consider under “the right” situation or “certain circumstances.” I disagree with that position. DPS has a democratically elected school board whose powers and authority are established in state law. The elimination of that board or alterations to their authority would require a state-wide vote. Though I have been disappointed by some of the actions by members of the DPS Board, their role is an important one and not something I believe the mayor should usurp by attempting to eliminate that board and replacing that elected body with mayoral control or a mayoral appointee.
While the Denver mayor does not control DPS, the role of the mayor in Denver’s educational system is an important one. The mayor must be an advocate for students, hold leadership accountable and ensure that teachers and students have adequate resources for success. It is not enough to improve standardized test scores. We must fully prepare our students to compete successfully in a global economy.
In Denver’s mayoral election, there has been a great deal of focus from candidates on the importance of improving our education system, particularly the discussion of reform efforts at Denver Public Schools (DPS). Several candidates for mayor have suggested that mayoral control of schools is an option they would consider under “the right” situation or […]
Colorado Senate passes $5,000 to $10,000 fines for people buying sex From AP DENVER – A statewide network of “john schools” for men caught seeking prostitutes is closer to approval in Colorado. The Colorado Senate on Tuesday voted 32-2 for a bill raising fines to a minimum of $5,000. Fines could reach a maximum of […]
Something a little more light-hearted on a beautiful weekend in Denver… We all know there are plenty of people who have ideas on what a campaign really should be doing. Comedian Adam Cayton-Holland, an East High alum, stopped by Mejia Campaign HQ to talk about the race for Denver Mayor and share his thoughts – […]
The following organizations give concrete need assistance: search and rescue, blankets, food, water, clothing, etc. They do not ask for professions of faith, or anything else in return for the services they provide. Red Cross International www.redcross.org Doctors Without Borders www.doctorswithoutborders.org Save The Children www.savethechildren.org The American Humane Association is also helping displaced, injured, and […]
If you try to visit the Colorado House Republican Majority right now, you get this: http://www.coloradohousegop.com We assume a late payment is all it is–but if you Google the contact phone number, 480-505-8855, you see a number of items about website suspension for all kinds of reasons; from the site transmitting viruses to crazies making […]
(Clearly, the school board was just a formality! – promoted by Colorado Pols) Head of the “nonpartisan” “libertarian” Independence Institute, Jon Caldara let his excitement run away with him today. He was celebrating the Douglas County school board decision Tuesday night to give residents tax money to pay for private schools. His first-blush email dispatch […]
The ongoing battle in Wisconsin regarding Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his efforts to dismantle state employee unions hasn’t turned out as well as he might have hoped. As “First Read” reports, Walker may have awakened the old sleeping giant: But the fight may have aroused a different “sleeping giant” — the activist liberal Wisconsin […]
(It’s not easy, dethroning Dan Maes – promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally post at The Bob Hatter Remember when Dan Maes got the biggest fine in Colorado political history? And remember the talking point “If Dan can’t fill out proper paperwork, how can he possibly be a competent Governor?” I do because I used it. […]
If you’re a political activist, whether PETA or Tea Party or whatever, you spend a lot of time thinking about how to get media attention. I’ve done a lot of this myself, and even wrote a book about it (hint), and I can tell you that activists love to steal media attention that rightfully belongs to […]
(Much like those fictitious “5,000 Amazon.com jobs,” where’s the proof? And why do reporters let politicians assert things they can’t prove with no questions? – promoted by Colorado Pols) State Rep. Kathleen Conti (R-Littleton) said last week that multiple businesses laid off workers after the Legislature rescinded tax breaks they had enjoyed for many years, […]
( – promoted by Colorado Pols) Comments accompanying yesterday’s post on the state budget indicate some folks have a hard time sorting through Colorado’s many fiscal constraints — which is completely understandable. We’ve summarized them in a handy two-page pdf that we call The Road to 2011, but we’ll post it here, too. Almost three […]
Through leadership. I know some of you are in politically sensitive positions and this may be a difficult ask. I know others of you either don’t live in Denver or don’t live in the districts in question. I also know that all of you are committed in one form or another to making our world […]
House Democrats held a press conference this afternoon on a newly-introduced bill that will, depending on who you talk to, either attract a lot of bipartisan support–or, as seems to be the case, give the House Republican majority some rather telling indigestion. House Bill 1052, known as the “Paygo” bill, would require all bills that […]
9News’ innovative public affairs program, YourShow, will air monthly as a stand-alone program, instead of weekly as currently scheduled, but each week, guests will be asked questions submitted by viewers, with their answers aired on newscasts, according to an email from YourShow host and 9News political reporter Adam Schrager. YourShow, which solicits guest and question […]
Yesterday, in a CoPols back and forth about if and how DPS teachers should be evaluated, I said that if DPS was only relying on CSAP scores to evaluate teachers, DPS is missing the point. Even as I wrote that, I was skeptical. Turns out DPS leadership has not missed that point, and has not […]
Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler tells The Denver Post that, if he moonlights for his former law firm, which specializes in election law, he’ll disclose the names of clients he’s working for. But reporters should ask him if this solves his conflict-of-interest problems. On KHOW’s Caplis and Silverman Show Monday, host Craig Silverman asked […]
(Bumped from Tuesday’s diaries – promoted by Colorado Pols) I just got an e-mail with an interesting story from John Colson of the Glenwood Springs paper. A family on Silt Mesa, near the town of Silt Colorado, has become the most recent case of serious medical issues suffered by people in close proximity to natural […]
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