(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%
Apparently without much notice even to her colleages in the Colorado House GOP minority caucus, Colorado Public Radio’s Bente Birkeland reports that Minority Leader Rose Pugliese will resign her El Paso County seat effective immediately, complaining about the “toxic” work environment in the aftermath of the controversy over now ex-Rep. Ryan Armagost’s (and much of […]
The special legislative session called to address a massive budget hole in Colorado caused by President Trump’s big beautiful bullshit bill (OBBB) came to a close on Tuesday, but not before some late fireworks in the House chamber regarding the conduct of one now-former Republican member. In the process of this discussion, House Minority Leader […]
As Colorado Public Radio’s Bente Birkeland reports, a red-on-red “personality conflict” originating with one of the Colorado House Republican minority’s biggest…personalities is hampering the work of a key House committee, as a freshman Republican who is supposed to be serving on the House Health and Human Services Committee has been repeatedly substituted to appease the […]
Updating the state of disorder in the Colorado Republican House micro-minority today, where Assistant Minority Leader Rose Pugliese of Grand Junction Colorado Springs was just elected to be the next leader of the smallest and most fractious minority caucus in our lifetimes so far. The Colorado Sun’s Jesse Paul reports: Rose Pugliese, a Colorado Springs […]
A story last week from the Colorado Springs Gazette’s veteran political reporter Marianne Goodland takes a look at the post-primary Colorado House Republican caucus, which has seen some significant changes as a slate of candidates supported by the notorious Rocky Mountain Gun Owners went down in defeat on June 28th, and incumbent members of the […]
FRIDAY UPDATE #2: The Colorado Sun’s “Unaffiliated” newsletter apparently agrees with us on the timeline of events: State Rep. Shane Sandridge, R-Colorado Springs, suspended his reelection campaign Thursday after Republican Rose Pugliese, a former Mesa County Commissioner who now lives in Colorado Springs, announced a bid for his seat. —– FRIDAY UPDATE: Keep an eye on […]
Once again the good people at the Colorado Sun have us pitching subscriptions to their Unaffiliated political newsletter, in which a wealth of useful information goes out to the state’s political watercooler class every weekday–the downside being that unless somebody like us picks up their useful emails, information more Colorado political news consumers should see […]
FRIDAY UPDATE: Charles Ashby of The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel confirms what we first reported on Thursday: Rose Pugliese withdrew her name from consideration for the Mesa County Attorney position: In a letter of withdrawal sent on Tuesday, Pugliese told Commissioners Janet Rowland, Cody Davis and Scott McInnis that she’s not yet done with politics. As […]
There is a group that meets every Friday morning in a back room at Main Street Bagels to discuss current affairs. Although the group has members from both major political parties, they tend to be progressive in their thinking about issues. They also tend to express themselves frequently in letters to the editor. Because of […]
As the Denver Post’s Nick Coltrain reports, Republicans in Colorado House District 14 got a few days ahead of themselves in convening to appoint a replacement for suddenly resigned House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese, and by breaking the rule requiring ten days’ notice before doing the deed, they’ve imperiled the accession of gun rights advocate […]
House Republicans in Colorado selected freshman Rep. Jarvis Caldwell (R-Monument) as their new Minority Leader last Saturday, surely hoping that he could do a better job than Rose Pugliese, the previous “Leader” who threw a tantrum and resigned from the legislature 10 days ago. The early returns are not encouraging. Pugliese was an absolute mess […]
Colorado House Republicans on Saturday selected Rep. Jarvis Caldwell (R-Monument) to be their new Minority Leader following last week’s surprise resignation of Rep. Rose Pugliese (R-Colorado Springs). The House Republican caucus met over Zoom on Saturday morning to choose their new Minority Leader. Caldwell received 12 votes, with fellow Reps. Larry Don Suckla (R-Montezuma County) […]
UPDATE: Rep. Ken DeGraaf responds to your humble hosts: We feel like we’re speaking for everyone when we say…okie dokie then. —– Following the sudden resignation of Republican House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese at the beginning of the week, the jockeying is on among the “Mighty 22” to find a successor willing to take on […]
In the nearly two days since the assassination on Wednesday of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, mourning from conservatives over Kirk’s death has been channeled into a nationwide campaign to publicly shame and unemploy anyone they can find who failed to express the appropriate level of grief and remorse over the passing […]
Last week, as readers will recall, GOP Rep. Ryan Armagost resigned suddenly as the special session of the General Assembly kicked off in order to avoid an expected resolution from majority Democrats censuring Armagost for his churlish behavior toward a female colleague. Armagost had already given notice of his resignation and was excused from attending […]
Following yesterday’s momentary drama that culminated in the sudden resignation of the already-outgoing GOP Rep. Ryan Armagost, who was facing a censure resolution after circulating what he considered to be an unflattering photo of a female Democratic lawmaker, GOP House Minority Rose Pugliese is on the defensive and prolonging the already-embarrassing story by disputing the […]
UPDATE: Rather than face a censure vote, the Colorado Sun’s Jesse Paul reports that Rep. Ryan Armagost has resigned effective immediately: State Rep. Ryan Armagost, R-Berthoud, was already set to leave the legislature Sept. 1 to pursue a job and personal relationship in Arizona. His resignation spares him the embarrassment of being censured by Democrats […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder The top Republican in the Colorado House says she wants to roll back Medicaid to its pre-Obamacare levels, a move that would kick approximately 367,000 Coloradans off their healthcare. During a July 31 interview on KNUS’ Jeff and Bill radio show, Colorado House Minority […]
UPDATE: 9NEWS’ Kyle Clark sums up the common problem with X and the Colorado House GOP: —– Longtime state house reporter Bente Birkeland at Colorado Public Radio brings us a story we’ve heard the periphery of but hadn’t yet been privy to the full nauseating details. If you think the state of interparty relations in […]
UPDATE: Jesse Paul of The Colorado Sun makes the same point about unserious Republicans in the legislature: —– We knew it was coming after Congressional Republicans passed President Trump’s “big, beautiful, bullshit budget bill” last month, and here it is: Another special legislative session. As Seth Klamann reports for The Denver Post: For the third […]
After narrowly losing the recent election for Colorado Republican Party vice-chair to former Rep. Richard Holtorf, Douglas County Republican activist and donor of some significance Mark Hampton (no, not the husband of actress Christina Ricci) remains displeased with that result and the general direction of the state party, explaining his loss to the also dissentious […]
The Denver Post’s Seth Klamann updates on an unpleasant story we’ve been following in the Colorado House, after a failed bid by Republican Rep. Ron Weinberg to be the next House Minority Whip exposed longstanding sexual harassment allegations against Weinberg dating to before his service in the House. Fellow Republican Rep. Brandi Bradley further alleged […]
Colorado Republicans like few things more than attacking other Colorado Republicans. This has always been a problem for the GOP in Colorado, but the pastime has only grown as Republicans increasingly find themselves further and further from the levers of power. Republican infighting is particularly intense in the state legislature, where wacko members of the […]
State Rep. Ryan Armagost (R-Berthoud) is resigning his seat in the legislature and dancing his way down to Arizona, which leaves a “leadership” hole in the House micro-minority that could create a whole new set of problems for the GOP. As The Colorado Sun reports: House Minority Whip Ryan Armagost of Berthoud, a fierce gun […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally published at the Colorado Times Recorder Despite widespread support and an unassailable Democratic majority in both Colorado’s state House and Senate, House Bill 1312, which codifies landmark protections for transgender people, was widely believed last month to be in jeopardy, with one prominent LGBTQ group changing its position multiple times. […]
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