Trending: The 5 hottest Colorado Politics stories of the week
Deep thinkers, you Colorado Politics readers.
This week two of our five top stories were pithy Insights columns, and one was a news piece about a fantastically fascinating – and good looking, some say – newcomer to the CD6 race.
Hey, it’s a good mix, right?
And now, your top five stories of the week – as chosen by you, the readers.
5) Insights: What does it mean to be a Democrat anymore, especially in Colorado?
Sen. Michael Bennet was on a roll. His digs at President Trump excited the crowd that was decidedly pro-Democrat as Bennet spoke from the aisle between the pews in Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church Friday evening.
4) Insights: Early attacks in Colorado Democratic gubernatorial race
The Colorado Democratic race for governor could get ugly. Colorado Politics’ inbox is already filled with opposition emails that have revolved around the gubernatorial campaigns for U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter and former state Treasurer Cary Kennedy.
3) Which one of these Colorado politicians is a millionaire? (Gotcha! Trick question.)
In fact, five of them are. How do we know? While looking up the net worth of Colorado’s Democratic senior U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (we had our reasons; you can read about it here), we stumbled across one of those sites that provides that information and a lot more on our entire Washington delegation – both U.S. Senators and all seven members of the House of Representatives. InsideGov.com not only lists the estimated net worth of each senator and representative as of 2014 but also shows how they compare with one another.
2) Urban Peak youth homeless drop-in center shut down, for now
One of the main resources for homeless youth in Denver is shut down, for now anyway. The Urban Peak drop-in Center at 21st and Stout closed its doors on April 28th, citing security concerns.
1) A Colorado Democrat with a rich family history in politics gets ready to take a run at Coffman in CD6
Get ready for a new player in the Democratic primary hoping to take on Republican Mike Coffman in Congressional District 6 next year. Levi Tillemann would bring a rich Democratic family heritage to the race. He also brings an impressive resume of his own, as an inventor and author.


