Colorado Politics Calendar Nov. 3-9
CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county commission hearings, city council meetings and more. As a subscriber, you can submit your own events for publication to calendar@coloradopolitics.com for free publication on this page. Please include who, what, when, where and why for each event.
(Party designations: R-Republican, D-Democrat, L-Libertarian, G-Green, S-Socialist, U-Unity, F-Forward.)
MONDAY, NOV. 3
- (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: Men’s Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 389 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: Tech Office Hours, 5-6 p.m., visit https://meet.google.com/cqh-rbvs-ejo to join the meeting
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: SocFem Craft Club, 6-8 p.m., 809 S. Washington St., Denver
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Housing Justice Monthly Meeting, 7-8 p.m., contact housing@denverdsa.org for more information
TUESDAY, NOV. 4
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Palantir Out of Denver Working Group, 6-7:30 p.m., contact https://bit.ly/ddsa-international to join the meeting
- (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: HD 23 Monthly Meeting, 6-8 p.m., contact 303-277-1113 for more information
- (D) Arapahoe County Democratic Party: 1st Tuesday Action Group, 6-8 p.m., 1911 S. Havana St., Aurora
- (D) Colorado Democratic Party: HD 6 Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., 690 Colorado Blvd., Denver
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5
- DRCOG: Executive Committee, 3 p.m., contact mstevens@drcog.org for Teams link
- Colorado General Assembly: Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission, 3:30 p.m., 200 E. Colfax Ave., Old Supreme Court, Denver
- DRCOG: Special Board of Directors, 4 p.m., contact mstevens@drcog.org for more information
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: Cocktails & Climate ECCC, 4:30-9:30 p.m., 3654 Navajo St., Denver, visit https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ecccfundraiser to join the meeting
- (R) Douglas County Republican Party: Parker Conservatives, 5-8 p.m., 11020 S. Pikes Peak Dr., #50, Parker
- (D) Huerfano County Democratic Party: Monthly Meeting, 6-7 p.m., 220 Russell St., Walsenburg
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Internationalism Book Club-Reclaiming the Nation, 6-7:30 p.m., 238 S. Broadway, Denver
- (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: Evergreen Area Republican Club, 6-8:30 p.m., 1802 Bergen Pkwy., Evergreen
- (L) Colorado Libertarian Party: Liberty on the Rocks, 6-9 p.m., 727 E. 16th Ave., Denver
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: Young Democrats Monthly Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., contact info@denverdemocrats.org for more information
- (D) Boulder County Democratic Party: Longmont Area Dems Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., contact longmontareadems@gmail.com for more information
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Electoral Meeting, 7-8 p.m., visit denverdsa.org/events for more information
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Tech Committee Meeting, 7-8 p.m., visit meet.google.com/azp-jgpj-tdi to join the meeting
THURSDAY, NOV. 6
- (D) Montrose County Democratic Party: Drinking Liberally, 5 p.m., 1201 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: HD 6 Wine & Cheese Party, 5:30-7:30 p.m., purchase tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/house-district-6-democrats-wine-cheese-party-tickets-1260487214189
- (D) Jefferson County Democratic Party: HD 24 Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4046576716 to join the meeting
- (R) Denver Republican Party: HD 5 Monthly Meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 2376 15th St., Denver
- (D) Alamosa County Democratic Party: Meeting, 7-8 p.m., Hwy. 17 S., Alamosa
- (D) Jefferson County Democratic Party: HD 28 Monthly Meeting, 7-8 p.m., 3550 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood
- (R) CU Republicans: Meeting, 7-8 p.m., contact coloradocr@gmail.com for more information
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Political Education Committee Meeting, 7-8 p.m., visit denverdsa.org/events for more information
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Steering Committee Meeting, 7:30-9 p.m., visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82848768772 to join the meeting
FRIDAY, NOV. 7
- (R) Denver Republican Party: First Friday Breakfast, 8-9:30 a.m., 560 S. Holly Street, Denver
- (L) Boulder County Libertarian Party: Liberty Toastmasters, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 727 E. 16th Ave., Denver
- (D) Weld County Democratic Party: Dems in Action, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 710 11th Ave., Greeley
- (R) Republicans @ Denver Athletic Club: Meeting, 12-1 p.m., 1325 Glenarm Pl., Denver
- (D) Mesa County Democratic Party: Reception for Michael Dougherty for Attorney General, 4:30-5:30 p.m., RSVP at https://www.mesacountydems.org/post/reception-support-michael-dougherty-attorney-general
- (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: JeffCo EIC Zoom Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., contact makeadifferenceinco@gmail.com for more information
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Movie Night, 7:30-10 p.m., 809 S. Washington St., Denver
SATURDAY, NOV. 8
- (D) Arapahoe County Democratic Party: Aurora Democratic Breakfast, 8:30-10:30 a.m., 15350 E. Illiff Ave., Aurora
- (D) Jefferson County Democratic Party: Second Saturday Breakfast, 9-10:30 a.m., visit https://zoom.us/j/5539826712 to join the meeting
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: HD 1 Meeting, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 5220 W. Warren Ave., Denver
- (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: Republican Women Monthly Meeting, 9:30-11 a.m., contact jeffcorepublicanwomen@gmail.com for more information
- (L) Boulder County Libertarian Party: Liberty Toastmasters, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 315 S. Bowen St., Longmont
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: HD 3 Meeting, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 901 Englewood Pkwy., Englewood
- Arvada/Westminster: Legislative Town Hall, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., visit https://www.jeffcodems.org/calendar for Zoom link
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: General Meeting, 11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m., 809 S. Washington St., Denver
- (D) San Miguel County Democratic Party: All County Dems Picnic, 12-3 p.m., 12982 3700 Rd., Hotchkiss, RSVP to smcdems.co@gmail.com
- (D) Colorado Democratic Party: Leadership Fundraiser with Co. Sen. President James Coleman, 3-4:30 p.m., 1436 Tarryton Dr., Fort Collins, RSVP to cathy@cathykipp.com
- (D) Rio Grande County Democratic Party: Annual JFK Dinner, 6-9 p.m., RSVP to riograndedems@gmail.com for more information
SUNDAY, NOV. 9
- (D) Arapahoe County Democratic Party: Mike Barlow-Roach for HD 3 Bake Off Fundraiser, 12-2 p.m., 1155 W. Oxford Ave., Englewood, RSVP at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/coloradobakeoff
Colorado’s House delegation votes on party lines to end federal government shutdown
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Members of Colorado’s U.S. House delegation voted along party lines Wednesday on legislation to end the longest federal government shutdown in the nation’s history. The state’s four Republicans — U.S. Reps. Lauren Boebert, Jeff Hurd, Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans...
Colorado residents can save up to $14K under this energy rebate program
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
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Ted Tow appointed as next Court of Appeals chief judge
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Judge Ted C. Tow III will be the next chief judge of Colorado’s second-highest court, the judicial branch announced on Thursday. Tow will succeed Chief Judge Gilbert M. Román on the Court of Appeals, who is completing a four-year term....
SNAP benefits on their way to Colorado families
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 42 minutes ago
With the government shutdown over after a vote Wednesday by the U.S. House, federal food aid, which has been delayed almost two weeks, is on its way to nearly 600,000 Coloradans. Colorado will move rapidly to deliver 100% of Supplemental...
Appeals court rules civil trial over Kendrick Castillo’s death not required if STEM School pays max damages
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court determined on Thursday that a civil trial over the 2019 shooting death of Kendrick Castillo is not required after the defendant agreed to pay the maximum damages available to Castillo’s parents, without admitting liability. John and Maria...
States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends
David A. Lieb
david.a..lieb@associatedpress.com
Updated 12 hours ago
With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people, though it still could take up to a week for some to receive their...
Boebert claims ‘no pressure’ to remove her name from Epstein petition
Christopher Tremoglie Washington Examiner
christophertremogliewashingtonexaminer@wpstage.coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert denied reports that her meeting at the White House on Wednesday was to pressure the Republican to remove her name from a congressional petition that would necessitate a vote to release files related to disgraced...
Federal workers question whether the longest government shutdown was worth their sacrifice
Fatima Hussein
fatima.hussein@associatedpress.com
Updated 13 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jessica Sweet spent the federal government shutdown cutting back. To make ends meet, the Social Security claims specialist drank only one coffee a day, skipped meals, cut down on groceries and deferred paying some household bills. She...
Trump signs deal ending government shutdown
Rachel Schilke
rachel-schilke@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 15 hours ago
The longest federal government shutdown ended Wednesday night after the U.S. House voted for a new spending measure and President Donald Trump shortly after signed the deal reached by Democrats and Republicans. In a 222 to 209 vote, the House passed a...
Colorado justices approve changes to rules governing magistrates’ decisions
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
The Colorado Supreme Court recently approved a set of revisions to the rules governing magistrates, which judges have long recognized as confusing. Although the justices adopted the package in early September, they later changed how the rules take effect. Originally,...
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