Evan Munsing, Colorado Democratic primary CD8 candidate
Evan Munsing looks to win the Democratic nomination for a chance to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans next year for Congressional District 8, which is being called one of the most vulnerable seats in Congress and could decide which party holds the majority in the US House.
A Marine Corps combat veteran, Munsing served as an infantry officer and deployed to Afghanistan, where he worked as a military advisor to the Afghan Army. After his military service, he built a career in finance and business leadership, currently serving as Director of Portfolio Operations at Corbel Capital Partners and working with small businesses to drive growth and job creation.
Michael Bennet, Democratic candidate for Colorado governor
Thelma Grimes
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Updated 19 hours ago
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for the state’s top spot as governor with Gov. Jared Polis reaching term limits in 2026. Bennet is a longtime Colorado public servant and attorney, having served more...
Mark Baisley, Republican candidate for Colorado governor
Thelma Grimes
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Updated 1 hour ago
Mark Baisley joins a crowded field of Republican candidates for governor. With Gov. Jared Polis being term-limited, Colorado will elect a new leader in 2026. Baisley is a Republican state senator representing Colorado’s 4th Senate District, which covers parts of...
Manny Rutinel, Colorado Democratic primary CD8 candidate
Thelma Grimes
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Updated 58 minutes ago
Manny Rutinel is an attorney, entrepreneur, and currently serves in the Colorado House of Representatives for District 32, representing parts of Adams County after being appointed in 2023 and subsequently elected to a full term.
Shannon Bird, Colorado Democratic primary CD8 candidate
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
Shannon Bird looks to win the Democratic nomination for a chance to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans next year for Congressional District 8, which is being called one of the most vulnerable seats in Congress and could decide which...
Gabe Evans, Colorado Republican incumbent, CD8 race
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
In what is quickly becoming one of the most-watched congressional races in 2026, Evans looks to continue serving in a second term in Colorado’s Congressional District 8. Evans served 12 years in the U.S. military and was an Arvada police...
Colorado podcaster who has called for political foes to be executed joins GOP primary for governor
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
Joe Oltmann, the conservative Colorado podcaster who has repeatedly called for Colorado’s top elected officials to be executed and whose uncorroborated claims that the 2020 election was rigged spawned multiple defamation lawsuits, declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for...
2025 Unfiltered: Moments that marked Colorado’s decidedly off-kilter political year
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 days ago
From the flurry of executive orders that ushered in President Donald Trump’s second term to a blizzard of lawsuits filed by the state’s Democratic officials, the state’s political year was marked by near-constant conflict between the GOP-controlled federal government and...
State Treasurer Dave Young withdraws from Democratic primary in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 days ago
Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young announced Friday that he is ending his bid to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans in the competitive 8th Congressional District, leaving three Democrats running in next year’s primary. Young, a former state lawmaker from...
Crank challenger Jessica Killin racks up endorsements from all of Colorado’s congressional Democrats
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 days ago
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper has endorsed fellow Democrat Jessica Killin’s bid to oust Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, giving the first-time candidate a clean sweep of support from the state’s six-member Democratic delegation. Killin, an...
US House passes Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill to remove gray wolves from endangered species list
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado to delist the gray wolf from federal protections for endangered species cleared the U.S. House late on Thursday, setting up a fight in the U.S. Senate over a measure supporters...
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As I sat down to write this, my last column of 2025, I reflected back on a year that was, well, interesting from an old political science professor’s perspective, but which contained a lot of pain for a lot of people. And as is pretty much always the case, I found Colorado Politics to be […]
Federal judge rules Trump administration can share illegal immigrants’ Medicaid data with ICE
The Trump administration can continue its practice of sharing the biographical, location, and contact information of illegal immigrants between federal agencies early in the new year, a federal judge ruled on Monday. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, of the Northern District of California, issued the preliminary injunction order […]