Colorado Politics Calendar Jan. 19-25
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, JAN. 19
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Denver Marade, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., City Park, Denver, visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B45A4A923A1FA7-61434869-mlkmarade for more information
- (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: Men’s Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 389 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood
- (D) Jefferson County Democratic Party: Liberal Libations, 4-6 p.m., 7260 W. Alaska Dr., Unit D, Lakewood
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: Tech Office Hours, 5-6 p.m., visit https://meet.google.com/cqh-rbvs-ejo to join the meeting
- (D) Mesa County Democratic Party: DPO Monthly Meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m., 310 N. 7th St., Grand Junction
- (D) Montrose County Democratic Party: Central Committee Meeting, 6 p.m., 1500 E. Main St., Montrose
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Communications Working Group, 6:30-7:30 p.m., visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84465307258 Code: 744847 to join the meeting
- (R) Denver Republican Party: HD 3 & 9 Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., 1660 S. Albion St., Denver
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: Urban Planning Council Meting, 7-8:30 p.m., visit https://www.denverdemocrats.org/issues/urban-planning for more information
TUESDAY, JAN. 20
- DRCOG: Regional Transportation Committee, 8:30 a.m., contact cbkennedy@drcog.org for more information
- (R) Denver Republican Party: Chair at Windsor Gardens, 6-7 p.m., 597 S. Clinton St., Denver
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Internationalism Committee, 6-7:15 p.m., RSVP at https://bit.ly/ddsa-international
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: Executive Committee Meeting, 6-7:30 p.m., 690 Colorado Ave., Denver
- (D) Broomfield County Democratic Party: A Dem Good Time, 6-8 p.m., 1280 E. 1st Ave., Broomfield, RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/broomfielddems/event/878650/
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: Executive Committee Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., 690 Colorado Blvd., Denver
- (R) Denver Republican Party: HD 2 Meeting, 7-8 p.m., 700 S. Franklin St., Denver
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21
- (R) Douglas County Republican Party: Republican Women, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree
- DRCOG: Executive Committee, 4:30 p.m., 1001 17th St., Red Rocks Conference Room, Denver
- Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Colorado/Colorado Beer Distributors, 5-7:30 p.m., 1673 Sherman St., Denver
- DRCOG: Performance and Engagement Committee, 5:30 p.m., 1001 17th St., Red Rocks Conference Room, Denver
- (D) Summit County Democratic Party: Meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., 83 Nancy’s Pl., Frisco
- (D) Garfield County Democratic Party: Core Team Meeting, 6-7 p.m., contact info@garcodems.org for more information
- (D) Arapahoe County Democratic Party: HD 61 Meeting, 6-7:30 p.m., 5428 S. Parker Rd., Aurora
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Internationalism Book Club—Venezuela, the Present as Struggle, 6-7:30 p.m., 238 S. Broadway, Denver
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: Labor Initiative Monthly Meeting, 6-7:30 p.m., 6350 Broadway, Denver
- (R) Denver Republican Party: Monthly Happy Hour, 7-8:30 p.m., 2376 15th St., Denver
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: Education Council Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., visit https://www.denverdemocrats.org/issues/education for more information
THURSDAY, JAN. 22
- (D) Mesa County Democratic Party: Fundraising Committee, 1-2 p.m., contact info@mesacountydems.org for more information
- (D) Pueblo County Democratic Party: Pueblo Town Hall with Jena Griswold, 5:30-6:30 p.m., visit https://www.pueblodemocrats.com/event-details/pueblo-townhall-with-jena-griswold to RSVP
- (D) Arapahoe County Democratic Party: HD 41 Meeting, 5:30-7:30 p.m., contact hd41@arapahoedems.org for more information
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: Stonewall Monthly Meeting, 6-7:30 p.m., visit coloradodems.org/events for Zoom link
- (D) Weld County Democratic Party: Executive Committee Meeting, 6-8 p.m., 710 11th Ave., Ste. L-10, Greeley
- (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: HD 30 Monthly Meeting, 6-8 p.m., contact 303-277-1113 for more information
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: HD 2 Meeting, 6:15-7:15 p.m., 1955 E. Arizona Ave., Denver
- (D) Gilpin County Democratic Party: Central Committee Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., 15131 CO-119, Black Hawk
- (D) Jefferson County Democratic Party: HD 27 Monthly Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., visit jeffcodems.org/calendar for Zoom link
- (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 Zoom link
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Steering Committee, 7:30-8 p.m., visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82848768772 to join the meeting
FRIDAY, JAN. 23
- (R) Douglas County Republican Party: Highlands Ranch Republican Breakfast, 7-8:30 a.m., 4800 McArthur Ranch Rd., Highlands Ranch
- (D) Adams County Democratic Party: CD 8 Protest Club, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 10701 Melody Dr., Northglenn
- (R) Republicans @ Denver Athletic Club: Meeting, 12-1 p.m., 1325 Glenarm Pl., Denver
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Trans Rights Working Group, 6-7 p.m., visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84465307258 passcode 744847 to join the meeting
- (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: JeffCo EIC Zoom Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., contact makeadifferenceinco@gmail.com for more information
SATURDAY, JAN. 24
- (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: Bylaws Committee Meeting, 8:30-11 a.m., contact shawn@insuranceofdenver.com for more information
- (D) Jefferson County Democratic Party: Mountain Area Dems, 9-10:30 a.m., 3757 Ponderosa Dr., Evergreen
- (D) Weld County Democratic Party: Central Committee Meeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m., contact info@weldcountydems.org for more information
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Labor Committee Meeting, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84489800250 to join the meeting
- (R) Denver Republican Party: Republican Women, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 727 E. 16th Ave., Denver, RSVP to denverrepublicanwomen@gmail.com
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: HD 7 Meeting, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 4664 Peoria St., Denver
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: HD 9 Meeting, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 1550 S. Dahlia St., Denver
- Rep. Froelich: Town Hall Special Session, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver
- (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Tech Office Hours, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 10 W. 14th Ave., Denver
SUNDAY, JAN. 25
- (D) Denver Democratic Party: Denver Young Dems Park Clean Up, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 39th Avenue Greenway, 1777 E. 39th Ave., Denver
- (D) Adams County Democratic Party: House & Senate District Officers Meeting, 6-7 p.m., visit https://www.adamscountydems.org/events for Zoom link
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