Author: Ernest Luning

The Massachusetts Democrat who inspired the creation of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told Colorado Democrats that it’s up to them to “organize, organize, organize” to derail the massive Republican tax and spending bill making its way through Congress. Noting that the budget reconciliation package — named The “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” after…

A local conservative nonprofit’s fundraising dinner featuring presidential scion Eric Trump as keynote speaker somewhere in the Denver metro area on Saturday night has sold out, organizers told Colorado Politics, but they aren’t saying where it’s taking place. Dubbed the Mountain Majesty Gala, the formal function is set to happen at a hotel on the…

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet holds a 31-point lead over Attorney General Phil Weiser in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary more than a year before votes will be counted, according to an internal poll released Monday by Bennet’s campaign. With the support of 53% of likely primary voters surveyed by Democratic firm Global Strategy Group, Bennet has…

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold holds an overwhelming lead over four Democratic opponents more than a year before the 2026 primary for attorney general, an internal poll released Monday by her campaign found. Conducted by Democratic firm Global Strategy Group, the survey of likely Democratic primary voters shows that Griswold has nearly three times…

Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation expressed support for Israel in the wake of the country’s attack on Iran’s nuclear capability late Thursday, with some calling for the United States to work to deescalate the conflict. The state’s two members of their respective chambers’ intelligence committees, Democrats U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow,…

Colorado Democrats are grappling with the road ahead after an election that saw the party suffer some narrow losses in November while maintaining a grip on power in the state, even as Republicans control all branches of government nationally. State party leaders and elected officials say the party plans to retool its approach amid a…

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s gubernatorial campaign on Thursday announced more than 100 new endorsements from current and former elected officials, business owners, nonprofit executives and community leaders for the Colorado Democrat’s bid to replace term-limited Gov. Jared Polis after next year’s election. The new crop pushes Bennet’s total number of high-profile backers past 130, his…

Colorado Republican Party Vice Chair Darrel Phelan resigned on Tuesday, calling it “unacceptable” that state GOP Chairman Brita Horn allegedly spurned his participation in state party matters and wanted Phelan to be “seen, not heard.” “In the 72 days since the election, I have been systematically sidelined and deliberately ignored by our Chair,” Phelan said…

The Colorado Democratic Party bestowed its top award this year on U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, designating the four-term lawmaker Democrat of the Year at the party’s annual fundraising dinner. An attorney and decorated Army Ranger veteran, Crow represents the Aurora-based 6th Congressional District, which was last decade’s perennial battleground seat in Colorado until Crow defeated…