Author: Ernest Luning
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Republicans tee up primary between Gabe Evans, Janak Joshi in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District
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Republican congressional candidates Gabe Evans and Janak Joshi will face off in the GOP primary to decide who challenges Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s most closely divided district. Evans, a first-term state representative from Fort Lupton, won top-line designation at the GOP’s 8th Congressional District assembly on Saturday in Greeley. In contrast, Joshi,…
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Lauren Boebert treated for blood clot in leg, expects ‘full recovery’
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert expects a full recovery after undergoing a medical procedure on Tuesday at UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland to remove a blood clot from her leg, the Colorado Republican’s campaign said. After experiencing “severe swelling” in her upper left leg, Boebert was admitted to the hospital on Monday and…
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Colorado Democrats nominate Trisha Calvarese to run in special election for seat vacated by Ken Buck
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First-time candidate Trisha Calvarese won the Democratic nomination for Colorado’s special election to replace former Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck on Monday in an online convention. She’ll face Republican nominee Greg Lopez, a former Parker mayor and two-time gubernatorial candidate, in the June 25 election, triggered last month when Buck abruptly resigned from the 4th…
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Lauren Boebert trails Democrat Ike McCorkle by 7 points, potential challenger’s internal poll shows
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An internal poll released late Sunday by one of the Democrats hoping to face Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District shows Democrat Ike McCorkle leading the two-term Republican by 7 percentage points with a large number of undecided votes in the state’s most reliably Republican district. Boebert is one of nine…
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Colorado GOP picks Greg Lopez to fill Ken Buck’s vacant US House seat
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A Republican committee on Thursday night nominated former Parker Mayor and two-time Colorado gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez to run in a June special election to serve out the remainder of former U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s term. Pitching himself as a “placeholder” candidate, Lopez argued that since he isn’t running in the June 25 Republican primary…
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Republican congressional candidate Deborah Flora qualifies for 4th CD primary ballot by petition
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Douglas County Republican Deborah Flora, one of nine GOP candidates running for the Colorado congressional seat formerly held by Republican Ken Buck, has qualified for the primary ballot by submitting a sufficient number of petition signatures, state election officials said Tuesday. The nonprofit founder and former talk radio host joins two-term U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert…
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Republican state chair Dave Williams wins top-line in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District primary
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Dave Williams, the chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, won top-line designation Saturday in the GOP’s 5th Congressional District primary amid complaints the former state lawmaker has used party resources to promote his campaign and bash a primary opponent. Williams will face at least one other candidate in the June 25 primary for the seat…
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Throng of petitioning Republicans could yield historic primary ballot to replace Ken Buck | TRAIL MIX
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This year’s Republican primary ballot in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District could be the longest of any congressional primary in state history. As many as nine GOP candidates could make the June 25 primary for the seat held for five terms by Ken Buck, whose resignation from Congress takes effect on March 22. Buck’s announcement last…
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Colorado’s Joe Neguse wins election to No. 4 spot in House Democratic leadership
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U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse won election Wednesday as assistant Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, making the Colorado lawmaker the highest-ranking member of the state’s congressional delegation since the 1930s. The 39-year-old takes over the position from South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, who announced in February that he was stepping down to make…
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Republican Jeff Crank qualifies for June primary ballot in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District
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Republican Jeff Crank became the first candidate to qualify for the primary ballot in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District after turning in a sufficient number of petition signatures, state election officials said Monday. Crank, a podcaster and executive with the Koch network-backed Americans for Prosperity organization, is one of five Republicans seeking the nomination in the…
