Author: Jody Hope Strogoff
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Bo Callaway was a winner despite having lost Senate bid
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Howard “Bo” Callaway, best remembered by most people as Georgia’s first Republican congressman since Reconstruction and later Secretary of the Army under President Richard Nixon, died in his native state last week at the age of 86. But his powerful presence in Colorado politics during the 1980s has left an indelible mark on the state’s…
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A political gadfly of the first degree, and an extraordinary human being
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Clarence Miller, a staunch advocate for the developmentally disabled and once recognized as the honorary “101st” legislator by former Senate president John Andrews, died Jan. 14, 2014, a few days short of his 64th birthday. His legacy and unique life will long be remembered by the myriad of people who knew and cared about him,…
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Can Beauprez help lure RNC to Denver — and run for guv?
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The intrigue surrounding the possibility of Bob Beauprez running for governor this year has become more intense, with rumors widely circulating that the unsuccessful 2006 Republican nominee for governor is on the verge of jumping into this year’s already crowded contest against incumbent Gov. John Hickenlooper. But Beauprez, who just two weeks ago assumed the…
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Denver to try to lure RNC to town
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The Democrats did it in 2008. Now a bipartisan effort is underway to lure the Republicans to Denver in 2016 for their 41st national nominating convention. The idea was hatched in late 2013 by Colorado GOP Chairman Ryan Call in anticipation of the formal bidding which will occur later this year. The Republican National Committee…
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Colorado Legislative Women’s Caucus 2014 Reception
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The Colorado Legislative Women’s Caucus, a bicameral and bipartisan group of women currently serving in the Colorado General Assembly, aims to build collegiality among its members and to honor the history of women in Colorado. It did both on Jan. 9 when members hosted a reception to kick off the legislative session. Held in the…
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Perseverance pays off, Bowlen Wallace tells Colorado Women’s Alliance
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Politics, like football, is a contact sport, some say, and on the evening of Nov. 12, members of the Colorado Women’s Alliance combined the two at a program featuring Beth Bowlen Wallace, director of special projects for The Denver Broncos. The well-attended event, held in a private home in Cherry Hills, brought together high powered…
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It was 1973 when Dick Lamm walked the state…
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Photos of the Lamm 40th reunion are available for purchase. If you order them by Dec. 18, we will get them to you before Christmas. Please contact Maggie at The Colorado Statesman, 303-837-8600 or maggie@coloradostatesman.com. The idea to get everyone together had been percolating for a while, years actually, but it may have been the…
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Bo Cottrell roasted and toasted for a good cause
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If you’ve been around politics in Colorado for any length of time, the name Bo Cottrell is clearly recognizable. Bo knows, and it seems everyone knows Bo. He’s been chairman of the Arapahoe County Republican Party, an avid supporter of GOP causes and candidates over the years, and even ran for the Statehouse himself back…
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Birthday boy Romanoff makes a political wish
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On the way to his 47th birthday celebration at Bicentennial Park in Aurora on Aug. 24, one of Andrew Romanoff’s friends asked him whether he was ever going to have a birthday party where he didn’t actually charge guests. “I thought about that for a moment and I said, ‘No.’ So next year it’ll be…
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Carolyn Metzler, Republican activist and party volunteer
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Longtime Denver Republican stalwart Carolyn Jean Metzler passed away on July 24 after a long illness. Fortunately, her friends and family got to shower her with love up to the time of her death. And in 2011, the Lincoln Club of Colorado displayed their affection by bestowing on her their lifetime achievement award. Carolyn was…
