Colorado Politics

 Jeff Crank, Jessica Killin set to face off in 2 debates in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District

Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank and Jessica Killin, his Democratic challenger, have agreed to debate twice in the weeks leading up to the general election in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, their campaigns have said. Crank is seeking a second term...

 CSI study reviews impacts of Colorado’s mandatory sex‑trafficking sentencing measure

A new report by the think-tank Common Sense Institute examines what could happen if Colorado voters approve Initiative 108, which establishes mandatory life sentences for offenders convicted of sexual trafficking of a minor. The measure is backed by Protect Kids...

 ‘Ticked off’: Third-party U.S. Senate candidate in Colorado launches $1.3 million TV ad campaign

Bob Chew, the Forward Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Colorado, sends household objects flying in a TV ad set to run statewide through September, backed by $1.3 million in ad reservations across multiple platforms, his campaign told Colorado Politics....

 Democratic group aims Spanish-language TV ad at Gabe Evans in Colorado’s battleground 8th CD

A national group tied to House Democratic leadership launched a six-figure Spanish-language TV ad in Colorado this week targeting Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans and the GOP’s signature budget legislation. The 30-second spot is part of $15 million in new...

 Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking records from Colorado Democratic group

A lawsuit seeking to obtain records from Democratic lawmakers affiliated with a caucus has been thrown out by a Denver District Court judge. On July 17, Judge Ericka Englert dismissed the April lawsuit filed by progressive activist Derrick Blanton, who...

 Right-to-natural-gas proposal in Colorado qualifies for ballot

A citizen initiative that seeks to enshrine the right to natural gas has qualified for the November ballot, Colorado’s election office confirmed on Thursday. Petitions containing signatures for Initiative No. 177 were turned in to the Secretary of State’s Office for review...

 What happens if voters pass Colorado’s two competing income tax measures?

The battle between two competing ballot measures — one seeking to cap Colorado’s income tax rate, the other pushing for a tiered system depending on income levels — might come down to whichever ballot proposal gets one more vote. The...

 National House Democrats add Colorado seats held by Lauren Boebert, Jeff Hurd to target list

The national House Democrats’ campaign arm on Wednesday added the Colorado congressional district held by Republican U.S. Reps. Jeff Hurd and Lauren Boebert to the list of targeted seats the party believes are vulnerable in this year’s midterms. The Democratic...

 Bennet settles campaign finance complaints, admits violating state law

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s gubernatorial campaign has agreed to pay a $7,433 fine for using his Senate campaign account to pay for gubernatorial campaign travel expenses. The July 31 settlement includes an admission by Bennet and his campaign that they...

 Federal judge rejects DOJ bid to force Colorado to hand over voter information

A U.S. district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold for refusing to provide the agency with personal voter information. Last December, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division asked...

 Group submits signatures for proposed Colorado graduated income tax

The measure, which eliminates Colorado’s flat tax, is expected to raise $2 billion in new revenue The proposal to amend the Colorado constitution to change the state’s flat rate into a graduated income tax came in under the wire Monday,...

 Democratic group maps out path to Colorado House and Senate supermajorities

A national organization that works to elect Democrats to state legislatures has its sights on Colorado, unveiling a road map to establish a supermajority in both the House and Senate. Democrats have held a majority in the House since 2013...

 Republican Victor Marx taps George Markert as his lieutenant governor pick in Colorado’s gubernatorial race

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx named George Markert, a retired Marine colonel, as his running mate for lieutenant governor Friday morning, saying the former U.S. Senate candidate will bring “exceptional character, proven leadership and a lifetime of serving others”...

 Democrat Jessica Killin’s internal poll shows dead heat with U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th CD

Jessica Killin, the Democratic nominee in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, is in a statistical tie with Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank, according to an internal poll released this week by Killin’s campaign. The poll of likely general election voters, conducted...

 Victor Marx says he’ll only debate Phil Weiser once in Colorado governor’s race — without a moderator

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx said on Tuesday that he will participate in only one debate with Attorney General Phil Weiser before the November election — and he challenged the Democratic nominee to hold the event without a moderator....

 Independent gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez, a former GOP congressman, qualifies for Colorado ballot

Unaffiliated gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez, a former Republican congressman from Elizabeth who left the GOP to run as an independent, has qualified for the ballot by submitting enough petition signatures, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said Tuesday. He’ll face...

 Surprise candidate Shimon Blau cleared to face off against Melat Kiros in November

Unaffiliated congressional candidate Shimon Blau, a Denver doctor, has qualified by petition for the general election in Colorado’s 1st District, where Democrat Melat Kiros defeated 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in last month’s primary, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office...

 Victor Marx, GOP candidate for governor, faces 100-plus campaign finance complaints

Victor Marx’s gubernatorial campaign has been hit with more than 140 campaign finance complaints, although most have been consolidated by the state’s election office because they follow similar alleged violations. Marx faces Attorney General Phil Weiser, who won the Democratic...

 Jefferson County to fill commissioner vacancy after Dahlkemper tapped for lieutenant governor

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Weiser on Wednesday announced that Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper would be his lieutenant governor, meaning she would be leaving her commissioner seat open should he win the race in November. However, Dahlkemper’s term was already...

 Democrat Phil Weiser names Jeffco Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper as his gubernatorial running mate

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Democratic nominee for governor, on Wednesday named Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper to be his lieutenant governor running mate in the general election. Calling her “someone who can be a governing partner,” Weiser said...

 Democrat John Hickenlooper hauls in $1.3 million in 2nd quarter in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s reelection campaign raised just over $1.3 million in the year’s second quarter and finished the period with $2 million in the bank, leaving the first-term Democrat with nearly 80 times as much cash on hand as...

 Campaign launched to redirect $1 billion in TABOR refunds to education

A coalition that includes the state teachers’ union on Tuesday launched a campaign for a ballot proposal that would reduce more than $1 billion in taxpayer refunds and spend the money on education. The measure is among several campaigns taking...

 WATCH: Trump speaks on elections in primetime address

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address Thursday that he says will include a focus on elections. The speech comes as he’s escalated calls for Republicans to pass tighter federal voting rules for November’s midterm elections....

 Signatures submitted to cap Colorado’s income tax rate

The group behind a ballot measure aiming to cap the state’s income tax at the current rate has submitted signatures from voters to election officials for review, part of the tug and pull in Colorado between opposing political forces fighting...

 Republican candidates pass on signing Colorado gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx’s ‘unity compact’

A spokesperson for Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx said his campaign is “extremely encouraged” by responses to a document the campaign circulated late last week, asking fellow GOP nominees how they want to collaborate in the months ahead before Colorado’s...

 Forward Party nominee for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat puts $1.1 million into his campaign

Bob Chew, the Colorado Forward Party nominee for the seat held by Democratic U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, plans to report donating $1.1 million to his campaign and raising an additional $20,000 in the most recent quarter, his campaign told Colorado...

 The Weiser-Bennet primary election political geography | Cronin & Loevy 

Regional analysis of the vote in the recent Democratic Party primary election for governor of Colorado shows primary election winner Phil Weiser sweeping the Denver metropolitan area with 59.4% of the vote. Weiser’s losing opponent, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, garnered...

 Half of Americans don’t know what the 250th anniversary celebrates | Vince Bzdek

Do you want the good news or the bad news, America? Let’s start with the bad: Nearly half of all Americans don’t know what America’s 250th anniversary commemorates (namely, the adoption of the Declaration of Independence), according to a new...

 Turnout surges and winning margins stretch as final returns post in Colorado’s 2026 primary

County clerks finished posting unofficial results in Colorado’s primary election on Friday, drawing a line under a series of nominating contests that witnessed upsets, surprises and outright shockers by the time the votes were tallied. While the outcome changed in...

 Gabe Evans challenger Manny Rutinel makes House Democrats’ ‘Red to Blue’ program in Colorado’s 8th CD

The House Democrats’ main campaign arm on July 9 added state Rep. Manny Rutinel to its “Red to Blue” program, saying the party’s freshly minted nominee in Colorado’s battleground 8th Congressional District is primed to flip the seat held by...