Colorado Politics

 Lisa Calderón launches bid for Denver mayor

The 2027 race for Denver mayor is officially underway as longtime progressive candidate Lisa Calderón on Tuesday announced her bid for the city’s top executive seat. This is her third time running for mayor. Calderón ran against Mayor Mike Johnston...

 So … why do we care about Bad Bunny? 

Puerto Rican superstar’s selection to headline first Super Bowl halftime show in Spanish has sparked global conversation and controversy Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny’s selection as the first artist to headline a Super Bowl halftime show performing entirely in Spanish...

 Colorado House launches ethics review of Rep. Ron Weinberg filed by fellow GOP legislator

The Colorado House will convene an ethics committee to review a complaint filed by Rep. Brandi Bradley, R-Roxborough Park, against fellow Republican Rep. Ron Weinberg, R-Loveland. It will be the first time since 2012 that the House has formed an...

 Colorado Republicans plan to return to Pueblo for 2026 state GOP assembly | TRAIL MIX

The Colorado Republican Party plans to hold its 2026 state assembly in Pueblo in April, marking a return to the largest city in the only county in the state that’s flipped from Democrat to Republican to Democrat to Republican in...

 Colorado Democratic Rep. Jason Crow’s reelection campaign hauls in over $750K in 4th quarter

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow raised more than $750,000 in the final three months of 2025, marking the Aurora Democrat’s largest quarterly haul since his first run for Congress in Colorado’s 6th District, when he unseated a Republican incumbent, according to...

 Colorado’s Democratic delegation calls for Noem’s removal, ICE overhaul

The Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation on Tuesday called for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or be impeached in the wake of the second fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minnesota this month amid...

 Voters will decide proposal to repeal Colorado limits on police cooperation with immigration authorities

A ballot initiative backed by the group Advance Colorado has qualified for the November general election, setting up a statewide vote on whether to undo limitations placed upon state and local law enforcement agencies’ ability to work with federal authorities....

 Republican candidates debate how to win the governor’s seat in Colorado — a position the GOP last secured in 2002

Colorado has not elected a Republican governor since 2002. On Thursday night, four candidates offered competing visions for how the party can reverse its 20-plus years of failing to secure the seat. The discussion hosted by the Women of Weld...

 Rep. Ron Weinberg won’t seek reelection

Republican Rep. Ron Weinberg of Loveland announced on Thursday evening that he will not seek another term in the Colorado House. “Serving this community has been one of the greatest honors of my life,” the two-term state representative said on...

 Colorado title board OKs ballot measures to eliminate flat income tax in favor of graduated brackets

Proponents hoping to change Colorado’s income tax structure from a flat rate to graduated tiers — thereby raising taxes for some brackets — walked away from a Wednesday meeting with eight ballot measures approved by the title board. The coalition...

 ‘The people’s lawyer should show up,’ Democratic AG candidates say as Griswold misses forum

Watch the forum here. Three Democratic primary candidates running for Colorado attorney general used a forum Wednesday night to call out the absence of a fourth contender at an event hosted by the Denver Press Club. In their opening statements,...

 Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper raises over $1.1 million in 4th quarter for reelection bid

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s reelection campaign raised over $1.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and finished the year with more than $3.8 million in the bank, the Colorado Democrat’s campaign said Thursday. The fundraising haul brings Hickenlooper’s total...

 Democrats Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser and their backers bank $9 million for Colorado gubernatorial race

Democratic gubernatorial candidates U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser, and the campaign committees that support them, entered the election year with almost $9 million on hand, as the race to succeed term-limited Colorado Gov. Jared Polis heats...

 Longtime Denver resident Dick Young, a retired rear admiral and pioneering civic advocate, dies at 94

Richard Edward Young, a retired rear admiral, attorney and towering figure in Colorado’s civic landscape for more than six decades, died Jan. 7. He was 94. A lifelong advocate for civil rights, fair housing, veterans and his neighborhood, Young was...

 Opening Day: Colorado lawmakers return to state Capitol for 2026 session

Underneath the pomp and circumstance of this morning’s opening ceremonies, the 100 lawmakers who took their seats at the state Capitol face a daunting task — how to keep the state’s economy moving forward in the midst of a challenging...

 Kenny Nguyen selected to represent Colorado House District 33

Kenny Nguyen, a member of the Broomfield City Council, was chosen by a 36-member Democratic vacancy committee on Monday to represent House District 33. Nguyen will replace Sen. William Lindstedt, who was appointed by Gov. Jared Polis last week to...

 U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser clash at Democratic gubernatorial forum

Things got a little chippy Saturday at a union hall north of Denver, as Democratic gubernatorial candidates U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sparred over the effectiveness of their respective responses to President Donald Trump’s second...

 Colorado Democratic vacancy committee selects Lori Goldstein for HD 29

A Democratic vacancy committee on Sunday chose Lori Goldstein, president of the Adams 12 Board of Education, to serve the final year of Rep. Shannon Bird’s term. Bird, a Democrat who would have been term-limited this year, resigned her seat...

 Colorado candidates switch parties, races as midterm election year looms | TRAIL MIX

The final days of 2025 saw an unusually high number of Colorado candidates switch parties and races, reshaping at least a few primaries ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The state has seen its share of switchers over the years,...

 Former Rep. Rose Pugliese vies for Mesa County Treasurer

Former Republican Leader Rose Pugliese has jumped into the 2026 primary for Mesa County Treasurer. Pugliese moved to Grand Junction after resigning from the Colorado House in September, citing a “collapse of integrity” within the Colorado House. She previously served...

 Former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez leaves GOP, will run for governor in Colorado as an independent

Former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez, a candidate for governor of Colorado, has left the Republican Party and plans to run as an unaffiliated candidate for the office held by term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. Lopez, who served six months in...

 Colorado Republican Mark Baisley exits gubernatorial race, launches U.S. Senate campaign

Republican state Sen. Mark Baisley on Monday withdrew from the Colorado gubernatorial race and announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat John Hickenlooper. His departure leaves 20 Republicans running for the office held by term-limited Democratic...

 Independent Crank challenger Matt Cavanaugh joins Democratic primary in Colorado’s 5th CD

Matt Cavanaugh, the Army combat veteran and author who has been running an independent campaign to unseat first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, registered this week as a Democrat and will seek the party’s nomination...

 Gov. Polis appoints Lindstedt to Colorado Senate District 25 after vacancy committee misses deadline

Despite a similar vote by a Senate District 25 vacancy committee last week, it was up to Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday to make sure the Senate seat was filled and ready for the 2026 session. That’s because the vacancy...

 Ben Campbell, former US senator from Colorado and advocate for Native American rights, dies at age 92

Former U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who represented Colorado for two terms beginning in 1993 and was the first Native American elected to the chamber since the 1920s, died Tuesday, his family and close associates confirmed. He was 92. Campbell,...

 Gabe Evans, Colorado Republican incumbent, CD8 race

In what is quickly becoming one of the most-watched congressional races in 2026, Evans looks to continue serving in a second term in Colorado’s Congressional District 8. Evans served 12 years in the U.S. military and was an Arvada police...

 Shannon Bird, Colorado Democratic primary CD8 candidate

Shannon Bird looks to win the Democratic nomination for a chance to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans next year for Congressional District 8, which is being called one of the most vulnerable seats in Congress and could decide which...

 Evan Munsing, Colorado Democratic primary CD8 candidate

Evan Munsing looks to win the Democratic nomination for a chance to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans next year for Congressional District 8, which is being called one of the most vulnerable seats in Congress and could decide which...

 Manny Rutinel, Colorado Democratic primary CD8 candidate

Manny Rutinel is an attorney, entrepreneur, and currently serves in the Colorado House of Representatives for District 32, representing parts of Adams County after being appointed in 2023 and subsequently elected to a full term.

 Mark Baisley, Republican candidate for Colorado governor  

Mark Baisley joins a crowded field of Republican candidates for governor. With Gov. Jared Polis being term-limited, Colorado will elect a new leader in 2026. Baisley is a Republican state senator representing Colorado’s 4th Senate District, which covers parts of...