2010 political campaigns

Democratic gubernatorial candidates engage black community at Denver forum

May 13, 2018

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Gabrielle Bryant

Mike Johnston, Cary Kennedy, Donna Lynne and Jared Polis addressed more than 100 people in attendance at the forum at Denver’s New Hope Baptist Church. The event was organized by NAACP Denver, Aurora NAACP-CO-MT-WY State Conference, Colorado Black Women for Political Action (CBWPA) and the Colorado Black Leadership Caucus. “For too long here in the…
GOP gubernatorial candidates Walker Stapleton, Victor Mitchell, Doug Robinson petitioning onto ballot

Jan 13, 2018

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Ernest Luning

Three of the Republicans running for governor – Walker Stapleton, Victor Mitchell and Doug Robinson – are planning to petition their way onto Colorado’s primary ballot, their campaigns tell Colorado Politics, potentially leaving GOP voters with as many as a half dozen candidates to choose from in June. Candidates can begin gathering petition signatures Tuesday…
Colorado Republicans unveil plans to hold 2018 state assembly at Coors Event Center in Boulder

Jan 13, 2018

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Republicans will convene this year’s state assembly at the Coors Event Center on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder on Saturday, April 14, returning to the same hall where the GOP assembled four years ago, party officials said Friday. “We looked for a venue in Colorado, but they were all booked,” said state party…
Republicans Jerry Natividad, Mark Barrington weigh run against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter

Sep 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Two Lakewood Republicans are considering whether to challenge U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s bid for a seventh term in the 7th Congressional District, Colorado Politics has learned. Jerry Natividad, who mounted a brief campaign last year for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet, and Mark Barrington, who has run for legislative and city…
Unity Party sets inaugural state convention as Colorado’s newest official minor party

Jun 15, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Now that the Unity Party has been elevated to minor party status in Colorado, its organizers say it’s time for a state convention to adopt bylaws, elect officers and approve a platform. And nachos. Anyone affiliated with the party – there were 1,002 as of last Monday, the secretary of state’s office said – can…
Owen Loftus ranked among top political pros under 40 by trade group

Feb 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado-based political communications specialist Owen Loftus has landed a spot on the American Association of Political Consultants’ prestigious 40 Under 40 list, the trade organization announced Thursday. The annual award salutes 40 leaders and innovators among political consultants and operatives under age 40. Loftus is 34. According to AAPC, Loftus is one of the leading…
Mail ballots credited for Colorado’s top spot in national voter turnout

Dec 1, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Colorado voters turned out at higher rates than all but two other states in the Nov. 8 general election, with most credit given to mail-in ballots. The 2016 general election was the first presidential election year with mail-in ballots used across Colorado, which had more than 71 percent of voters mark and return their ballots.…
Panel: cooperation key for innovation

Jul 1, 2011

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Ernest Luning

If Colorado businesses and politicians want to foster an environment where innovation can thrive — and jobs are plentiful — then they need to collaborate in a number of areas, including luring venture capital to the state, setting aside partisan bickering, and encouraging government officials to take a longer view when it comes to investment,…
Gholston jumps into crowded GOP state chair race

Feb 18, 2011

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Ernest Luning

The race for Colorado Republican Party chair was upended last week by two-term Chairman Dick Wadhams’ unexpected withdrawal but the dust is still settling. This week, a fourth candidate joined the race while three other Republicans weighed whether to run, including a former statewide candidate and two local chairmen from key swing counties.State Republican Vice…
Dem state chair candidates stand up against outside involvement in primaries

Feb 4, 2011

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Ernest Luning

The next chair of the Colorado Democratic Party won’t stand for it if outsiders try to influence a state primary.All three Democrats running for state party chair agreed during a forum at a union hall in Lakewood on Jan. 29 when challenged by an audience member — the outspoken John H. Kennedy — to “take…