2018 election
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Democrat Jena Griswold tops $58,000 for quarter in Colorado secretary of state race
Democratic secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold plans to report raising $58,381 for the just-completed final quarter of 2017, her campaign said, bringing her total fundraising to $144,685 for the year. For the second quarter running, she’s pulled in more contributions than the last Democrat who ran for the job did, although that candidate lost…
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Colorado Farm Bureau seeks referendum on paying farms for fracking regulations
The Colorado Farm Bureau is proposing a ballot initiative that would compensate farmers when laws or regulations put their mineral rights out of reach. The text of Initiative 112 can be found by clicking here. Those affected would be paid the difference in fair market value before and after the new regulation was implemented on…
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Rep. Leslie Herod’s Leadership Fund announces primary endorsements
Most lawmakers with their own political action funds keep it on the down-low. But Rep. Leslie Herod is not most lawmakers. The Denver Democrat and first lesbian African-American woman elected to the Colorado General Assembly rolled out a list of endorsements Tuesday from the Herod Leadership Fund, which works to elect progressive candidates of color,…
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Lines drawn over ballot measures to determine how Colorado draws its legislative, congressional lines
The battle is heating up over how Colorado draws its legislative and congressional boundaries. After failing to knock out a pair of proposed redistricting and reapportionment ballot measures in court, a rough coalition of mostly liberal and good-government groups filed competing ballot measures in late December and is vowing to take the choice before voters…
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Democratic AG candidate Phil Weiser talks net neutrality in a nutshell — and in law review articles
Phil Weiser knows net neutrality. The Democratic candidate for attorney general and former University of Colorado Law School dean is an expert on the topic – the term was first introduced, after all, at the Boulder policy center he founded, the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship, and the FCC chairman who implemented the…
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Charles Scheibe, Colorado’s chief financial officer, enters Democratic primary for state treasurer
Saying his 11 years as Colorado’s chief financial officer have prepared him better than the politicians who are running, Democrat Charles Scheibe on Tuesday entered a crowded field for state treasurer that includes five state lawmakers, a county treasurer, an elected prosecutor and a former legislative candidate. “As a taxpayer, who would you rather have…
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George Brauchler can be his own kind of Republican in the AG’s race
George Brauchler, once lost in a primary pack running for governor, is walking on sunshine now that he’s the lone Republican in the attorney general’s race – an office Republicans usually win. Colorado Politics on Tuesday laid out the way the Brauchler found himself in this position, as four Democrats slug in out in what’s likely…
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At Dougherty’s urging, Dem AG candidates mull holding forums in every judicial district in Colorado
The Democrats running for Colorado attorney general are moving toward scheduling forums in all of the state’s judicial districts before next year’s primary in response to a suggestion by prosecutor Michael Dougherty, one of the five candidates in the race. “The forums are going to allow voters to learn who has the experience and vision…
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Former Colorado Attorney General J.D. MacFarlane backs Democratic AG candidate Phil Weiser
J.D. MacFarlane, one of only two Democrats elected attorney general in Colorado in nearly 70 years, endorsed Democratic attorney general candidate Phil Weiser this week, saying the former University of Colorado Law School dean will bring “energy, innovation, and vision” to the office during a time he termed “challenging.” “I know from personal experience that…