2018 elections
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Roy Romer endorses Democrat Phil Weiser in attorney general race
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Democratic attorney general candidate Phil Weiser has been endorsed by former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, his campaign announced Friday. “Phil Weiser will be an attorney general who will serve all of Colorado and help protect our citizens,” said Romer, who served three terms as governor beginning in the 1980s, in a statement. “He will listen…
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Colo. secretary of state ‘disappointed’ by Denver DA probe on campaign finance
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DENVER – A Denver grand jury is looking into how Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams handles campaign-finance complaints, and Williams’ office on Friday called the probe “puzzling.” Ken Lane, a spokesman for Denver District Attorney Beth McCann, confirmed to Colorado Politics on Friday that “there is an open investigation in the Denver grand jury…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, March 18 edition
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TREASURER HUNT … There are six Republicans running for state treasurer, and if current trends continue, primary voters could have nearly that many to choose from in June. Two of the candidates – Denver businessman Brian Watson and state Rep. Polly Lawrence of Roxborough Park – have turned in petitions, which are awaiting verification but…
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Poll shows Trump backers strongly support path to citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ as part of border security deal
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Republican and conservative voters – including President Donald Trump’s base supporters – overwhelmingly approve of providing a path to citizenship for so-called Dreamers in exchange for increased border security, according to a national poll released this week that drew praise from Colorado business groups. The survey found that 86 percent of Trump backers support protecting Dreamers…
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Missouri’s Jason Kander to headline fundraiser for Democratic secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold
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Former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, the president of Let America Vote and a 2016 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, will be the featured guest at a March fundraiser for Colorado secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold, her campaign announced Wednesday. Kander and Griswold, who is challenging Republican Secretary of State Wayne Williams’…
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Welcome to the party, not so much, Arn Menconi
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Arn Menconi is the political scrapper of the high country, and it looks like he’ll start his congressional race in a tussle with local leaders of his own party. What did he expect? Menconi was the Green Party’s candidate against U.S, Sen. Michael Bennet in 2016, draining off 1.3 percent that could have mattered, if…
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Mueller indictments: Russian agents targeted Colorado in plot to sway election to Trump
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Russians intending to influence the 2016 presidential election targeted Colorado and other swing states as part of a multi-million dollar operation to “sow discord” among Americans while helping Republican Donald Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton, according to an indictment released Friday naming 13 Russians and three Russian organizations. The federal indictment, brought by Special Counsel Robert…
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Colorado state Senate candidate Rebecca Cranston loves on Loveland for Valentine’s Day
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Democratic Colorado Senate District 15 candidate Rebecca Cranston released her first campaign video to coincide with Loveland’s role in celebrating Valentine’s Day. Because it has love in its name, Loveland is called the Sweetheart City. Each year since 1947 love letters from all over the world have been remailed from the city in Senate District…
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Republican Justin Everett tops straw poll at Colorado Christian University state treasurer forum
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Republican state Rep. Justin Everett handily won a straw poll conducted Monday night after a bipartisan forum for state treasurer candidates at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood. The three-term lawmaker from Littleton, nicknamed “Justin Neverett” and “Dr. No” for his penchant to vote against legislation, led the 10 candidates on the ballot with 34.9 percent…
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Out West Roundup: ‘Party animal’ Arizona lawmaker expelled after #MeToo movement
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Arizona ‘Party animal’ Arizona lawmaker expelled after #MeToo movement PHOENIX – Known for booze-fueled partying and good-ol’ boy, clownish behavior, Rep. Don Shooter spent the past seven years as a hard-to-miss fixture who wielded considerable power at the Arizona state Capitol. But he was kicked out of the Arizona Legislature last week for a lengthy…
