2018 elections
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Colorado treasurer candidate Brian Watson buys building near the Capitol for $17.1 million
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Donald Trump could have his winter White House at Mar-a-Lago, and if he’s elected in November, Brian Watson could have a lunch-time state treasurer’s office. Watson’s Denver-based commercial real estate firm Northstar Commercial Partners announced Friday it bought the Offices at the Art building for $17.1 million. The handsome three-story office building across Broadway from…
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Colorado’s Unity Party sets inaugural state assembly, readies slate of candidates
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Fresh off its designation last year as Colorado’s newest minor political party, the Unity Party of Colorado has set the date of its inaugural state assembly, where party members – they call themselves “Uniters” – plan to nominate candidates for the fall ballot. So far, the party has candidates lined up for governor, Congress, the…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, Feb. 4 edition
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THE HITS KEEP COMING: Remember the difficulty some state-level campaigns had filing their quarterly campaign finance reports last month, including a couple whose initial reports listed some of their major contributors’ donations twice? It turns out neither the candidates nor their compliance agents were to blame. Election officials at the Colorado secretary of state’s office…
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Tens of thousands protest Trump, vow to take back country at second Denver Women’s March
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On the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration and just hours after the federal government went into a partial shutdown, tens of thousands of protesters – most waving signs and many clad in signature pink hats – flooded Denver’s Civic Center Park and streets around the state Capitol Saturday morning for the city’s second Women’s…
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Democratic secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold lands backing from unions, elected officials
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Jena Griswold, a Democratic candidate for Colorado secretary of state, announced Monday she’s won the endorsements of two local unions and more than a dozen current and former elected Democrats, including state lawmakers, city council members and county officials. “Colorado needs a secretary of state who will protect all eligible voters’ right to vote and…
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Out West Roundup: They’re big, white and majestic. And you might be able to spot one in Kansas
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Kansas They’re big, white and majestic. And you might be able to spot one in Kansas It’s somewhat rare to see a snowy owl in Kansas. But you may have a better chance this year than most to catch a glimpse of one. They are popping up at various locations around the state. Snowy owls…
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‘Godspeed, rebels’: Democrat Gabriel McArthur withdraws from Colorado secretary of state race
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Quoting from “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” self-described progressive Gabriel McArthur announced Thursday he’s dropping out of the Democratic primary for secretary of state but intends to keep pushing for change and promoting kindness in the world. “Godspeed, rebels, I’m out,” wrote McArthur, a Bernie Sanders delegate to last year’s Democratic National Convention, in an…
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Colorado Democrats launch campaign urging party members to ‘Commit to Caucus’ as deadlines loom
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Precinct caucuses are fast approaching, but there’s an even earlier deadline for Coloradans who want to participate in the neighborhood political meetings – voters must be affiliated with the Democratic or Republican parties by Monday, Jan. 8, to caucus. That message is part of the Colorado Democratic Party’s “Commit to Caucus” campaign launched this week…
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Democrat Joe Salazar endorsed by Bernie Sanders-aligned Our Revolution group for attorney general
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Our Revolution, the national progressive organization spun off from the 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, is getting behind Democrat Joe Salazar and his campaign for Colorado attorney general, the Thornton lawmaker announced Wednesday. “That’s really big for this campaign,” Salazar said in a Facebook Live video unveiling the endorsement, which he added he’d learned about Tuesday…
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Former Lt. Gov. Gail Schoettler endorses Democrat Phil Weiser for Colorado’s attorney general
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Gail Schoettler, a former lieutenant governor and Colorado state treasurer, endorsed Democratic attorney general candidate Phil Weiser on Wednesday, saying the former University of Colorado Law School dean has the right experience and background for trying times. “Phil Weiser has the experience and the values to be a great attorney general for every citizen of…
