2018 legislative elections

Democratic state Senate candidate Alan Kennedy-Shaffer targeting pot customers with campaign ads

Dec 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

In what could be a first, Democrat Alan Kennedy-Shaffer, one of five Democrats running for an open state Senate seat in next year’s election, plans to start running campaign ads through the primary on video screens at marijuana dispensaries throughout the Denver district. Kennedy-Shaffer told Colorado Politics his campaign ads touting the attorney as a…
House Speaker Crisanta Duran to fellow Democrat Steve Lebsock: ‘Do the right thing and resign’

Nov 29, 2017

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Ernest Luning

House Speaker Crisanta Duran on Wednesday reiterated her call for state Rep. Steve Lebsock to resign from the Colorado Legislature in response to her fellow Democrat’s statement that he intends to defend himself against complaints he sexually harassed a fellow lawmaker and a former lobbyist. “I’m disappointed in Rep. Lebsock’s attempts to shift attention to…
Centrist Project celebrates win by independent Thornton City Council candidate

Nov 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The Centrist Project, a national group working to elect independent candidates to the Colorado Legislature, on Wednesday cheered the re-election of Thornton City Councilman Sam Nizam, one of three municipal candidates the group supported around the state in this week’s election. “Sam’s victory shows the electorate is ready to rally around common sense, independent leaders,”…
Centrist Project hopes to break statehouse gridlock by electing independent candidates

Nov 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Despite the fact that more Colorado voters are unaffiliated than belong to any one political party, the state has never elected an independent candidate to the Legislature – a 140-year streak a young organization called the Centrist Project aims to break in next year’s election. “Independents are a force to be reckoned with, but they’re…
Former congressional candidate Nic Morse jumps in GOP primary for Senate District 15 seat

Oct 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Former Republican congressional nominee Nic Morse announced late last week he’s running for the Senate District 15 seat held by term-limited state Sen. Kevin Lundberg, who’s seeking the GOP nomination for state treasurer. It’s already a crowded race, with Republican Rob Woodward and Democrats Rebecca Cranston and Ralph Trenary in the running. “The goal of…
Republican Patrick McIntire launches bid in Senate District 11

Oct 16, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican Patrick McIntire this week launched his campaign for the Senate District 11 seat held Democrat Mike Merrifield, who isn’t running for a second term in next year’s election. “It is only when our form of government is reclaimed from special interests and blind partisans, that the trust that has been lost between our community and…
Democrat Gabriel Thorn launches run for House District 5 seat held by term-limited Crisanta Duran

Sep 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Denver Democrat Gabriel Thorn, a retired Army major with two Bronze Stars, is jumping in the crowded primary for the House district represented by Speaker Crisanta Duran, who faces term limits after next year’s election. After serving 11 years in the Army, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Thorn is pursuing a graduate degree at…
EMILY’s List targets Secretary of State Wayne Williams, Colorado Senate’s Republican majority

Sep 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

EMILY’s List, a national group that recruits and helps fund Democratic women candidates, said Thursday it’s putting Colorado’s Republican Secretary of State Wayne Williams and GOP state senators “on notice,” naming them to its list of top targets for defeat in next year’s election. The group charged that Williams has “failed to defend” Coloradans against…
Democrat Alan Kennedy-Shaffer announces he’s running for Colorado Senate District 34 seat

Aug 1, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Democrat Alan Kennedy-Shaffer, a captain in the Colorado Army National Guard and a civil rights attorney, declared on Tuesday that he’s running for Denver’s Senate District 34 seat represented by term-limited Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman, D-Denver. Kennedy-Shaffer, 33, made news recently when he successfully sued President Trump on behalf of a Libyan college student…
Colorado Senate Democrats’ campaign organization names Michael Whitehorn as executive director

Aug 1, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The campaign organization that works to elect Democrats to the Colorado Senate has named political veteran Michael Whitehorn as its executive director, it announced Monday. Whitehorn, who was most recently U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette’s campaign manager and senior counsel to the Denver Democrat’s congressional office, takes over from Andrew Short, who helmed the Democratic Senate…