2022 election
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4 years later: Polis’ inaugural promises revisited
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Jared Polis was sworn in for his second term as governor of Colorado on Tuesday, marking four years since he entered office with the promise of creating a “Colorado for all.” Far from being the state’s most prominent leader as he is today, Polis stood in front of the Capitol on Jan. 8, 2019 and…
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Q&A with Rep. Julie McCluskie | Incoming House speaker on taking the lead
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State Rep. Julie McCluskie is taking the reins of the Colorado House of Representatives as the chamber enters a historic period of Democratic leadership. After the November election flipped five seats from red to blue, the House now has a 46-19 Democrat-Republican split. This supermajority is likely the largest Democratic advantage in state history and…
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Lorena Garcia picked to replace Rep. Adrienne Benavidez in Colorado House
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Former U.S. Senate candidate Lorena Garcia is coming to the Colorado House of Representatives after a vacancy committee elected her to replace resigning Rep. Adrienne Benavidez. Garcia is a progressive Democrat and community organizer who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2020. She will finish Benavidez’s term representing House District 35, which runs through 2024. The Colorado Democratic Party announced Garcia’s…
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Q&A with Steve Fenberg | Colorado Senate president on what’s to come next session
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Colorado Senate President Steve Fenberg is preparing to enter the next legislative session with near unprecedented power, largely the result of Democratic dominance in the midterm elections. A Boulder Democrat, Fenberg’s party flipped seven seats from red to blue in the November election, creating a 69-31 Democrat-Republican split in the state legislature. In the House,…
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Colorado lawmakers move further left, but will the laws follow suit? | COVER STORY
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Democratic candidates dominated Colorado’s November election, creating perhaps the most liberal-leaning legislature in state history. But that doesn’t mean the fight for progressive policies has been won. Democrats flipped seven seats from red to blue in November, leading to a 69-31 Democrat-Republican split at the state Capitol. In the House, the 46-19 split is likely…
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Rep. Adrienne Benavidez resigns from Colorado House weeks after reelection
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Mere weeks after she was reelected to serve her fourth and final term in the Colorado House of Representatives, state Rep. Adrienne Benavidez announced she will be resigning from her position. Benavidez, D-Commerce City, sent a letter to the House chief clerk Tuesday announcing that she will be stepping down. Her resignation is effective on Jan.…
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Kristi Burton Brown won’t seek reelection as chair of Colorado Republican Party
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Weeks after Republicans suffered widespread defeat during Colorado’s midterm election, Kristi Burton Brown announced that she will not run for reelection as chair of the Colorado Republican Party. In an email, Burton Brown announced she plans to shift to policy work and remain heavily involved in the Colorado GOP, but she will not seek another two years…
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Recount confirms Democrat Bob Marshall as winner in Colorado’s House District 43 race
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Democrat Robert “Bob” Marshall was officially declared the winner in the election for Colorado’s House District 43 on Monday, following a recount requested by Republican opponent Rep. Kurt Huffman. Results from the Secretary of State’s Office show that Marshall and Huffman each lost one vote in the recount, keeping Marshall’s margin of victory exactly the same as the…
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Secretary of State approves recount in Colorado’s House District 43 race
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The election results for House District 43 will be recounted after the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday accepted a recount request from Republican Rep. Kurt Huffman. Based on the uncertified election results, Democratic candidate Robert “Bob” Marshall won the House District 43 seat in Douglas County, beating Huffman by 405 votes. Marshall received…
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Colorado Latinos voted for Democrats in dominant fashion, exit poll shows
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Latino voters in Colorado overwhelmingly backed Democratic candidates this election, contributing to the failure of the so-called “red wave” in the state. The Colorado Latino Exit Poll found that 72% of respondents voted for Democrats in congressional races – including in the new 8th Congressional District that has a nearly 40% Latino population. In CD…
