2026 election
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Democrats Phil Weiser, Michael Bennet bank millions ahead of Colorado’s gubernatorial race
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Next year’s race to take over after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis faces term limits is shaping up to be a head-to-head contest between his fellow Democrats U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser, who each raised more than four times as much campaign cash as the best fundraiser among a crowded field of…
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Colorado title board rejects graduated income tax ballot measures
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Colorado’s title board on Wednesday unanimously rejected two ballot measure proposals submitted by a policy think tank that would change the state’s flat income tax rate — in which everyone currently pays the same rate of 4.41% — to a graduated income tax, where people with incomes of up to $500,000 would get a small…
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Influencer, podcaster join race for State House seat
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An Instagram influencer and a podcast host have joined the primary race to represent a state House seat representing Denver in next year’s election. Rayna Kingston and Justine Sandoval, both Democrats, are running to represent House District 5, which extends from Denver’s River North neighborhood south to Ruby Hill. The district is currently represented by…
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Elissa Slotkin, Jason Crow urge fellow Democrats to ’play offense’ in response to Trump | TRAIL MIX
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Calling the second Trump administration “an existential threat to democracy,” Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin urged donors attending a campaign fundraiser for fellow Democrat U.S. Rep. Jason Crow to push party leaders to abandon their defensive crouch and get serious. Delivering informal keynote remarks at the annual Crow Fest on Sept. 27 at Breckenridge Brewery in…
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Colorado Republicans Gabe Evans, Bill Owens endorse Barb Kirkmeyer’s gubernatorial campaign
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Republican State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer’s campaign to be Colorado’s next governor has landed endorsements from the last Republican to unseat a Democratic member of Congress in the state and the last Republican to be elected governor. U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans and former Gov. Bill Owens said in their respective endorsements that Kirkmeyer’s experience in all…
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Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper’s reelection campaign tops $1.7 million in 3rd quarter
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U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper raised over $1.7 million in the latest quarter for his reelection bid, the Colorado Democrat’s campaign said Wednesday. Hickenlooper finished the three-month period ending Sept. 30 with more than $3.6 million cash on hand, with total fundraising for the cycle at close to $6.5 million, according to his campaign and campaign…
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Republican hopefuls for Colorado governor debate Medicaid, cost of living and state budget
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Nine Republican candidates for next year’s gubernatorial election participated in a debate this month hosted by the Denver Press Club, where they faced questions on host of issues that included the state budget, cost of living, and Medicaid. Reporters Marianne Goodland and Ernest Luning of Colorado Politics moderated the debate. Those candidates were: How to…
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Ministry founder, ‘high-risk’ missionary Victor Marx joins Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary
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Christian ministry leader Victor Marx launched his bid for the Republican nomination for governor Wednesday before a packed house at a country-western music venue in Colorado Springs. The 60-year-old Marine veteran and founder of Colorado Springs-based All Things Possible Ministry invoked slain conservative organizer Charlie Kirk and unnamed supporters inside the Trump White House in…
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Jeff Crank’s Democratic challenger Jessica Killin tops $1 million in 3rd quarter in Colorado’s 5th CD
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Colorado Springs Democrat Jessica Killin, an Army veteran and former chief of staff to second gentleman Doug Emhoff, raised more than $1 million in the initial quarter of her campaign to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, her campaign said. It’s the most money raised in a quarter by any…
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Colorado lawmakers trade blame over federal government shutdown, call on the other side to bend
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Colorado’s Democratic and Republican lawmakers dug in Wednesday, as the federal government entered its first shutdown in nearly seven years after Congress failed to approve rival stopgap spending plans put forward by the two parties the night before. Both sides insisted that their political opponents are to blame for plunging the country into a crisis…
