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State Rep. Brittany Pettersen and ProgressNow’s Ian Silverii get married at Colorado governor’s mansion

Jul 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democratic candidate for Congress, and Ian Silverii, executive director of ProgressNow Colorado, both of Lakewood, were married on Saturday, July 1, in a ceremony in the carriage house and garden at the Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion in Denver in front of hundreds of friends and family members. The bride…
Noonan: Three strong candidates for CD7 can set a vision for Dems across the nation

Jun 23, 2017

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Paula Noonan

The 2018 election will scramble the political scene in Colorado. Two Democratic U.S. representatives are vying for governor. Three prominent state Democratic legislators from Jefferson and Adams counties will go after the open 7th Congressional District seat vacated by US Rep. Ed Perlmutter. Brittany Pettersen will leave her House District 28 seat in Lakewood. Andy…
EMILY’s List endorses Democrat Brittany Pettersen in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District race

Jun 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A national group that backs Democratic women candidates endorsed state Rep. Brittany Pettersen in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District race on Thursday. “EMILY’s List is excited to announce our endorsement of Brittany Pettersen, a passionate young leader who will bring a much-needed perspective to Washington for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District,” said EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock…
Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman hails equality in Colorado at LGBT pride rally

Jun 19, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado has some of the nation’s toughest non-discrimination laws but still has work to do, Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman said at a Denver rally for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered equality Sunday. Coffman, the lone Republican on a stage filled with Democratic elected officials and candidates, told the crowd she could also be the only…
UPDATED: Colorado officials react to shooting at congressional baseball practice

Jun 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado officials, candidates and organizations reacted with shock, sadness and prayers to the shooting early Wednesday at a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, where Republican members of Congress were practicing. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, two Capitol Hill police officers and a congressional staffer were injured and appeared to be in stable…
It has been too long since we’ve checked in with Colorado Pols’ ‘Big Line’

Jun 13, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

…And with Colorado’s candidate casting call in full swing already for a host of offices from governor on down, well, shame on us for not returning to the venerable fount of political handicapping sooner. But we’ll make this one a teaser, just listing Pols’ top-rated prospect in each of the most-watched races – though at…
The folks who mistook Dominick Moreno’s logo for a hat

Jun 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Is it a hat? Is it a map? Ever since Democratic congressional candidate Dominick Moreno, a state senator, unveiled his campaign logo late last week, questions have been floating in about the prominent green shape that occupies the top right corner alongside the Adams County lawmaker’s first name. (Along with state Sen. Andy Kerr…
Democrats Jessie Danielson, Monica Duran set sights on Jeffco statehouse seats

May 30, 2017

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Ernest Luning

House Speaker Pro Tem Jessie Danielson announced on Wednesday she’s running in next year’s election for the Senate District 20 seat held by term-limited state Sen. Cheri Jahn, a fellow Wheat Ridge Democrat, and Wheat Ridge City Councilwoman Monica Duran, also a Democrat, said on Friday she’s launching a bid for Danielson’s House District 24…
Adams County Democrat Dominick Moreno tosses hat in crowded 7th Congressional District primary

May 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat, on Wednesday officially launched his campaign for the 7th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who is running for governor in next year’s election. “My passion is helping people,” Moreno, 32, says in a video announcing his bid. “Right now, our country is headed…
Jessie Danielson makes a decision on Congress: She’ll run for state Senate, instead

May 24, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

A legislator widely expected to be a contender for Congress next year would, instead, prefer to govern closer to home. Rep. Jessie Danielson, D-Wheat Ridge, told Colorado Politics Wednesday that she intends to run for the state Senate next year, instead. She will run for the Senate District 20 seat to represent eastern Jefferson County.…