colorado democrats annual dinner

Hickenlooper, Duran, Guzman among honorees at Colorado Democrats’ inaugural Obama Dinner

Jan 19, 2018

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Ernest Luning

Three newcomers to Aurora’s nonpartisan city council will be honored with the Rising Star Award by the Colorado Democratic Party at its inaugural Obama Dinner on Feb. 3 in Denver, the party announced. State party chair Morgan Carroll also plans to give the Chair’s Service Award to three term-limited state officials – Gov. John Hickenlooper,…
Colorado Democrats want help naming annual fundraising dinner

Dec 5, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The Colorado Democratic Party is still looking for a name for its annual fundraising dinner – for the time being, the upcoming one is known as the 85th Annual Dinner – and plans to conduct a poll after gathering suggestions. The party is also accepting nominations in four categories for awards that will be bestowed…
Colorado Democrats set dates for 2018 state assembly, annual fundraising dinner

Aug 8, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Democrats will hold next year’s state assembly on Saturday, April 14, at the 1stBank Center arena in Broomfield, party officials announced Saturday. In addition, the state party’s 85th Annual Dinner – what used to be known as the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner – will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, Democrats said at a meeting of the…
Eagle County Democrat Dylan Roberts launches campaign for House District 26 seat

Jul 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Democratic Party luminary Jason Kander gave Eagle County prosecutor Dylan Roberts some advice a few months back, and this week he took it. Kander, a former Missouri secretary of state and 2016 U.S. Senate nominee, delivered the keynote address at the Colorado Democratic Party’s annual dinner in March, the same night Roberts presented a pair…
Pair of Colorado Democratic Party vice chair elections unresolved after party reorganization

Mar 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Democrats couldn’t pick the party’s two state vice chair officers – 1st vice chair and 2nd vice chair – at a reorganization meeting on Saturday in Denver after one race resulted in a tie and the other failed to produce a winner after three rounds of balloting. Democratic officials – including the party’s new…
Former Missouri Senate candidate Jason Kander set to keynote Democrats’ annual dinner

Feb 27, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Jason Kander, the Missouri Democrat who might have had the best campaign ad of the 2016 election season, will deliver the keynote speech at the Colorado Democrats’ 84th Annual Dinner, the party announced Monday. In a 30-second TV commercial that won widespread praise and became a viral internet sensation, Kander, an Army veteran and then-Missouri…
Denver Democrats stoke enthusiasm, lay groundwork for ‘the resistance’

Feb 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

It’s a quote attributed to Pericles, and it resonated in the halls at Denver’s South High School on the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 11: “Just because you don’t take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” Three months after Democrats were stunned by the results of the presidential election…
Herod, Polis among honorees at Colorado Democrats’ Annual Dinner

Feb 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The Colorado Democratic Party plans to hand out a slew of awards at the party’s 84th Annual Dinner, including a new award honoring a young volunteer – although this year it’s going to two recipients. Honorees this year include state Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, the party’s Rising Star Award winner; U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, Democrat…