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Boebert challenger Alex Walker submits petitions for spot on Democratic primary ballot
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Democrat Alex Walker on Thursday became the first candidate hoping to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert to submit nominating petitions for the June primary to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. Walker, who turned heads when he officially launched his campaign last week with an online video that depicts flying feces, told Colorado Politics…
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Republican US Rep. Doug Lamborn qualifies for June primary ballot in bid for 9th term
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has qualified for the Republican ballot in the 5th Congressional District after turning in a sufficient number of petition signatures, state officials said Wednesday, making the eight-term incumbent the first congressional candidate to secure a spot in Colorado’s June primary election. “We had way more names than we actually needed,” Lamborn…
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Capitol M: Departing Senate President edition | Week of Feb. 26, 2022
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The lighter side of the state Capitol, usually. The state Senate was a wistful place on Tuesday, when Senate President Leroy Garcia banged the gavel for the last time, as he departs for a job with the Biden administration. (Please don’t ask me to repeat the unbelievably LONG job title again.) After senators unanimously elected…
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Colorado’s Democratic US House members endorse Brittany Pettersen in race for Perlmutter’s seat
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The three Colorado Democrats seeking reelection to U.S. House seats on Monday said they want state Sen. Britany Pettersen to join them in Washington. U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse and Jason Crow formally endorsed Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, in the race for the 7th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, the…
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TRAIL MIX | Jason Crow proposes democracy toolkit on anniversary of Capitol attack
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A year ago, as a violent mob swarmed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow recalled, he and other lawmakers were trapped in the House gallery in fear for their lives. “We sat there as the mob tried to break…
