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3 Denver Democrats fight to fill vacancy in state House of Representatives
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Three Democrats are battling it out to determine who will be the next to represent northwest Denver in the state House of Representatives. Colorado’s House District 4 seat will be vacant beginning on Friday, as its current occupant, Rep. Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, resigns to join the Denver City Council. The Democratic of Party of Denver has until Sept. 3…
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Q&A with Sen. Julie Gonzales | Democratic whip on legislating for marginalized communities
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Sen. Julie Gonzales is one of the Colorado Democratic Party’s top political heavyweights going into her second term in the state Senate. After spending more than a decade advocating for progressive policies from the streets of her Denver community, Gonzales was elected to the Senate in 2018 – earning a whopping 83.1% of the vote.…
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A LOOK BACK | Local Dems encourage Schroeder presidential bid
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Thirty-Five Years Ago This Week: In an effort to encourage a rumored announcement from Colorado U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, D-CD1, that she would be seeking the Democratic nomination for president, a bevy of Colorado political figures were putting together “Run-Pat-Run” parties across south-central Denver. “She’s very exciting and will lend a great deal of substance…
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Former lawmakers land county party positions at reorganization meetings
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Three former legislators won election to county party offices on Saturday as state Democrats and Republicans conduct their biennial reorganization meetings. Denver Democrats elected former state Rep. Mike Cerbo, D-Denver, to a two-year term as the county party’s chairman, Adams County Republicans tapped former state Rep. JoAnn Windholz, R-Commerce City, as vice chair, and El…
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Millenial Democrats tilt toward Sanders at Denver Super Tuesday caucuses
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If Rep. Alec Garnett, D-Denver, hadn’t been sporting his legislative name tag and a suit at Byers Middle School in Denver Tuesday evening, it might not have been obvious he is an elected official. He fit the demographic that showed up to caucus in central Denver to a tee. Young professionals, ages 23 to around 35, dominated the…
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Yesteryear: Colorado Bushes celebrate inauguration, Clinton revs up Denver Dems
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Thirty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … As the nation celebrated the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush, the veep’s son and daughter-in-law, Coloradans Neil and Sharon Bush, were part of the official fanfare in Washington, D.C. Neil, who moved to Denver the previous summer when he go…
