governor’s race
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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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Donna Lynne doing street-level politics in El Paso and other counties this weekend
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Donna Lynne is putting some miles on her sneakers this campaign season, and she hopes the state’s main streets lead to the governor’s office. The lieutenant governor walked the entire 26.5-mile length of Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, Denver and Aurora to kick off her Meet Me on Main Street tour a few weeks ago, and…
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Donna Lynne’s campaign roadmap makes a stop at affordable housing
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Are we there yet? Lt. Gov Donna Lynne roadmap to run Colorado is now making a stop at affordable housing. The Democrat from Denver continues to release her policy positions, culled from meetings experts across the state. She already has explored healthcare, jobs and working families. Still ahead, there’s education, energy, the environment and infrastructure.…
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Donna Lynne releases latest leg of gubernatorial ‘Roadmap’: jobs
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Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne is laying out her plans to be Colorado’s next governor in a “roadmap,” and the latest leg is jobs, her campaign said Tuesday. She already has released issue papers on health care and helping working families. The newest platform measures, as characterized by her campaign, include: “I have spent my career…
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Donna Lynne to walk the length of Colfax to promote ‘Main Street’ effort
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Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne is hitting the street to make her case to be governor. Sunday she’ll walk the entire length of Colfax Avenue, more than 26 miles including three counties, as part of her Meet Me on Main Street effort to reach voters. The Democrat from Denver will walk and talk with constituents starting…
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Michael Bloomberg putting $1 million into Mike Johnston’s super PAC
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DENVER – Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is making a $1 million donation to an independent expenditure campaign supporting Democrat Mike Johnston for governor. Both men have pushed tougher laws on guns. Bloomberg, the billionaire philanthropist and entrepreneur, has given more than $5 billion to such causes as climate change and gun control.…
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Perlmutter says not enough ‘fire in the belly’ to run for Colorado governor
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An emotional Ed Perlmutter said Tuesday that he does not have “enough fire in the belly” to juggle both a gubernatorial campaign and to serve in Congress. The high-profile Democrat bowed out of the governor’s race at a news conference in Golden that at times felt more like a funeral, as supporters hugged each other…
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Two takes on Jared Polis — poles apart, but both enlightening
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For his fellow Democrats, 2nd Congressional District U.S. Rep. Jared Polis of Boulder represents a political game-changer with his announcement over the weekend he intends to run for Colorado governor in 2018. He’s super-smart, super-rich and enough of a nonconformist to capture the imagination of voters. For Republicans, Polis is a game-changer, too, but of a…
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Larimer County’s Lew Gaiter says he’ll seek GOP nod for Colorado guv’s race
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His definite likes include skiing, the Broncos – and, presumably, his children. After all, he and wife Jeannette have nine of them: seven boys, two girls. Not a blended family, either, but in fact, “They’re all both of ours,” his website points out. His website’s bio also informs us he delivered eight of his kids at home.…
