house district 47
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Race in Colorado House District 47 may not be over
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UPDATE, DEC. 7: In a Dec. 6 email to Colorado Politics, Don Bendell stated that he was handed a laptop with his name on it during freshman orientation at the Capitol. He cooperated with IT department employees regarding the laptop’s return, he said, even scheduling an appointment at his house on Dec. 1 with an IT…
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Some Colorado House races may be headed to an automatic recount
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Just when you thought the election was over. At least two races for seats in the Colorado House of Representatives appear likely to head to an automatic recount, based on the latest results released Wednesday night by the Secretary of State’s office. And a third contest could join that list. As of 8:30 a.m. Thursday,…
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Republican committee member challenges results of House District 14 vacancy election
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A member of the House District 14 Republican vacancy committee on Friday challenged Thursday night’s election of Shane Sandridge to the Colorado House of Representatives alleging another committee member was ineligible to participate and arguing Sandridge fell one vote short of the required majority. The vacancy committee picked Sandridge from a field of five candidates…
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Former GOP congressional nominee urges Judy Reyher to resign, but newly appointed lawmaker isn’t backing down
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A former Republican congressional nominee called on recently appointed GOP state lawmaker Judy Reyher to step down over social media posts and comments criticizing African Americans, Muslims and others, but a defiant Reyher vowed to fight back against attacks she termed desperate and divisive. Reyher has come under fire since winning a vacancy appointment Monday…
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Otero County Republican Judy Reyher engulfed in controversy after contested House District 47 vacancy appointment
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The aftershocks were still coming days after a Republican vacancy committee picked a replacement for former state Rep. Clarice Navarro, the Pueblo Republican who resigned to take a position with the Trump administration in early November. Judy Reyher, a Swink resident and former Otero County GOP chair, won the appointment to Navarro’s seat on a…
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Welcome aboard, Judy! Vacancy committee picks Navarro’s successor
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Fifth-generation southeast Coloradan Judy Reyher will take the baton from third-term Pueblo Republican state Rep. Clarice Navarro, who resigned her office earlier this month after being appointed executive director of the Colorado Farm Service Agency by the Trump administration. Reyher was chosen to succeed the high-profile Navarro in House District 47 by a vacancy committee Monday. From…
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Colorado state Rep. Clarice Navarro resigning House seat to take Farm Service Agency post with Trump administration
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Colorado state Rep. Clarice Navarro, a Pueblo Republican, plans to resign her seat on Nov. 12 after being appointed executive director of the Colorado Farm Service Agency by the Trump administration, she announced Friday night on Facebook. “I leave with mixed emotions, but I’m confident I’ll be able to continue my fight for agriculture and…
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Navarro: 2016 election recap … ‘To those whom much is given, much is expected’
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I’d like to start off by saying how thankful I am to be able to serve the people of Southern Colorado for another term. This election was different in every aspect, and – as in every election – there are winners and losers. I feel the people of Colorado have spoken, and we have a…
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Helping or hurting: Navarro bill would spotlight executive pay at failing schools
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Swing district state Rep. Clarice Navarro, R-Pueblo, is sponsoring an education bill that aims to spotlight administrator pay at schools and in school districts that are struggling to meet minimum state performance standards. House Bill 1162 is set to be heard by the House Education Committee Monday. It would require school boards to give advance…
