kent thiry

AG Coffman sounded more executive than judicial during swing visit to the Eastern Plains

May 29, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The Lamar Ledger reports that Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman was in town last week to talk to the local authorities and local folks in Prowers County. The question of will she or won’t she was unanswered and it’s not clear whether it was asked. All eyes are on whether Coffman will jump in the…
Trump team eyeing 4 finalists for next U.S. attorney in Colorado

May 25, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Remember that open U.S. attorney slot in Denver that the Trump administration had to fill? Still open. But it looks like the president’s people are getting closer to making a pick. A source who has been involved in the selection process says the White House has narrowed it down to four finalists. All are familiar names in…
Kent Thiry, possible Colorado gubernatorial candidate, gets vicious treatment on HBO comedy show

May 15, 2017

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Joey Bunch

Hear that laughter? It’s the sound of gubernatorial aspirations in pain. Colorado Politics told you last month that Kent Thiry, the CEO of Denver-based DaVita, is thinking about jumping into next year’s governor’s race. Sunday night the HBO comedy news show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” spent 24 minutes tearing down Thiry’s business model in the for-profit…
Lawmakers: Let Colorado Vote celebration more about spin than a win

May 9, 2017

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John Tomasic

Let Colorado Vote, the group advocating for open primary elections in the state, celebrated legislative leadership on Monday tied to Senate Bill 305 in a way that lawmakers involved with the bill suggested was little tied to experience on the ground at the Capitol. “The thousands of grassroots activists who helped enact the open primary…
Colorado open primary bill advances over bumpy terrain as negative ad hits airwaves

May 8, 2017

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John Tomasic

Debate inside and outside the Legislature around how to best implement the state’s new voter-approved open primary elections has grown hotter by the hour as the legislative session barrels toward closing day. On Monday, the Senate advanced Senate Bill 305 to the House. The bill is meant to guide the secretary of state’s office in…
Democrat Noel Ginsburg kicks off statewide gubernatorial campaign tour at business he founded

Apr 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Noel Ginsburg, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in next year’s election, launched a series of campaign events taking place across Colorado with a rally in Pueblo on Friday and a scheduled rally on Saturday in Denver at the manufacturing firm he founded nearly four decades ago. The entrepreneur and nonprofit leader plans to…
Romney nephew Doug Robinson quietly rolls out campaign for governor of Colorado

Apr 25, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican Doug Robinson, a former investment banker and Mitt Romney’s nephew, entered the race for Colorado’s next governor this week with an email to Republicans and online ads pointing to his campaign website. Robinson is the fourth GOP candidate in a fast-growing primary field for the chance to take over when Gov. John Hickenlooper, a…
Welcome to the party, Mr. Governor! Potential candidate Kent Thiry is a new Colorado Republican

Apr 14, 2017

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Joey Bunch

Kent Thiry is mulling over a run for Colorado governor as a Republican, and the people giving him advice are some in the best GOP operative game. His membership in the state party, though, is still brand new. The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office says Thiry changed his affiliation to Republican on March 31. Kate Roberts, a…
Davita CEO Kent Thiry is officially undecided on run for Colorado governor

Apr 12, 2017

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Joey Bunch

Kent Thiry is one of the most interesting names being floated for Colorado governor. The Republican business titan and public policy do-gooder, however, has lot of open doors into the state’s political arena, but hasn’t yet decided which way he might step, a close political adviser said Wednesday afternoon. Thiry, the 61-year-old chairman and CEO…
Democrat Cary Kennedy talks opportunity as she launches campaign for governor of Colorado

Apr 11, 2017

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Ernest Luning

For Democrat Cary Kennedy, a former state treasurer and former deputy mayor of Denver, it’s all about opportunity, and that’s what she wanted to talk about as she prepared to make her run for governor of Colorado official. Kennedy is the fourth Democrat to jump in the primary race for the chance to take…