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Tancredo endorses Stapleton in governor’s race
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Citing his commitment to end so-called sanctuary cities, Republican Tom Tancredo on Wednesday threw his support behind gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton the day after Stapleton said he was withdrawing his petition and would instead pursue a spot on the primary ballot at Saturday’s GOP state assembly. Tancredo, an immigration hard-liner and former five-term congressman, had…
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Barry Farah kicks off TV ad campaign ahead of state assembly
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Republican Barry Farah is launching a brief, statewide TV and digital ad campaign Tuesday aimed at boosting his chances of landing a spot on the primary ballot at Saturday’s state GOP assembly, his campaign said. Farah, a wealthy Colorado Springs businessman and author who joined the crowded primary field just three weeks ago, plans to…
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Cover Story: ‘Anybody’s ballgame’ — crowded ballots, wide-open primaries make for a wild governor’s race
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DENVER – For the first time in 20 years, Colorado voters in both parties are faced this year with contested primaries for an open seat for governor. While the race to replace term-limited Gov. John Hickenlooper has been underway for more than a year and front-runners have emerged, the June primary ballot likely won’t be…
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Gubernatorial candidates talk mental health, substance abuse at bipartisan forum
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DENVER – A stage full of gubernatorial candidates agreed on the importance of addressing issues surrounding mental health and substance abuse, but some differed sharply on their approaches at a bipartisan forum devoted to the topics on Friday in Denver. “This issue is literally a matter of life and death,” said Andrew Romanoff, president of…
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Republican businessman Barry Farah launches 11th-hour bid for Colorado governor
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Colorado Springs businessman Barry Farah is jumping in the crowded Republican primary for governor Wednesday, barely three weeks before the GOP state assembly, saying he wants to “reform the state of Colorado’s government to have a more humble view of itself.” Farah, 56, told Colorado Politics he decided to mount a last-minute campaign for the…
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Republican Cynthia Coffman announces campaign team for Colorado gubernatorial run
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Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, a Republican candidate for governor of Colorado, announced her campaign team Monday, with less than a month to go before the April 14 GOP state assembly. In addition to political and fundraising consultants with national profiles, Coffman is relying on advisors from her 2014 attorney general campaign and her time in…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, March 11 edition
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A STATEWIDE WIN’S A STATEWIDE WIN … State Treasurer Walker Stapleton, a leading Republican candidate for governor, was making the rounds at precinct caucuses Tuesday night at Lakewood High School, pitching his candidacy to Jeffco Republicans, who were convening in scattered classrooms. At one of his first stops, Stapleton delivered a rapid-fire introduction to the…
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Republican Walker Stapleton considering assembly bid in addition to petitioning on primary ballot
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Colorado State Treasurer Walker Stapleton, a front-runner for the Republican nomination for governor, has turned in petitions to qualify for the June primary but is considering also going through the assembly process – a move that could land him top-line designation on the ballot and potentially knock out the only other statewide elected official in…
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell turns in nominating petitions
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Republican Victor Mitchell, a candidate for governor of Colorado, delivered more than 26,000 petition signatures aimed at securing a spot on the June primary ballot to the secretary of state’s office on Wednesday, his campaign said. The businessman and former state lawmaker is the third GOP gubernatorial candidate to submit petitions to the secretary of…
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Republican Doug Robinson turns in nominating petitions for Colorado governor’s race
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Republican Doug Robinson, a candidate for governor of Colorado and Mitt Romney’s nephew, turned in petitions to the secretary of state’s office Monday morning in hopes of qualifying for the June primary ballot. “The petition process is extremely complex, involving hundreds of man hours – not only in talking to voters and collecting signatures, but…
