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Who’s got the juice? | 2022 IN REVIEW
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The political turmoil and transformation of 2022 revealed the movers and shakers of Colorado’s political realm. Colorado Politics identified 10 of the individuals and groups who had the biggest wins and made the most impact on state politics this year: Gov. Jared Polis Polis was reelected for his second term as governor in November, winning…
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State GOP chair Kristi Burton Brown makes good on vow to visit all 64 Colorado counties
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It took nearly a year, but Colorado Republican Kristi Burton Brown has fulfilled one of the promises she made in her campaign for state GOP chair – visit every one of the state’s 64 counties during her first year in office. Burton Brown completed the journey earlier this month with a stop in Pitkin County…
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‘Political lynching’: Leading black Democrats scold party for stance on Rep. Melton
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As calls mount from both the left and the right for Democratic state Rep. Jovan Melton to step down from his House District 41 seat in Aurora, supporters, including former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, argued Thursday that a double standard is being applied to Melton by the leadership of the Democratic-controlled Colorado House and the…
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Both Colorado party chairs endorse anti-gerrymandering amendments
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The wide support for the anti-gerrymandering amendments Y and Z on November’s ballot officially got wider Monday. The party chairs for Colorado’s Democrats and Republicans endorsed amendments Y and Z. Amendment Y would set up an independent commission to draw political boundaries for congressional districts. Amendment Z proposes the same for legislative districts. Both would…
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Perlmutter denies offering accused lawmaker Lebsock a job
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The Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday called on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter to explain whether he offered former state Rep. Steve Lebsock a job to avoid a scandal for the Democratic Party. The offer was alleged to be an incentive for Lebsock to resign, months before he was voted out of the legislature over sexual…
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Stapleton picks Rep. Lang Sias as GOP running mate
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With a backdrop of military aircraft and heroic leadership as a setting, Republican gubernatorial nominee Walker Stapleton announced a state legislator and former Navy Top Gun pilot, Rep. Lang Sias, as his running mate. Stapleton revealed his choice at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver on July 11, honoring Sias,…
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Polis, Kennedy complain to state Democrats about dirty campaigning
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The gubernatorial campaigns of Cary Kennedy and Jared Polis have filed complaints with the state Democratic Party alleging the other violated the Clean Campaign Promise, signed last year by all the candidates. Polis’ complaint Wednesday evening came after Kennedy filed one that morning – and just a few hours after Kennedy’s camp sent an email trying…
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Q&A w/Kristin Strohm | Republican rainmaker and agent of change
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So, what is to be done about the unholy alliance between money and politics? Policy wonks and editorialists wring their hands over that perennial talking point, but streetwise insiders say the answer’s simple: Get yourself a good fundraiser. And Colorado’s center-right political realm has found just that in the Starboard Group and its president, Kristin…
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Wash. Gov. Inslee in Colo. to back gun control, Dem candidates
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Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee spoke at the Colorado Capitol to back gun control efforts and to encourage support for Democratic candidates for governor. Inslee – chair of the Democratic Governor’s Association, and mentioned by some as a potential 2020 presidential candidate – was joined at Thursday’s event by state Democratic Party chief Morgan Carroll…
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Tillemann says he’ll withdraw from primary if poll shows only Crow can beat Coffman
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Democratic congressional candidate Levi Tilleman said Friday he’ll drop out of the 6th District primary if a poll he has commissioned shows that primary rival Jason Crow is the only Democrat who can unseat five-term Republican Mike Coffman in the suburban swing seat. Tillemann told Colorado Politics he expects to have the results in hand…
