state treasurer
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GOP state treasurer candidate Justin Everett bounces back onto campaign trail after bout of dehydration
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It wasn’t how state Rep. Justin Everett, a Littleton Republican and candidate for state treasurer, planned on spending his day, but relentless campaigning – covering some 31 counties over three months without a day off, he says – landed the 45-year-old in the hospital for a spell on Thursday after suffering what turned out to…
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Colorado Republican Kevin Lundberg says he’s considering a run for treasurer, not Polis’ seat
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There’s been plenty of buzz about potential candidates of both persuasions for the open seat in the 2nd Congressional District next year now that five-term incumbent Democrat Jared Polis is running for governor. But state Sen. Kevin Lundberg, the Berthoud Republican who ran against Polis in 2012, wants to make it clear he isn’t one…
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Routt County Republican, volunteer fire chief Brita Horn launches bid for state treasurer
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When Routt County Treasurer Brita Horn and some of her neighbors realized they lived in a large, sparsely populated patch of the state that wasn’t covered by fire protection services, they put together their own volunteer fire department. Some 244 square miles between Steamboat Springs and Vail, it turned out, fell between areas covered by…
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Republican lawmaker Kevin Lundberg exploring run for state treasurer
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State Sen. Kevin Lundberg, a Berthoud Republican and former congressional candidate, announced Thursday he’s testing the waters for a campaign for state treasurer in next year’s election. “I’ll be looking at the spot of running for state treasurer and seeking counsel from those who want to give it,” the lawmaker and member of the powerful…
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Getting to yes, just saying no: Lawmakers Everett, Hansen and Kennedy talk session votes
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By one measure, state Rep. Justin Everett, a House Republican serving his third term in the Colorado General Assembly, and state Reps. Chris Hansen and Chris Kennedy, a pair of Democrats in their first terms, stand as far apart as any lawmakers at the Capitol, based on the votes they cast in the just-completed 2017…
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Littleton Republican Justin ‘Neverett’ Everett launches campaign for state treasurer in 2018
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State Rep. Justin Everett, a Littleton Republican, announced Tuesday morning that he’s running for state treasurer in next year’s election. “We need a chief financial officer of the state who is willing to make tough decisions and weigh in on policy, whether it’s federal block grants or school finance or PERA [the state’s Public Employees’…
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Democrat Cary Kennedy set to launch campaign for governor of Colorado on Monday
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Former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy, a Denver Democrat, is expected to declare Monday she’s running for governor of Colorado in next year’s election, sources close to her campaign say. Her announcement will come a day after U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter is planning to get in the race. Both Kennedy and Perlmutter have been considered top…
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Adams County Democrat Steve Lebsock announces he’s running for state treasurer
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State Rep. Steve Lebsock, a Thornton Democrat, announced Saturday that he’s running for state treasurer in next year’s election. “It’s so important that we have elected officials here in the state of Colorado that have your back and that care about freedom and liberty and opportunity to do what you need to do,” Lebsock told…
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Republican Nic Morse drops out of state treasurer race
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Less than two months after tossing his hat in the ring for next year’s state treasurer race, former Republican congressional candidate Nic Morse pulled it back out on Wednesday. “I have decided to drop out of the 2018 Treasurer’s race,” Morse said in a statement. “After talking with my wife, pastor and political advisers, it isn’t…