unaffiliated voters
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Cover Story: ‘Anybody’s ballgame’ — crowded ballots, wide-open primaries make for a wild governor’s race
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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Election officials launch campaign to help unaffiliated voters cast ballots for first time in primary
For the first time, Colorado’s unaffiliated voters can cast ballots in the June 26 primary election without having to join a party – and they’ll have some help figuring it all out from an 8-foot, yellow, inflatable U. Secretary of State Wayne Williams kicked off the campaign Friday in Grand Junction with his predecessor Bernie…
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Political pros say Colorado’s unaffiliated voters could confound stereotypes in primary election
When Colorado voters cast ballots in the upcoming primary election, they’ll almost certainly face an unprecedented smorgasbord of candidates spread across an unusually high number of races up and down the ballot. And for the first time, the state’s unaffiliated voters – there are slightly more of them than there are either Democrats or Republicans…
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Democrats Kristopher Larsen, Mark Williams petitioning onto 2nd CD primary ballot
Democrats Kristopher Larsen and Mark Williams are gathering signatures to run in the 2nd Congressional District primary election, meaning former University of Colorado Regent Joe Neguse is more than likely going to have some company on the June primary ballot. A former Democratic nominee for secretary of state and the early frontrunner for the seat…
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Democrat Mike Johnston hauls in more than $1.5 million, sets off-year gubernatorial fundraising record
Democrat Mike Johnston plans to report his campaign for governor has taken in more than $1.5 million through the end of 2017, breaking the modern Colorado record for off-year fundraising for any gubernatorial candidate, Colorado Politics has learned. The former two-term state senator from Denver raised $255,640 in the 4th Quarter, which ended Dec. 31,…
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Centrist Project launches initial Colorado slate of unaffiliated legislative candidates, announces name change
The nonprofit formerly known as the Centrist Project, a group working to elect nonpartisan officials nationwide, on Monday unveiled a slate of four unaffiliated Colorado candidates running this year for the Legislature in the opening salvo of its assault on the two major parties’ unbroken rule of the state’s government. It also announced it’s changing…
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FEEDBACK: ‘Enough is enough’ of partisanship
It’s time to move beyond partisan paradigm In reference to the article about state Sen. Cheri Jahn (leaving the Democratic Party), I wanted to discuss how important it is that members of both parties take a stand and say “enough is enough!” These partisan games have gone on long enough, and for a state like…
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State Sen. Cheri Jahn switches from Democrat to unaffiliated legislator
State Sen. Cheri Jahn will no longer be identified as a Democrat from Wheat Ridge. She announced on Facebook Friday evening that she’s leaving the party to become an unaffiliated member of the legislature. “To be sure, this was a very difficult decision,” she wrote. “Ultimately, this was a very personal decision and one that…
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DaVita CEO Kent Thiry leaves GOP, registers unaffiliated to ‘reduce partisan gamesmanship’
After spending eight months as a Republican, Kent Thiry, the multimillionaire CEO of Denver-based dialysis giant DaVita Inc., has changed his voter registration back to unaffiliated with the hope of combating excessive partisanship, Colorado Politics has learned. Earlier this year, he considered but ultimately decided against running for governor as a Republican after spending millions of…