washington
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Bennet challenger Gino Campana announces statewide grassroots team
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana on Monday unveiled his campaign’s grassroots team, including more than 85 current and former elected officials and community and business leaders from across the state. The former Fort Collins City Council member is one of seven Republican candidates seeking the nomination in Colorado’s June primary for the chance to…
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Capitol M: Departing Senate President edition | Week of Feb. 26, 2022
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The lighter side of the state Capitol, usually. The state Senate was a wistful place on Tuesday, when Senate President Leroy Garcia banged the gavel for the last time, as he departs for a job with the Biden administration. (Please don’t ask me to repeat the unbelievably LONG job title again.) After senators unanimously elected…
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Texas Rep. August Pfluger endorses Eli Bremer in Colorado’s Republican US Senate primary
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U.S. Rep. August Pfluger, a Texas Republican, on Thursday endorsed Eli Bremer in Colorado’s GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. Pfluger said that his fellow Air Force Academy graduate has the national security chops needed in the Senate amid mounting crises worldwide, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We have…
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Republican Doug Lamborn turns in nominating petitions, anticipates ‘spirited campaign’ for 9th term
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn on Thursday became the first Colorado congressional candidate to turn in nominating petitions for the June primary to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. “I look forward to a spirited campaign if there are any other people that make the ballot,” the Colorado Springs Republican, who is seeking a ninth term, told Colorado…
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Tom Tancredo endorses Gino Campana in Colorado’s Republican US Senate primary
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Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo on Tuesday endorsed Gino Campana in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. “If you want a real, conservative patriot fighting for you in Washington, D.C., then you have to join me in supporting Gino Campana,” Tancredo said in a statement. “There is simply…
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Colorado’s Democratic US House members endorse Brittany Pettersen in race for Perlmutter’s seat
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The three Colorado Democrats seeking reelection to U.S. House seats on Monday said they want state Sen. Britany Pettersen to join them in Washington. U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse and Jason Crow formally endorsed Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, in the race for the 7th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, the…
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Bureau of Land Management details departure from Grand Junction, return to D.C.
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The Bureau of Land Management Tuesday announced plans to relocate senior leadership positions from its former Grand Junction national headquarters back to Washington, D.C. But, as part of the agency’s commitment to keeping a stronger presence in Colorado, the National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships will anchor the BLM’s Western headquarters. BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning told…
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TRAIL MIX | When politics went tabloid: Film about Gary Hart’s 1987 campaign worth a fresh look
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It’s about to get real. This, if you can believe it, is the lull. In another month or so, once the month-long holidays have passed, the Colorado General Assembly will be in session and the 2022 campaign year will be in full swing. In Colorado, a crucial U.S. Senate seat and the statewide executive offices…
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Neguse helps lead House passage of Democrats’ voting rights bill
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U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse helped lead House Democrats Tuesday ahead of a party-line vote to pass legislation aimed at restoring provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The Lafayette Democrat, a member of the powerful House Rules Committee, managed the floor debate over a procedural rule that set up passage of the bill, dubbed the…
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Colorado’s Buck, Neguse hammer along party lines in Trump impeachment hearing
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Two Coloradans sitting on opposite sides of a wide partisan divide questioned legal scholars Wednesday as the House Judiciary Committee conducted its first day of hearings to determine whether to impeach President Donald Trump. U.S. Reps. Ken Buck and Joe Neguse each held the microphone for five minutes during tense, day-long testimony that featured four…
