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Election 2022

Colorado election results, primary results, politics news and more from The Colorado Sun.

Posted inPolitics and Government

Nearly 25% of Colorado’s state lawmakers have landed a statehouse seat by vacancy committee

by Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish 3:15 AM MST on Jan 25, 20234:31 PM MST on Jan 24, 2023

There will be 24 lawmakers this year who secured a statehouse seat through a vacancy appointment, including no fewer than nine legislators who will have been appointed in a 12-month span

Posted inPolitics and Government

Top 10 federal campaign donors from Colorado in 2022

by Sandra Fish 4:20 AM MST on Jan 16, 20233:24 PM MST on Jan 15, 2023

The top donors gave mostly to Republican candidates and causes

Posted inPolitics and Government

The big lines from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ 2023 inaugural speech

by Jesse Paul, Elliott Wenzler and Sandra Fish 1:56 PM MST on Jan 10, 20232:14 PM MST on Jan 10, 2023

The Democrat kicked off his second term by promising to help Coloradans hold onto more of their “hard-earned money,” “tackle crime head on,” and “continue on our bold path toward making Colorado 100% renewable-energy.”

Posted inElection 2022

Lauren Boebert’s supporters urge her to “tone down the nasty rhetoric.” She says “I’m still going to be me.”

by The Associated Press 3:01 AM MST on Jan 9, 202310:33 AM MST on Jan 8, 2023

In an interview, Boebert said her slim 2022 victory “opened my eyes to another chance to do everything that I’ve been promising to do.”

Posted inPolitics and Government

State representative accused of lying about her residence resigns on eve of Colorado’s 2023 lawmaking term

by Jesse Paul 10:21 PM MST on Jan 8, 20236:01 AM MST on Jan 9, 2023

Tracey Bernett was charged in November with felony counts of attempting to influence a public servant, forgery and providing false information about a residence

Posted inPolitics and Government

Lauren Boebert plays key role in blocking Kevin McCarthy from becoming House speaker

by The Associated Press 3:26 PM MST on Jan 3, 20233:42 PM MST on Jan 3, 2023

The Republican congresswoman for Colorado said she wouldn’t vote for McCarthy unless he agreed to her terms

Posted inElection 2022

Suspect in Pueblo County voting machine tampering deemed mentally incompetent

by The Associated Press 5:49 PM MST on Dec 29, 20225:49 PM MST on Dec 29, 2022

Richard Patton was arrested Nov. 3 and later charged with tampering with voting equipment, which state lawmakers this year made a felony punishable by up to three years in prison

Posted inPolitics and Government

Dark-money political nonprofits were big spenders — for Democrats and Republicans — in Colorado’s 2022 elections

by Sandra Fish 4:02 AM MST on Dec 29, 20224:52 PM MST on Dec 28, 2022

At least $42 million in dark-money spending went to support or oppose candidates and ballot measures

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Posted inElection 2022

The Colorado Democratic Party outspent the Colorado GOP this year, highlighting a broader fundraising gap

by Sandra Fish 4:20 AM MST on Dec 23, 20228:07 PM MST on Dec 22, 2022

The Colorado Democratic Party reported spending more at both state and federal levels than its GOP counterpart

Posted inElection 2022

The biggest election 2022 spender in Colorado? Jared Polis — by a long shot.

by Sandra Fish 3:41 AM MST on Dec 15, 20229:47 AM MST on Dec 15, 2022

Polis spent more than $12 million to win a second term as governor. The next biggest spender was Total Wine & More, which spent slightly less on a ballot measure.

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