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
Election 2022
Colorado election results, primary results, politics news and more from The Colorado Sun.
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Top 10 federal campaign donors from Colorado in 2022
The top donors gave mostly to Republican candidates and causes
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The big lines from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ 2023 inaugural speech
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.”
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Lauren Boebert’s supporters urge her to “tone down the nasty rhetoric.” She says “I’m still going to be me.”
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.”
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State representative accused of lying about her residence resigns on eve of Colorado’s 2023 lawmaking term
Tracey Bernett was charged in November with felony counts of attempting to influence a public servant, forgery and providing false information about a residence
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Lauren Boebert plays key role in blocking Kevin McCarthy from becoming House speaker
The Republican congresswoman for Colorado said she wouldn’t vote for McCarthy unless he agreed to her terms
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Suspect in Pueblo County voting machine tampering deemed mentally incompetent
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
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Dark-money political nonprofits were big spenders — for Democrats and Republicans — in Colorado’s 2022 elections
At least $42 million in dark-money spending went to support or oppose candidates and ballot measures
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The Colorado Democratic Party outspent the Colorado GOP this year, highlighting a broader fundraising gap
The Colorado Democratic Party reported spending more at both state and federal levels than its GOP counterpart
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The biggest election 2022 spender in Colorado? Jared Polis — by a long shot.
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.