Colorado GOP
Nicolais: Colorado’s GOP county assemblies proved the party belongs to the fringe
Colorado's Republican Party is being driven to outlandish extremes, spurred by a host of debacles, rabble rousers and a felon
Ex-Colorado GOP chair disbarred in pro-Trump PAC funds case
Ryan Call admitted to entering the Rebuilding America Now PAC into a secret contract to pay himself $5,000 a month for “political strategy and fundraising support”
Colorado Republicans decide not to opt out of 2022 primaries
The opt-out effort was defeated by a vote of 241-172, though the Colorado GOP may challenge the state's open primary system in court
Kristi Burton Brown elected as next Colorado GOP chair, vows to bring “a new generation of leadership”
Burton Brown was serving as the vice chair of the state party. She got her start in politics as an anti-abortion advocate.
4 of the 5 candidates running to lead the Colorado GOP are still casting doubt on the 2020 election results
Unfounded allegations of fraud in last year's presidential election have become a main focus in the battle to replace outgoing Colorado GOP Chair Ken Buck
In Colorado, whether you want a coronavirus vaccine may depend on your party affiliation, new poll shows
Magellan Strategies found that only 55% percent of registered voters in Colorado who haven’t been inoculated want to receive a vaccine once it becomes available to them, including only 29% of Republicans
Ken Buck will not seek another term as Colorado GOP chairman
Buck, who lives in Windsor, was elected to the position for a two-year term in 2019
Where do Colorado Republicans go from here?
No Republican running statewide has won more than 45% of the vote in the past two election cycles. Conservatives think Donald Trump is a big factor, but there's also broad agreement the party has a messaging problem, too.
Patrick Neville says he won’t seek Republican leadership role in Colorado House
It already appeared the Castle Rock Republican was going to be voted out of his position
How Lauren Boebert rose from unknown to a candidate for Congress to someone in Donald Trump’s orbit
Neither Lauren Boebert nor her campaign manager would respond to questions about holes and discrepancies in the Republican’s biography, including money troubles, family connections and her childhood
Colorado’s small, in-person RNC delegation says the event was “spectacular.” But other Republicans feel left behind.
The GOP opted to have a small, in-person element as part of their celebration of President Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention, a move that contrasts with Democrats whose national gathering was held almost entirely over video conference.
Colorado doesn’t appear to be a presidential swing state in 2020. That could spell big trouble for Cory Gardner.
Republicans say Donald Trump needs to keep the race fairly close in Colorado in order to give Gardner a chance at reelection. But with the president’s polling slipping across the country they are worried the state won’t get enough attention.
Colorado’s GOP U.S. House candidate Lauren Boebert is latest linked to QAnon conspiracy theory
Analysts say Boebert stands the best chance of any of the GOP candidates who have flirted with QAnon to end up in Congress.
Incumbents, slate backed by super PAC cash head to victory in run for Colorado statehouse
Weld Republican says it’s “a new chance for the conservative effort in Colorado.”
Colorado GOP Chairman Ken Buck forms special panel to review GOP ballot-access issues
Controversies in the party’s nomination process first came to light last week
Trump to use “big voice” to boost GOP on 4-day Western trip that includes Colorado rally with Cory Gardner
Trump's trip will be packed with big-dollar fundraisers, a trio of campaign rallies meant to energize his base and a sprinkle of official presidential events where he can showcase administration actions
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck says he will seek reelection, dispelling speculation to the contrary
Buck, a Windsor Republican who is in his third term, also is chairman of the Colorado Republican Party. Potential GOP successors -- like George Brauchler and Jerry Sonnenberg -- started to line up campaigns to replace him.
Recall effort against state Rep. Tom Sullivan is stopped as GOP focuses on other lawmakers, national popular vote
The nascent effort to oust Sullivan, whose son was killed in the 2012 Aurora theater shooting, energized Democrats
How do Republicans stay relevant in the Colorado legislature? It depends who you ask.
Democrats control the Colorado Senate, House and governor’s office, meaning the GOP has little power in the statehouse -- but options on how to navigate through being in the minority
Colorado state senator won’t seek re-election following sexual harassment allegation, cites personal financial obligations
In a Facebook post announcing the move, Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, said he began considering when to leave the legislature months before he was accused of sexual harassment