Democrats were poised to win all seven competitive state Senate races this year in a drubbing of the GOP
Colorado Senate
The seven Colorado Senate districts that will determine whether Democrats keep control of the state legislature
The Colorado Senate is likely where Republicans have their best shot this year of taking back some control of state government from Democrats after four years in the minority of the legislative and executive branches. While the GOP will try to win a majority in the Colorado House and unseat Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, the […]
Steve Fenberg selected as next president of the Colorado Senate
Colorado Senate Democrats on Wednesday selected Sen. Steve Fenberg to be the chamber’s next president, a position in which the Boulder lawmaker will help steer the direction of the entire legislature. Fenberg had been serving as the Senate majority leader, the No. 2 position in the chamber. He was elected president by acclamation, without a […]
Leroy Garcia, president of Colorado Senate, will resign to join Biden administration
Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia will resign from the legislature to accept a position in the Biden administration, leaving one of the two most powerful positions in the General Assembly vacant in the middle of a lawmaking term. The Pueblo Democrat, who is in the last year of his second and final term in the […]
Colorado’s Democratic statewide officeholders began 2022 with a significant campaign cash advantage
Incumbent Democrats holding the offices of governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer significantly outraised their Republican opponents in the final three months of 2021, according to campaign finance filings submitted Tuesday. But super PACs supporting Republican state Senate candidates in Colorado narrowed the gap with their Democratic counterparts, getting help from a national GOP […]
These Colorado legislative districts are poised to be the new battlegrounds after redistricting
The new Colorado House and Senate maps drawn through the once-in-a-decade redistricting process would shift the state’s legislative battlegrounds. The maps still need final approval from the Colorado Supreme Court, but if they are adopted fights for control of the General Assembly would likely no longer be mostly contained to the Denver area. For instance, […]
Colorado Supreme Court ends decade-long fight over teen skier’s death in Vail inbounds avalanche
The Colorado Supreme Court has denied an appeal by the family of a 13-year-old skier killed in an inbounds avalanche in 2012 at Vail ski area. The court’s denial to hear the case effectively ends a nearly 10-year fight by the parents of Taft Conlin. Louise Ingalls and Steve Conlin argued that Vail ski area […]
First draft of Colorado’s new state Senate, House district maps could pit 20 incumbents against each other
Colorado House and Senate district maps drawn as the state begins its once-a-decade redistricting process placed a number of incumbent lawmakers into the same districts, setting the stage for election battles next year. The maps, rough drafts prepared by nonpartisan redistricting staff and presented Tuesday morning to the Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission, are expected […]
Colorado governor vetoes bill that would have let candidates run for lieutenant governor and another elected position at the same time
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday vetoed a bill that passed the legislature with broad support and would have allowed candidates to run for lieutenant governor and another elected position — with the exception of U.S. Senate and U.S. House — at the same time. “While I recognize that some states in the country allow […]
Effort to force Colorado to cut greenhouse emissions faster exposes exasperation with Polis administration
For more than a year, frustrated Colorado lawmakers and environmental groups have struggled to push the Polis administration to move faster to meet mandated cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Now they are advancing a bill to set emission caps and deadlines — over the objections of the governor. The Senate Transportation and Energy Committee moved […]