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Dave Williams

Posted inElection 2024

Colorado GOP leaders form committee to support forthcoming 2024 ballot measure banning gender-affirming care for kids

by Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish 11:00 AM MDT on Sep 1, 20235:02 PM MDT on Sep 1, 2023

Stopping juveniles from getting gender-affirming surgery or medical treatment has become a focus of Colorado GOP Chair Dave Williams and right-wing Republicans across the country

Posted inPolitics and Government

Dave Williams, chairman of the Colorado GOP, has earned $30,000 in wages and benefits as a legislative aide

by Sandra Fish and Jesse Paul 10:00 AM MDT on Aug 11, 20239:38 AM MDT on Aug 11, 2023

Williams has reported working 40 hours most weeks since he started his aide job in February, including after he was elected to lead the Colorado Republican Party in March

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: John Eastman and Dave Williams attempt to undermine democracy — again

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MDT on Aug 6, 20235:52 PM MDT on Aug 4, 2023

By hiring former President Trump’s co-conspirator to represent Colorado’s state party, Williams demonstrated just how far he would go to destroy our system of government

Posted inPolitics and Government

Colorado GOP rejects bylaws amendment that would have made it easier for Republicans to opt out of 2024 primaries

by Jesse Paul 5:19 PM MDT on Aug 5, 20239:56 AM MDT on Aug 7, 2023

The amendment was part of a push by the far right to block Colorado’s roughly 2 million unaffiliated voters from helping select Republicans’ general election candidates

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: Someone please explain why Colorado’s shrinking GOP wants to get smaller and smaller

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MDT on Jul 12, 20233:30 PM MDT on Jul 11, 2023

State chair Dave Williams continues to work on banning unaffiliated voters, including all those GOP leaners, from participating in Republican primaries

Posted inPolitics and Government

Proposed change to Colorado GOP bylaws would make it easier to block unaffiliated voters from Republican primaries

by Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish 3:10 AM MDT on Jul 10, 20233:51 PM MDT on Jul 7, 2023

Closing Colorado’s Republican primaries has been a major objective of the far right

Posted inCartoons

Jim Morrissey: Colorado GOP facing financial challenges

by Jim Morrissey 2:05 AM MDT on May 26, 20237:38 AM MDT on May 25, 2023

Cartoonist Jim Morrissey wonders where the party’s new leadership will find workers amid reports that employees haven’t been paid recently.

Posted inPolitics and Government

Colorado GOP paid no staff in April while fundraising lags under new Chairman Dave Williams

by Sandra Fish 4:20 AM MDT on May 24, 20236:51 AM MDT on May 30, 2023

The newly elected party chair is mum on whether the state GOP has employees or is just using volunteers. It’s the first time in at least 20 years the party hasn’t paid anyone.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: Colorado’s zombie GOP puts Dave Williams in charge

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MDT on Mar 19, 20238:32 AM MDT on Mar 18, 2023

After dying with the last election, the Colorado GOP is now just a horror show troupe wandering aimlessly in the political landscape

Posted inPolitics and Government

Dave Williams’ election as Colorado GOP chair has set off some Republican alarm bells. He says people should “relax.”

by Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish 3:20 AM MDT on Mar 16, 20235:57 PM MDT on Mar 15, 2023

Williams, a former state lawmaker, has offered his opponents in the party chair race, including indicted former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, official roles in the Colorado Republican Party

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