Do you wonder how Lauren Boebert feels about Buck, a fellow Coloradan, coming to the aid of her elevator-story nemesis?
Ken Buck
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One member of Colorado’s congressional delegation voted against her party 25% of the time
Another ranked 26th among 433 House members for absences
Posted inElection 2022
Republican Ken Buck wins reelection Colorado’s 4th Congressional District
Republican Ken Buck wins reelection to U.S. House in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, beating challenger Ike McCorkle.
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Zornio: If Republican leaders won’t change course after Trump, Republican voters will have to
Last month, former state Rep. Cole Wist announced he was leaving the Republican Party. “It’s been 1 year since Jan. 6, 2021,” he said in a tweet. “All downhill from there. Election lies, vaccine misinformation, making it harder to vote, excusing Jan. 6 thuggery, conspiracy theories galore. I tried. I encouraged reason. I urged a […]
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What we can learn from the 10,000 tweets sent by Colorado’s congressional delegation in 2021
Colorado’s congressional delegation took to Twitter in 2021 to extol their policies, raise money and take jabs at their enemies, not necessarily in that order. The state’s seven U.S. House members and two U.S. Senators tweeted 10,052 times in 2021 from both personal and congressional accounts. The Colorado Sun analyzed those tweets to identify a […]
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We analyzed dozens of Colorado congressional floor speeches to see who had the most — and least — to say in 2021
Colorado’s elected leaders faced a year of tumult at the U.S. Capitol – though some had more to say about it than others on the House or Senate floor. From the Jan. 6 insurrection and the vote to impeach a former president, to debates over coronavirus measures and other hot-button topics, some congressional delegates made […]
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Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer launches campaign for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District seat
State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, a Weld County Republican, launched a campaign Monday to represent Colorado’s new, highly competitive 8th Congressional District. “I believe America is an exceptional country currently plagued by a temporary bout of poor leadership and decision-making,” Kirkmeyer said in a written statement. “With fresh, new leadership and thinking, we can enjoy a […]
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Here is the new congressional map headed to the Colorado Supreme Court for final approval
The 12 members of Colorado’s Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission agreed on an overhaul of the state’s U.S. House districts late Tuesday in a vote taken minutes before a self-imposed deadline. The map would create 3 safe seats for Democrats, 3 safe seats for Republicans and 2 seats that could go either way. The proposal was […]
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The latest draft of Colorado’s congressional map would create a whole new dynamic in the state
The dozen members of Colorado’s Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission questioned nonpartisan staff Monday about the latest draft map of the state’s U.S. House districts as they prepare to hear from the public about the plan this week. The map, introduced Friday based on 2020 census data and which has thrown Colorado’s political world into a […]
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The latest draft of Colorado’s congressional map draws Lauren Boebert and Joe Neguse into the same district
Nerd alert: The new congressional map has dropped: click here to take a look. One big takeaway: A reconfigured 2nd Congressional District would favor Democrats and be home to two incumbents, Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, of Lafayette, and Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Garfield County. We’ll follow up on Tuesday after the holiday […]