By November, women could hold mayoral offices in four of Jefferson County’s largest municipalities. They’re a model for all of Colorado.
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Zornio: Colorado politics has a sexism problem. How long will it take to break the glass ceiling?
Colorado voters have never elected a woman to the state’s highest political offices, and without more action from the men in charge, who knows how long it will be before that changes.
Posted inElection 2020, News, Politics and Government
Why are so many people riled up by Jena Griswold?
Secretary of State Jena Griswold has threatened to refer President Donald Trump for prosecution for encouraging voter fraud. She’s called him “lying, litigating Donny” on Twitter and more than once has tried to bait him into explaining why voting by mail is good enough for him but not everyone else. “I’ll wait,” Griswold tweeted. Trump […]
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As more women run for public office, child care remains a hurdle
By Lindsay Whitehurst and Christina A. Cassidy, The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — When Kimberly Dudik ran for her fourth term in the Montana House, state officials told her she could not use campaign money to pay for child care for her four young children. She is now running for attorney general and is […]
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Here’s what the crowded Democratic field for U.S. Senate is missing, and why it may soon change
The Democratic field of candidates for the U.S. Senate race expanded to roughly a dozen this week, but there is still something missing: a woman with a political track record in Colorado. That is expected to change soon. Alice Madden, a former state House Democratic leader, is expected to enter the race to unseat Republican […]