John Hickenlooper
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats Rep. Diana DeGette in Denver House primary vote
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat Denver U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in the Colorado primary Tuesday, a stunning victory for the first-time candidate against a nearly 30-year incumbent and another win for progressive challengers across the country. Kiros, a 29-year-old lawyer turned doctoral student, is the latest candidate to rise from the party’s left flank and […]
BREAKING: Weiser declares victory in Dem governor’s race; Woodson pulling an upset in Aurora HD 42
AURORA | Unofficial returns from the 2026 Colorado Primary Election have once-underdog Attorney General Phil Weiser beating Sen. Michael Bennet for the Democratic nomination for governor. The Associated Press has called the race for Weiser early in the evening. “We did the hard work, and we proved the establishment wrong. Words can convey the gratitude […]
Hickenlooper skips debates with Democratic challenger, maintains lead in Senate primary
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | When he took the stage at DemFest, the Colorado Democratic Party’s June 6 gathering at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, state party chair Shad Murib was full of praise for “one of our fantastic candidates for United States Senate, Julie Gonzales.” Murib called […]
JOAN FITZ-GERALD: Colorado deserves a fighter in the Senate: It’s Julie Gonzales
In over thirty-five years in Colorado politics, I learned something: when things get hard, many legislators fold. When the votes aren’t there, when leadership’s against them, when the room full of lobbyists and donors is telling them to wait, many of them fold, lower their expectations, and move on. A few don’t. Julie Gonzales doesn’t […]
JOAN FITZ-GERALD: Colorado deserves a fighter in the Senate: It’s Julie Gonzales
In over thirty-five years in Colorado politics, I learned something: when things get hard, many legislators fold. When the votes aren’t there, when leadership’s against them, when the room full of lobbyists and donors is telling them to wait, many of them fold, lower their expectations, and move on. A few don’t. Julie Gonzales doesn’t […]