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Fresh off his election to the House Democrats' No. 5 elected leadership position,
@RepJoeNeguse
learned this week that he had more bills signed into law than any other House member in the last Congress,
@eluning
writes.
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse is one of the founders of the bipartisan Congressional Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention Caucus
@RepJoeNeguse
#COpolitics
BREAKING: U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse won election to lead the House Democrats' messaging arm, putting the Lafayette Democrat in the No. 5 spot on his party's leadership team in the chamber. (via
@eluning
)
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse is embarking on a virtual tour in coming weeks to hear from Coloradans about their public lands priorities
@RepJoeNeguse
#COpolitics
BREAKING:
@AdamForColorado
's campaign says the Democrat seeking a rematch with
@laurenboebert
smashed records for the most money raised from donors by a challenger in a House race in an off-year. (via
@eluning
)
Colorado Politics and
@9News
poll shows Democrat
@Hickenlooper
leads Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner by 9 percentage points as Colorado voters get ready to receive their ballots in the mail
#2020Election
#COpolitics
Report: The comms director for
@laurenboebert
quit after the violent riot at the Capitol. A Cap Hill staffer told
@eluning
: "I can’t imagine trying to defend her, to guide her, to keep her from stepping in whatever mess."
#copolitics
There are a lot of factors still to consider, but
@COChicanoJoe
tells
@eluning
he sees a reason to challenge
@MichaelBennet
: "Colorado is trending progressive. We’re not the moderate state that Sen. Bennet seems to be stuck in the mud over."
#copolitics
State Sen. Kerry Donovan, D-Vail, has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to challenge U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Silt, for the 3rd Congressional District seat.
#COpolitics
.
@JenaGriswold
was reelected this week as chair of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, after the national political organization ran the table in crucial races in the midterm elections. (via
@eluning
)
"It's definitely frustrating to see them fall apart,"
@pettersen4co
told
@eluning
with a weary laugh. "We can't even get through the (opening) day ... so it definitely makes me fearful for what the next two years are going to look like."
On 25th anniversary of Columbine school shooting,
@RepJasonCrow
of Colorado calls for measures that sponsors say will curb gun violence (via:
@eluning
)
Calling
@laurenboebert
the "poster child" for the dangers of excessive partisanship, Republican state Sen. Don Coram said he believes
@AdamForColorado
can better represent the 3rd Congressional District. (via
@eluning
)
Attorney General
@pweiser
is slated to be named Democrat of the Year by the Colorado Democratic Party at its Obama Gala on April 1, the party announced this week. (via
@eluning
)
Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order activating a Colorado National Guard unit to assist with statewide cybersecurity during the upcoming election. (via
@hnmetzger
)
Secretary Griswold is permanently adopting the emergency rules rolled out earlier this summer to block future efforts at an Arizona-style “forensic audit” conducted by a third-party
#COpolitics
While running for the Colorado House of Representatives, Rep. Stephanie Vigil spent her days and nights knocking on constituents’ doors. Sometimes to ask for their vote. Sometimes to deliver them food.
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners on Sunday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the state of Colorado over a law establishing a three-day waiting period to purchase a firearm. (via
@mgoodland
)
Democratic firebrand
@COChicanoJoe
files to run for open state Senate seat, says he will to "hold
@GovofCO
's feet to the fire," charges Polis & CO's executive agencies w/ failing to "live up to the spirit" of tough enviro laws passed by
#coleg
#copolitics
A bill to provide state benefits to LGBT veterans dismissed from the military with a less than honorable discharge because of their sexual orientation or gender identity is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk
@GovofCO
#COpolitics
#COleg
The $389,000 is more than her Republican predecessor, Wayne Williams, raised during his entire 2018 campaign and marks Griswold's best fundraising month. (via:
@eluning
) via
@colo_politics
BREAKING: A federal judge granted the request of two Colorado residents to block a new Colorado law generally raising the age limit for purchasing firearms to 21. (via
@michaelkarlik
)
.
@RepJasonCrow
told
@eluning
Ukraine's army is doing a "phenomenal job," more closely resembling the fighting forces of a NATO country than it does the army of a former member state of the Soviet Union.
Rep. Brianna Titone, the state’s first transgender legislator, will be the next chair of the Colorado Legislative LGBTQ Caucus.
@BriannaForCO
#COpolitics
#COleg
"We are certain that this latest revelation of nearly $1m in hidden income from the oil and gas industry is only the tip of the iceberg, given Boebert’s history of contemptuous, blatant disregard for the law.”
@Bri4CO
@laurenboebert
#COpolitics
"I strongly believe that one person should equal one vote in every election, and whoever gets the most votes should be the president of the United States," the governor said.
#COpolitics
#2020Election
A soon-to-be-introduced measure backed by some of the General Assembly's most progressive lawmakers would require almost every business in the state to pay employees for the full hours they were scheduled to work, even when sent home. (via
@MGoodland
)
Colorado's U.S. senators said the proposal seeks to provide states with the resources to recruit and train election workers, while also instituting federal safeguards to shield them from intimidation and threats. (via:
@MGoodland
)
State Sen. Kerry Donovan is promoting a new federal program around a subject near to her legislative heart, broadband internet for those who have trouble getting it.
#COpolitics
@KerryDonovanCO
Tom Sullivan started his day on July 20, 2012, like any other.
He got up at 2:30 a.m. to make coffee to get ready for a 4 a.m. post office job.
He turned on the TV to catch up on sports scores, but the TV was turned to a news channel. (via:
@MGoodland
)
“What we’ve been able to do, I really do believe is transformational,” Vice President Kamala Harris said during her stop in Arvada. “What an impact we can have to fast forward what is long overdue on a number of issues.” (via
@hnmetzger
)
Rifle Republican Russ George, a former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, on Thursday endorsed Diane Mitsch Bush, the Democratic nominee in the 3rd Congressional District.
#COpolitics
#2020Election
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold will finish the year with nearly $1.4 million in the bank after bringing in more than $1.6 million for the cycle. Both figures smash previous records for the office,
@eluning
reports.
Sen. Don Coram is the latest prominent Colorado Republican to back Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, who is facing a challenge from prosecutor John Kellner, the GOP district attorney for the 18th Judicial District. (via:
@eluning
)
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse has written to the Regional Transportation District urging the agency not to back away from building a rail line to Boulder.
#COpolitics
#RTD
#Boulder
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold released the first TV ad in her reelection campaign Monday, touting what the Democrat calls her efforts to "champion" the right to vote.
Romanoff trails Hickenlooper 51% to 39%, according to a telephone survey conducted June 16 and 17 among likely primary voters, pollster Andrew Myers said in a memo obtained by Colorado Politics.
#copolitics
#2020Election
#cosen
For the first time in state history, leaders of Colorado's Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Southern Ute Indian Tribe gathered at the state Capitol on Wednesday to present their needs to the legislature. (via
@hnmetzger
)
"Counsel should think long and hard, and do significant pre-filing research and verification, before ever filing a lawsuit like this again," U.S. Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter wrote in his order.
#copolitics
BREAKING: A pair of first-year Democratic lawmakers are suing the Colorado House of Representatives and the chamber's leaders from both parties, alleging lawmakers routinely participate in meetings that break the state laws. (via
@hnmetzger
)
“When you see injustice, you have to lead by example, so I’ve taken a pledge that I’m not going to take a dime of corporate PAC money,”
@JasonCrowCO6
says in the 30-second spot.
#copolitics
The second woman to serve as Air Force secretary is endorsing Democrat
@JoeBiden
for president, saying the former vice president has the "moral compass, the intellect and humanity” she said the country needs in a president.
#copolitics
#2020Election
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for a multi-year, multibillion-dollar property tax relief measure to appear on the November ballot, declining to address the argument from a group of largely Republican challengers.
.
@RepPettersen
announced this week that she's joining the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, a group of House members devoted to legislation to address addiction and mental health problems. (via
@eluning
)
After two days of debate and filibuster, the Democrats who control the majority in both chambers of the Colorado General Assembly approved a package of proposals they say will help curb gun violence in the state. (via
@MGoodland
)
The first Latina speaker of the
#Colorado
House of Representatives and the state's largest labor union endorsed
@Romanoff2020
in this month's Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Cory Gardner.
#copolitics
#2020Election
"There are a lot of people out there more clever than us, and we sure don't want to let this opportunity go to waste." Read why a group is putting the logo for
@laurenboebert
's restaurant up for sale: via
@eluning
#copolitics
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser won an endorsement on Thursday from his Republican predecessor Cynthia Coffman, who called Weiser a "collaborative leader" who has earned her respect for the job he's done.
“Jared Polis is blatantly using taxpayer dollars to help himself get re-elected,"
@ColoGOP
's
@ColoradoKbb
said, adding Democrats "fought to kill and undermine TABOR, but now they are using its benefits to lie to voters." (via:
@eluning
)
Here's what you need to know: A poll from a Democratic firm shows a neck-and-neck race between
@laurenboebert
and
@AdamForColorado
, and a Senate panel advanced a bill to cap minimum income requirements and security deposits for renters.
Between January and May, new voter registrations for Democratic women averaged just under 2,900 per month.
The month the Dobbs decision was published, the number jumped to 5,737, almost double the average. (via
@MGoodland
)