Gabe Evans, Colorado Republican incumbent, CD8 race
In what is quickly becoming one of the most-watched congressional races in 2026, Evans looks to continue serving in a second term in Colorado’s Congressional District 8.
Evans served 12 years in the U.S. military and was an Arvada police officer for over a decade before retiring as a lieutenant. Before Congress, Evans represented Colorado House District 48 between 2023 and 2025. He lives with his wife and family in Weld County.
Ben Campbell, former US senator from Colorado and advocate for Native American rights, dies at age 92
Ernest Luning
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Updated 33 minutes ago
Former U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who represented Colorado for two terms beginning in 1993 and was the first Native American elected to the chamber since the 1920s, died Tuesday, his family and close associates confirmed. He was 92. Campbell,...
Ernest Luning
Reporter
Michael Bennet, Democratic candidate for Colorado governor
Thelma Grimes
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Updated 1 day ago
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for the state’s top spot as governor with Gov. Jared Polis reaching term limits in 2026. Bennet is a longtime Colorado public servant and attorney, having served more...
Thelma Grimes
Reporter
Mark Baisley, Republican candidate for Colorado governor
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Mark Baisley joins a crowded field of Republican candidates for governor. With Gov. Jared Polis being term-limited, Colorado will elect a new leader in 2026. Baisley is a Republican state senator representing Colorado’s 4th Senate District, which covers parts of...
Thelma Grimes
Reporter
Manny Rutinel, Colorado Democratic primary CD8 candidate
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Manny Rutinel is an attorney, entrepreneur, and currently serves in the Colorado House of Representatives for District 32, representing parts of Adams County after being appointed in 2023 and subsequently elected to a full term.
Thelma Grimes
Reporter
Evan Munsing, Colorado Democratic primary CD8 candidate
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Evan Munsing looks to win the Democratic nomination for a chance to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans next year for Congressional District 8, which is being called one of the most vulnerable seats in Congress and could decide which...
Thelma Grimes
Reporter
Shannon Bird, Colorado Democratic primary CD8 candidate
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Shannon Bird looks to win the Democratic nomination for a chance to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans next year for Congressional District 8, which is being called one of the most vulnerable seats in Congress and could decide which...
Thelma Grimes
Reporter
Colorado podcaster who has called for political foes to be executed joins GOP primary for governor
Ernest Luning
ernest-luning@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
Joe Oltmann, the conservative Colorado podcaster who has repeatedly called for Colorado’s top elected officials to be executed and whose uncorroborated claims that the 2020 election was rigged spawned multiple defamation lawsuits, declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for...
Ernest Luning
Reporter
US House passes Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill to remove gray wolves from endangered species list
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 week ago
A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado to delist the gray wolf from federal protections for endangered species cleared the U.S. House late on Thursday, setting up a fight in the U.S. Senate over a measure supporters...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Trump administration moves to shutter national climate lab in Colorado
Ernest Luning
ernest-luning@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
Democrats slam decision as ‘deeply dangerous’ as White House calls facility a source of ‘climate alarmism’ The Trump administration is moving to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate and weather research institutions, citing what a White House official termed...
Ernest Luning
Reporter
Suddenly, Colorado has a private school choice program │ Vince Bzdek
Vince Bzdek
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Updated 2 weeks ago
By Vince Bzdek When I was a kid going to St. John’s Catholic grade school in Denver, I remember asking my mom if she and dad minded paying taxes for public schools since all her kids attended Catholic ones. We...
Vince Bzdek
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