Tag: Colorado House
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No kings here: Colorado House votes to strip ‘His Excellency’ from governor’s title
In a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, the Colorado House voted on the first day of the 2026 legislative session to change Gov. Jared Polis’s title in a resolution. In an amendment pitched by Rep. Ken DeGraaf, R-Colorado Springs, lawmakers voted, 60-5, to change the governor’s title from “His Excellency” to “Honorable” in a resolution…
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House Speaker urges colleagues to fight Trump, who ‘would hold Colorado hostage’
A top Colorado Democrat on Wednesday characterized Colorado as under siege by the Trump administration, as she invoked Winston Churchill and urged colleagues to fight back. “In this moment, when the White House would hold Colorado hostage, I’m reminded of a Churchill saying: ‘You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor,…
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Republicans choose Ava Flanell in do-over of district vacancy election
A vacancy committee on Saturday took a second try at replacing Rep. Rose Pugliese, the Republican leader who resigned last month. The GOP committee picked Ava Flanell to replace Pugliese for the northern Colorado Springs House district. In fact, the vacancy committee also chose Flanell on Sept. 22, but the election was declared invalid by…
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Independent expenditure committee invests $1 million in Colorado primary races
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An independent expenditure committee tied to former DaVita CEO Kent Thiry has invested $1.08 million in state House and Senate races in the past few days, backing more moderate Democrats and Republicans in a dozen races. The committee Let Colorado Vote Action was filed just…
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Aurora council debates stance on home occupancy bill
Aurora City Council members debated Monday whether or not to take a stance on a house bill regarding housing occupancy limits, finally deciding to move the conversation to a later study session. The bill, House Bill 1007, approved by the Colorado House Friday, would restrict local governments from adopting ordinances that limit occupancy for unrelated…
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Democrats increase hold over state House, unofficial results show | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Democrats are set to take an unprecedented level of control over the Colorado House of Representatives after flipping five additional seats, unofficial election results show. The House’s current 41-24 Democrat-Republican member split is expected to increase to 46-19 Democratic dominance. Preliminary election results show Democratic…
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Colorado Democrats increase fundraising advantage in nearly all competitive state House races
With only a month remaining until Election Day, Democratic candidates are still winning the money race in all but one of the most competitive elections for the Colorado House of Representatives. Campaign finance data released Tuesday shows that Democrats are out-fundraising their Republican opponents in nine of the 10 House races projected to be the…
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Colorado Republican candidate called ‘absurdly racist’ after labeling Black, Latina Democrats
A Republican candidate for the Colorado House came under fire and accusations of racism after calling Black and Latina Democratic candidates “chimps” in a tweet on Monday. The interaction began with the Colorado branch of the American Federation of Teachers tweeting its endorsement for Democrat Rep. Meg Froelich in the House District 3 race, along with…
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Democrats hold fundraising edge in competitive Colorado House races
The November election could bring big changes for the Colorado House of Representatives. Last year, the state redrew its district boundaries, moving many sitting lawmakers and changing the political balance of each district. This has made several House seats competitive for the first time in a decade. That, in addition to eight House representatives facing…
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Top 10 most expensive primary races for the Colorado legislature
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some of Colorado’s primary candidates are pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into securing seats on the state legislature — unusually big spending typically reserved for the general election. With less than two weeks remaining until the primary election on June 28, Colorado Politics analyzed…