Tag: Julie Gonzales
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Phil Weiser wins top spot in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary at party’s state assembly
Attorney General Phil Weiser’s name will appear first on Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot after his overwhelming win Saturday at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo. Weiser joins U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in the June 30 primary for the office held by term-limited Gov. Jared Polis. Bennet, who successfully petitioned onto the ballot, didn’t participate…
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Seligman, Bridges, Gonzales lead downballot races heading into Colorado Democrats’ state assembly
As Colorado Democrats prepare to designate candidates to the June primary ballot at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo on Saturday, three candidates appear poised to win top-line designation in downballot statewide races, according to data compiled by the state party. There isn’t much suspense about the outcome in the two top-ticket races — for…
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Hickenlooper primary challenger Julie Gonzales endorsed by national progressive group Indivisible
State Sen. Julie Gonzales’ bid to challenge U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper in Colorado’s Democratic primary got a boost Tuesday from Indivisible when the national arm of the progressive grassroots group endorsed the Denver lawmaker. The national group’s endorsement comes less than a week before Gonzales is expected to land a top-line designation on the June…
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Hickenlooper endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action, environmental group in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race
A pair of progressive national groups that advocate for abortion rights and fighting climate change have endorsed U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s bid for reelection, with both calling the Colorado Democrat a proven fighter for their causes. Planned Parenthood Action Fund said in its endorsement statement that Hickenlooper has stood by the organization’s agenda in the…
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EDITORIAL: Defiance of immigration laws will backfire on Colorado
The contempt for law enforcement among ruling Democrats at the State Capitol has escalated — from reckless to delusional. It was in 2020 that the Democratic majority in the legislature, led by its soft-on-crime political fringe, revoked qualified immunity from law officers across our state. It has had a chilling effect on law enforcement ever…
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Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper raises over $1.1 million in 4th quarter for reelection bid
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s reelection campaign raised over $1.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and finished the year with more than $3.8 million in the bank, the Colorado Democrat’s campaign said Thursday. The fundraising haul brings Hickenlooper’s total receipts to nearly $7.6 million since the former two-term governor ousted a Republican incumbent in…
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Colorado Republican Mark Baisley exits gubernatorial race, launches U.S. Senate campaign
Republican state Sen. Mark Baisley on Monday withdrew from the Colorado gubernatorial race and announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat John Hickenlooper. His departure leaves 20 Republicans running for the office held by term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. “Colorado needs a U.S. Senator who will fight relentlessly for our Constitution,…
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Julie Gonzales’s long but not impossible odds | SONDERMANN
Allow me to start with a flashback. It was Thanksgiving 2024, just over 12 months back. For the first time, our son Clarke hosted the family Thanksgiving near New York City. It is a sign of our aging when the kids start to step into the role of host and convenor. The occasion was lovely.…
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Colorado Democrat Julie Gonzales launches U.S. Senate primary challenge to incumbent John Hickenlooper
Declaring that Colorado “needs a fighter, not a bystander,” state Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat, on Monday launched her long-anticipated primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper. Pitching her campaign as a departure from “old-playbook politics,” Gonzales said she’s appealing to voters who are “sick and tired of Democrats trying to manage primaries from…
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Colorado Senate committee balks at governor’s judicial discipline nominations
In a bipartisan rebuke of how a years-long scandal has been handled, a Colorado Senate committee on Monday made the rare move of not approving the gubernatorial reappointment of the top two members of the state’s Commission on Judicial Discipline. Just months after voters statewide overwhelmingly chose to change how Colorado disciplines judges, the state…