Ernest LuningFormer Interior Secretary Ken Salazar this week endorsed Ashley Wheeland, one of two Democrats running in a primary against state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in southeast Denver’s House District 9.
Charging that the Democratic establishment has already picked its nominee, Senate District 32 candidate Peter Smith, who gained national attention when he "glitter-bombed" Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Denver six years ago, said this week he's left the Democratic Party and plans to run for the seat as an independent.
Assistant Senate Minority Leader Leroy Garcia, the Pueblo Democrat who took back one of the Senate seats lost to Republicans in Colorado's 2013 recall elections, formally launched his campaign this week for a second term representing Senate District 3.
State Sen. Irene Aguilar, a Denver Democrat, this week endorsed Ashley Wheeland, one of two Democrats challenging state Rep. Rep. Paul Rosenthal in a primary in southeast Denver's House District 9.
It'll be round three this fall in Colorado's seesaw House District 17 between state Rep. Tony Exum Sr., the incumbent Democrat, and former state Rep. Kit Roupe, the Republican, who filed Tuesday to run for the seat she won from Exum two elections ago and held for one term until Exum ousted her in the last election.
Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Thursday endorsed Emily Sirota, one of two Democrats challenging state Rep. Rep. Paul Rosenthal in a primary in southeast Denver's House District 9.
State Sen. Owen Hill is endorsing fellow Republican Nic Morse in the GOP primary for the open Senate District 15 seat in Larimer County, Morse's campaign said Monday.
State Rep. Paul Rosenthal, the Denver Democrat hit with an allegation of sexual harassment that was dismissed earlier this month, is facing primary challenges from two Democrats in the southeast Denver House District 9 seat he's represented for three terms — social worker and educator Emily Sirota and veteran policy advocate Ashley Wheeland.
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck and his wife, state Rep. Perry Buck, are among a number of prominent northern Colorado Republicans throwing their support behind restauranteur Rob Woodward in the GOP primary for Larimer County's open Senate District 15 seat, his campaign announced Monday.
Adam Matkowsky is dropping out of the Democratic primary in Senate District 24 and plans to run for the battleground seat as an independent, the Thornton city councilman and Westminster police officer said Monday.