ben nighthorse campbell
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They don’t make ’em like Ben Nighthorse Campbell anymore | GABEL
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There are many things to appreciate about the late Ben Nighthorse Campbell, but one of the items at the top of the list is his belief that it’s more important to kill bad bills than to sign onto a mediocre bill in the name of visibility. His time in the statehouse was the era of…
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The subtle independence at the heart of Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s shrewd politics | HUDSON
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To have known Ben Nighthorse Campbell was to like him. He had a knack for putting people at ease, making them look forward to another meeting. I certainly felt that way. It wasn’t just his humor or his mesmerizing intensity, but his lack of pretense. Ben decided to be himself long before he became a…
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The year the Capitol Christmas tree was delivered by a senator | OPINION
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The voice on the phone was familiar, but the request was not. It was the latter part of September 2000. The person on the other end of the line was U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Over the years I had a number of calls with Ben as he served in different elected roles, so I was…
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Ben Campbell, former US senator from Colorado and advocate for Native American rights, dies at age 92
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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, a former Democratic state lawmaker from Ignacio, represented the 3rd Congressional District for two terms…
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4 ex-Colorado senators sign letter calling on Senate to defend democracy
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Four Coloradans are among 44 former U.S. senators who signed a letter in The Washington Post saying the Senate must stand in “defense of our democracy” as the nation enters “a dangerous period.” “As former members of the U.S. Senate, Democrats and Republicans, it is our shared view that we are entering a dangerous period,…
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Q&A with Dick Wadhams | The political grand master channels Walt Klein: ‘Voters have to like you before they’ll listen to you’
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For once, Dick Wadhams had a wound that wasn’t inflicted by his adversaries. The legendary Republican political strategist, two-time Colorado GOP state chair, decades-long veteran of campaign combat and, when needed, bare-knuckled brawler was taking his usual walk along a lake near his house the other day when he slipped on some ice. He fell…
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Tour the Colorado Governor’s Residence for a trip around the world this holiday season
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Built in 1908 by Colorado Pioneer Walter Cheeseman, purchased by Colorado leader Claude Boettcher in 1923 and used by some of the state’s governors since 1960, the Colorado Governor’s Residence, also known as “Colorado’s Home” is an incredibly beautiful historic landmark. For the fourth year, professional design teams consisting of members of the American Society…
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No silver bullets: Jim Carpenter stresses fundamentals, agility
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Jim Carpenter likes to tell a story about a campaign stop more than two decades ago in a small town on the Eastern Plains. It’s no coincidence the story stars former three-term Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, a man Carpenter describes as the master of quick thinking and innovative approaches to the surprises any politician is…
