Colorado’s Democratic and Republican congressional primary candidates

All eight of Colorado’s congressional districts will have candidates on the June 25 primary ballot. And in three of those districts — the 3rd, 4th and 5th — the seat is open, providing the ingredients for a more boisterous fight than normal ahead of November’s election. Here is a look at who will be on … Read more

Lauren Boebert, Adam Frisch outpace others in campaign fundraising

Democrat Adam Frisch brought in the biggest financial haul of any of Colorado’s congressional hopefuls during the first three months of the year, raising $1.4 million — nearly six times as much as his main Republican rival in the 3rd Congressional District, Jeff Hurd. And U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, after switching in December from the … Read more

Colorado GOP chair Dave Williams under fire from fellow Republicans

The Republican Party in Colorado is having a crisis of confidence, facing increasing calls from within for Chairman Dave Williams to step down following a raucous GOP assembly last weekend and, in the days that followed, bitter infighting in full view. Huerfano County Republican leadership in southern Colorado this week signed a letter demanding Williams … Read more

Reporter’s expulsion from Colorado Republican Party meeting causes uproar

Politicians and news outlets expressed outrage Monday over the expulsion from a Republican gathering of an experienced politics reporter who was told the state party chairman believed her reporting was “very unfair.” Journalists and elected officials, including the former chair of the Colorado Republican Party, came to the defense of Colorado Sun reporter Sandra Fish. … Read more

Jena Griswold faces impeachment, recall bids by Colorado Republicans

Colorado’s super-minority House Republicans are set to launch a largely symbolic impeachment attempt against Secretary of State Jena Griswold in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot. The bid, announced Thursday, came just days after the state GOP’s leader and U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert threatened … Read more

Colorado primary get less attention from Trump, Joe Biden, Nikki Haley

The days of White House hopefuls crisscrossing Colorado during primary season seem like a distant memory this year, with a visit to the state Tuesday by Republican Nikki Haley marking the rare appearance by a candidate ahead of the March 5 contest. Four years ago, Colorado voters could have seen a wide array of Democratic … Read more

How U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Trump ballot case could affect Colorado

The lead plaintiff in a Colorado case attempting to bar Donald Trump from the state’s ballot voiced hope that the U.S. Supreme Court would come down on her side. So did Secretary of State Jena Griswold. But that outcome seemed less likely after more than two hours of oral arguments and skeptical questions at the … Read more

Judge rejects Colorado GOP challenge of unaffiliated voters in primary

Colorado’s unaffiliated voters can continue to participate in Republican primary elections, a federal judge ruled Friday, in the latest blow to the state GOP’s attempts to close its races to independents. The ruling comes more than five months after the Colorado Republican Party filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate Proposition 108, the 2016 ballot measure … Read more

Colorado House Republican leader Mike Lynch resigns post over arrest

State Rep. Mike Lynch, the embattled top Colorado House Republican and congressional candidate whose 2022 drunken driving arrest was revealed last week, said Wednesday he was stepping down as minority leader. Lynch made his announcement from the House floor, shortly after sending an email to the 18 other members of the Republican caucus. He is … Read more

Colorado GOP’s Trump endorsement is at odds with party bylaws

The Colorado Republican Party has endorsed former President Donald Trump despite bylaws against endorsing candidates before primary elections and the party’s collection of tens of thousands of dollars in ballot-access fees from other presidential contenders. The state party central committee’s vote Sunday night happened before Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses on Monday. Requiring ballot access fees and … Read more