Colorado Senate Dems choose Garcia as president; House Dems tap Becker as speaker
"Denver • State legislators chose new leadership at the Capitol on Thursday, with the Senate Democratic majority choosing Sen. Leroy Garcia of Pueblo as its next president and the House Democratic caucus tapping Majority Leader KC Becker as the speaker-designee." "Sen. Steve Fenberg of Boulder, the architect of the Democrats’ sweep of five Senate seats, was elected majority leader. Women swept the table for the rest of the leadership posts. Sen. Rhonda Fields of Aurora won th
Colorado election: Who's in, who's out and what's next
"Now that the dust has settled from Colorado's 2018 general election, Democrats gained control of the governorship and Legislature, a few new faces will represent Colorado in Congress, and Larimer County will welcome new leadership among its elected ranks." "Having trouble keeping track of it all? Here's a race-by-race look at who will represent Northern Colorado and beyond starting in 2019." Read full article #election2018 #Democrats #bluewave
Democrats’ campaign bus tour sets stops in Denver metro area Monday
"The Colorado Democratic Party’s big blue campaign bus is back in the Denver metro area after making more than a dozen stops across the Western Slope and in Southern Colorado." "The tour — meant to encourage voters to turn in ballots while drumming up publicity for Democratic candidates — includes six stops Monday in Denver, Broomfield and Boulder, the party announced." Read full article #LeslieHerod #election2018 #vote #Democrats #Democratbustour
Democrats hope to create ‘blue wave’ (OPED)
The state assembly highlighted speeches from many candidates, but also issues important to young Coloradans like school shootings. Between candidate speeches, Tay Anderson, a community leader who helped organize 130,000 people in Denver’s March for Our Lives, fired up the crowd quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. near the anniversary of his assassination, “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Anderson’s impassioned speech left the audience cheering when he left
Battle for the Ballot: Democrats face plenty of choices at Broomfield assembly
Unlike Colorado Republicans, who are meeting the same day a dozen miles up the turnpike in Boulder, the Democrats will have plenty to decide at the biennial meeting, with contested races for every statewide office. But the rough outcome of the marquee election for governor is in little doubt because of the procedure Democrats use to elect delegates to the assembly. Both major parties will designate statewide candidates to the primary ballot at their state assemblies — a speed
