"He is unstoppable": Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse looks like the next generation of Democratic
"Joe has this uncanny ability to bring people together and to really help manage personality differences," said Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver. "People are attracted to him for it, and in that way he is unstoppable." "Herod, Neguse and incoming Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, all met at the University of Colorado at Boulder through their work in student government back in the early 2000s." "We were big student government nerds," Fenberg said. "We were young peop
How well did Trump, Obama do on backing Colorado candidates?
"The rest of One Colorado’s endorsements included state Senate candidates Donovan, Danielson, Story and Pettersen, as well as Leroy Garcia, Pete Lee, Robert Rodriguez and Julie Gonzales." "Other House candidates endorsed by One Colorado were Bridges, Roberts, Michaelson-Jenet, Gray, McLachlan, Snyder, Caraveo, Mullica, Bird, Sullivan, Galindo, Susan Lontine, Alec Garnett, Chris Hansen, James Coleman, Leslie Herod, Edie Hooten, Jonathan Singer, KC Becker, Chris Kennedy, Tracy
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 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
