After one of the nation’s most closely watched and expensive midterm battles, first-time candidate Jason Crow won the race for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, defeating incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora. Continue reading
Category Archives: 2018 Midterm Election
Proposition 112 Fails to Pass Election Night, Remains an Accomplishment to Even be on the Ballot
As 10 p.m. approached at the Election Night Watch Party at Big Trouble, a Denver bar, Tricia Olson, leader of the grassroots organization that spearheaded a proposition to Colorado voters to increase the distance between oil and gas extraction operations and Colorado buildings, told supporters the measure was also in big trouble. But she wasn’t deterred. Continue reading
Joe Neguse elected as Colorado’s first African American man in Congress
Democrat Joe Neguse defeated Republican Peter Yu in a race for Colorado’s District 2 seat in U.S. Congress Tuesday night. Following his sweeping victory in the primaries in June, he has been the favored candidate for the seat left open by newly elected Governor Jared Polis. Continue reading
Amendment V: a push for younger voices in the state legislature
[Colorado Senate Audio from Legislative Day 106, April 25. 2018]
Medeiros: On the 2018 Colorado ballot, Amendment V seeks to lower the age requirement to serve in the state legislature from age 25 to age 21. Rejected by voters ten years ago, this legislation is getting a second chance.
Colorado Proposition 112 Election Preview: Health and safety now vs. A stakeholders conversation [Audio]
Sara Cottle: Proposition 112 is a measure on the ballot in Colorado awaiting Election Day. Continue reading