William Forrester Owens is an American former politician who served as the 40th Governor of Colorado from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party,he was re-elected in 2002 by the largest majority in state history,after making transportation,education and tax cuts the focus of his governorship. As of 2022,he is the most recent Republican to serve as Governor of Colorado.
Harlan Andrew Romanoff is an American politician,attorney,and academic. A Democrat,he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009,serving as Speaker from 2005 to 2009. He was a candidate for the United States Senate in the 2010 election,when he was defeated by incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet in the primary. Romanoff was a candidate for Colorado's 6th congressional district in 2014,losing to incumbent Republican Mike Coffman. He ran for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States Senate election in Colorado,losing to former Governor John Hickenlooper.
Dianne I. Primavera is an American politician who is the 50th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. A Democrat,she previously served as the Colorado State Representative for the 33rd district from 2007 to 2011,and again from 2013 to 2017. Democratic nominee Jared Polis selected Primavera as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor of Colorado in the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election.
The politics of Colorado,United States,are that of a more recently leaning blue state. Once considered a definitive swing state,Colorado has been trending Democratic in recent years due to the rising percentage of young,college educated,suburban,and unaffiliated voters leaning Democratic. The growing shift of the state's Republican Party towards social and religious conservatism has also been cited as a reason for the changing voting patterns of Colorado.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 2,2010,alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. In December 2008,President-elect Barack Obama nominated incumbent U.S. Senator Ken Salazar as Secretary of the Interior. After Salazar resigned from his seat,Democratic governor Bill Ritter appointed Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet to fill the seat.
Cindy Acree was a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2008,Acree represented House District 40,which encompasses Elbert County and eastern Arapahoe County from 2008 to 2012.
Michael Farrand Bennet is an American attorney,businessman,and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado,a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party,he was appointed to the seat when Senator Ken Salazar became Secretary of the Interior. Bennet previously worked as a managing director for the Anschutz Investment Company,chief of staff to Denver mayor John Hickenlooper,and superintendent of Denver Public Schools.
Kenneth Robert Buck is an American lawyer and politician who represents Colorado's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. From March 30,2019,to March 27,2021,Buck served as chair of the Colorado Republican Party,having replaced Jeff Hays.
Joseph A. Garcia is an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from January 2011 to May 2016.
Cory Scott Gardner is an American attorney,lobbyist,and politician who served as a United States senator from Colorado from 2015 to 2021. A Republican,he was the U.S. representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 4,2014 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Colorado,concurrently with the election of the Governor of Colorado,other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Udall ran for re-election to a second term,but lost to Republican U.S. Representative Cory Gardner by a margin of 1.9 percent.
The 2014 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado,concurrently with the election to Colorado's Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Colorado was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Colorado,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Kerry Elizabeth Donovan is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate from the 5th district. She is also president pro tempore of the Colorado Senate. Prior to entering the state legislature,she was active in local politics in Vail,Colorado.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Colorado on November 6,2018. All of Colorado's executive offices and all seven of its seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Democrats swept the statewide offices up for election,leaving the Class 2 U.S. Senate seat as the last statewide office held by a Republican.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Colorado will be held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Colorado.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 6,2018,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The Republican and Democratic Party primaries in Colorado were held on June 26,2018. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Lynn Ann Johnson is an American government official. Previously serving as the executive director of the Jefferson County Department of Human Services,she was the Assistant Secretary for Family Support at the Department of Health and Human Services.
The 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election will take place on November 8,2022. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jared Polis is running for reelection to a second term. The primary election was held on June 28.
Barbara Jean Kirkmeyer is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado Senate for district 23,which encompasses parts of Weld and Larimer counties and all of the City and County of Broomfield in north-central Colorado. She is the Republican nominee for Colorado's 8th congressional district in the 2022 election.
