The Colorado Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in Denver,the court was established in 1876. It consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices who are appointed by the Governor of Colorado from a list of candidates approved by a state judicial commission. Each justice faces a retention election two years after his or her appointment and every ten years thereafter,with mandatory retirement at age 72.
The Colorado Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Colorado. The party's headquarters is located in Greenwood Village,Colorado.
The politics of Colorado refers to the political system and electoral processes of the U.S. state of Colorado. The state operates under a constitution adopted in 1876 and features both a traditional three-branch system of government and extensive direct democracy mechanisms,including citizen initiatives and referendums.
Kevin Priola is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 13th district as a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to decennial redistricting he also represented the 25th district. Prior to his tenure in the state senate he served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 30th and 56th districts from 2009 to 2017. Until 2022,he served as a member of the Republican Party.
Kenneth Robert Buck is an American lawyer and politician who represented Colorado's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 until his resignation in 2024. Buck served as chair of the Colorado Republican Party,from 2019 to 2021. Formerly the District Attorney for Weld County,Colorado,Buck ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 2010,narrowly losing to Democrat Michael Bennet.
Brittany Louise Pettersen is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Colorado's 7th congressional district since 2023. She previously served as a member of the Colorado Senate from the 22nd district,and in the Colorado House of Representatives,representing the 28th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Joseph D. Neguse is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district since 2019. The district is based in Boulder and includes many of Denver's northwestern suburbs,as well as Fort Collins. A member of the Democratic Party,he was a regent of the University of Colorado from 2008 to 2015. Neguse is the first Eritrean-American elected to the United States Congress and Colorado's first black member of Congress. Neguse has served as House assistant Democratic leader since 2024.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Colorado,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Cole Wist is an attorney and former state representative from Arapahoe County,Colorado. A Republican,Wist represented Colorado House of Representatives District 37 and served as Assistant Minority Leader in the House.
David Alan Williams is an American far-right politician from Colorado Springs,Colorado,who has served as the Chair of the Colorado Republican Party since 2023. He previously represented Colorado House of Representatives District 15 from 2017 to 2023,which encompassed Colorado Springs and Cimarron Hills in El Paso County.
Yadira D. Caraveo is an American politician and pediatrician serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 8th congressional district since 2023. A Democrat,she is Colorado's first Latina member of Congress.
The 2024 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on Tuesday,November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. Colorado voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Colorado has 10 electoral votes in the Electoral College,following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state gained a seat.
The 2024 United States presidential election in Maine took place on Tuesday,November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Maine voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Maine has four electoral votes in the Electoral College,following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat. The state uses ranked-choice voting.
The 2022 Colorado Attorney General election was held on Tuesday,November 8,to elect the Attorney General of Colorado. Incumbent attorney general Phil Weiser won re-election to a second term,improving on his 2018 results.
Tina Marie Peters is an American former election official. She served as County Clerk of Mesa County,Colorado,from 2019 to 2023,although in 2021 she was temporarily suspended by the Colorado secretary of state. Peters is the first election official in the U.S. convicted of criminal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election predicated on conspiracy theories regarding the legitimacy of Donald Trump's defeat. In August 2024,she was convicted on seven charges —four of which were felonies —relating to unauthorized access to election machines. She was subsequently sentenced to nine years of incarceration.
The 2024 Colorado Republican presidential primary was held on March 5,2024,as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 37 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-most basis. The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states. Donald Trump won in 57 of the counties. Nikki Haley won the majority of the vote in seven counties. The counties Nikki Haley won were Denver,Boulder,Summit,Pitkin,Routt,San Miguel,and San Juan.
Trump v. Anderson,601 U.S. 100 (2024),is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously held that states could not determine eligibility for federal office,including the presidency,under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. In December 2023,the Colorado Supreme Court rejected former president Donald Trump's presidential eligibility on the basis of his actions during the January 6 Capitol attack,adhering to the Fourteenth Amendment disqualification theory. The case was known as Anderson v. Griswold in the Colorado state courts.
2024 Colorado Amendment J is an amendment to the Colorado Constitution that appeared on the general election ballot on November 5,2024,in Colorado. As it passed,the amendment repealed Amendment 43,a 2006 constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in the Constitution of Colorado. While Constitutional ballot measures typically require a 55% vote to pass in Colorado,Amendment J only needed a simple majority. This is because the 55% vote threshold only applies to proposed amendments adding to the Constitution,not those which repeal provisions from it.
The 2026 United States secretary of state elections are scheduled to be held on November 3,2026,to elect the secretary of state of twenty-six U.S. states.
Rebecca Keltie is an American politician from Colorado Springs,Colorado,U.S. A Republican,Keltie is the representative-elect for Colorado House of Representatives District 16,which includes part of Colorado Springs in El Paso County.
