Edwin George Perlmutter is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 7th congressional district from 2007 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,his district was located in the northern and western suburbs of the Denver metropolitan area. He previously served as the Colorado state senator from the 20th district from 1995 to 2003. On January 10,2022,he announced he would not seek re-election in 2022.
Scott Randall Tipton is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. A Republican,he was previously a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011. Tipton was first elected to the House in November 2010 when he defeated three-term Democratic incumbent John Salazar,and he was re-elected four times. In 2020,he lost renomination to Republican primary challenger Lauren Boebert in what was considered a major upset.
The Colorado Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Colorado. Shad Murib serves as its chair.
Morgan Lenore Carroll is an American politician from Colorado and was the Chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party. A Democrat,Carroll represented Colorado House District 36 in the city of Aurora from 2004 to 2008,and she represented the state's 29th Senate district from 2009 to 2017. Carroll served as President of the Colorado State Senate from 2013 to 2014 and as minority leader in 2015. Carroll stepped down as minority leader in July 2015 to unsuccessfully run against incumbent Republican Mike Coffman for Colorado's 6th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition to her legislative work,Carroll works for the law firm of Bachus &Schanker.
Kevin Lundberg is an American businessman and former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Before his appointment to the State Senate in 2009 as a Republican,he was elected to serve as the Representative to House District 49 in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2003. He was appointed to the Colorado Senate in 2009,replacing Senator Steve Johnson after his resignation. He represented Senate District 15,which encompasses Berthoud,Estes Park,Laporte,Loveland,Red Feather Lakes and Wellington. In the 2015 legislative session he served as the Assistant Majority Leader for the Senate Republican caucus. From 2016 to early 2019,he served on the Joint Budget Committee and chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee.
In American politics,a libertarian Democrat is a member of the Democratic Party with political views that are relatively libertarian compared to the views of the national party.
Michael Harold Coffman is an American politician,businessman,and veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps serving as Mayor of Aurora,Colorado since 2019. A Republican,Coffman served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district for five terms,as well as Secretary of State of Colorado and Colorado State Treasurer.
Michael Dean Bishop is an American attorney and politician who was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003,and the Michigan State Senate from 2003 to 2010 where he served as majority leader.
Joe Miklosi is an American businessman and politician who served as a Colorado Representative from 2009 to 2013,he worked eight years for Project C.U.R.E.,an international health care nonprofit organization,which donates life-saving medical supplies to hospitals in over 130 developing nations,and he helped start an Internet software company in the 1990s. Since 2015,Miklosi has been the CEO of Bridge Consulting,a public benefit corporation that provides international business and development,government relations,and nonprofit fundraising consulting services. He served as legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2008,Miklosi represented House District 9,which encompasses portions of Arapahoe County and southeast Denver,Colorado.
The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Republican governor Charlie Baker and lieutenant governor Karyn Polito sought reelection to a second term in office,facing Democratic challengers Jay Gonzalez and Quentin Palfrey,respectively. Candidates were selected in the primary election held on September 4,2018.
Faith Winter is a Democratic Party legislator in the U.S. State of Colorado. She represents District 25 in the Colorado State Senate. Her district covers portions of Adams County,the City and County of Broomfield and Weld County,including the communities of Broomfield,Westminster,Northglenn and Shaw Heights. Prior to 2023,she represented District 24. During the 2020 reapportionment process,her residence moved from senate district 24 to senate district 25.
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.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 6,2018,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 6,2018,with the primary elections being held on June 5,2018. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California,one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
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.
Stephen Fenberg is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 18th district,since 2017,as a member of the Democratic Party. He serves as President of the Senate and served as Majority Leader from 2019 to 2022.
Christopher Joshi Hansen is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 31st as a member of the Democratic Party since 2020. Prior to his service in the state senate he served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 6th district from 2017 to 2020.
Chris deGruy Kennedy is a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. He represents house district 30,which includes the Jefferson County communities of Lakewood and Edgewater. Prior to reapportionment implemented in 2023,he represented the 23rd district,which covered a portion of Jefferson County. He was first elected to the state house in 2016,succeeding Max Tyler.
Adrienne Benavidez is a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented District 32,which covered a portion of Adams County. She was elected in 2016,succeeding Dominick Moreno.
The 2023 Denver mayoral election was held on April 4,2023 to elect the mayor of Denver,Colorado,with a runoff held on June 6. The election was officially nonpartisan and was held concurrently with elections for the Denver City Council,as well as city auditor and city clerk and recorder. Incumbent Democratic mayor Michael Hancock was term-limited and could not seek a fourth term in office. A historic field of seventeen candidates filed to run in the race to succeed Hancock.
