The Bush family is an American political family that has played a prominent role in American politics since the 1950s,foremost as the first family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009,during the respective presidencies of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. They also played prominent roles in areas of American news,sports,entertainment,and business. They were also the second family of the United States from 1981 to 1989,when George H. W. Bush was vice president. The Bush family is one of four families to have produced two presidents of the United States by the same surname;the others were the Adams,Roosevelt,and Harrison families.
The Colorado State Capitol Building,located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in Denver,Colorado,United States,is the home of the Colorado General Assembly and the offices of the Governor of Colorado,Lieutenant Governor of Colorado,and the Colorado State Treasurer.
Benjamin Franklin Stapleton was the mayor of Denver,Colorado,for two periods,the first from 1923 to 1931 and the second from 1935 to 1947. He also served as the Democratic Colorado State Auditor from 1933 to 1935 and was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
Craig Roberts Stapleton is an American diplomat and businessman. He served as Ambassador to France and the Czech Republic during the administrations of President George W. Bush.
Jared Schutz Polis is an American politician and businessman serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since 2019. He served one term on the Colorado State Board of Education from 2001 to 2007,and five terms as the United States representative from Colorado's 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2019. He was the only Democratic member of the libertarian conservative Liberty Caucus,and was the third-wealthiest member of Congress,with an estimated net worth of $122.6 million. He was elected governor of Colorado in 2018 and reelected in 2022.
Dianne I. Primavera is an American politician who has been the 50th lieutenant governor of Colorado since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the Colorado State Representative for the 33rd district from 2007 to 2011,and again from 2013 to 2017. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis selected Primavera as his running mate,in the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election.
The Bush-Davis-Walker family is a political family from the United States that includes former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. The family's political involvement spans the period from 18th to the 21st centuries.
Cary Kennedy is an American politician from Colorado. She is a former Colorado State Treasurer,as well as a former Deputy Mayor and Chief Financial Officer of Denver,Colorado. She was also a candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2018 election.
Michael Christopher Johnston is an American educator and politician serving as the 46th and current mayor of Denver,Colorado. A member of the Democratic Party,he won the 2023 Denver mayoral election,defeating Kelly Brough in the June 6 runoff election.
Josiah Wear Ellis is an American former football executive who was the president and CEO of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He is the nephew of former US President George H. W. Bush and first cousin to former President George W. Bush.
David L. Young is an American politician and the current Treasurer of Colorado. He served as a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives,representing District 50 from the time of his appointment on July 28,2011 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jim Riesberg until his term ended and he took office as State Treasurer in early 2019. He won a second term as state treasurer in 2022.
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.
On December 14,1993,four employees were shot and killed,and a fifth employee was seriously injured at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant in Aurora,Colorado,United States. The perpetrator,19-year-old Nathan Dunlap,a former employee of the restaurant,was frustrated about being fired five months prior to the shooting and sought revenge by committing the attack. He fled the scene of the shooting with stolen money and restaurant items. At the time,the Chuck E. Cheese Massacre was the deadliest mass shooting in Colorado,being surpassed by the Columbine High School massacre in 1999.
Donna Lynne is the chief executive officer of Denver Health. She was the senior vice president and chief operating officer of Columbia University Irving Medical Center before joining Denver Health in September 2022. Lynne is a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 49th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado,from 2016 to 2019. She also served in a dual capacity as the chief operating officer of the State of Colorado. She was appointed to the position by Colorado governor John Hickenlooper on March 23,2016,and was confirmed by the Colorado House of Representatives and the state Senate on May 4,2016. Lynne replaced the outgoing lieutenant governor,Joseph A. Garcia. Prior to her appointment,Lynne was an executive with Kaiser Permanente.
The 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic governor John Hickenlooper was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. The primary election was held on June 26.
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 at-large seat on the University of Colorado Board of Regents and the Class 2 U.S. Senate seat as the last statewide offices held by Republicans.
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.
Langhorne Cowles Sias is an American politician who represented House District 27 in the Colorado House of Representatives. A vacancy committee appointed Sias to the office after his predecessor resigned,and he was sworn into office on February 4,2015. A Republican,he was subsequently elected to the office in the November,2016 general election.
The 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Democratic governor Jared Polis won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican University of Colorado regent Heidi Ganahl in a landslide. Ganahl conceded on election night. The primary election was held on June 28.
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.
