Politics
Focusing on the June 28th primaries
Although the candidates for many of the races in the November election have been selected, there are a number of contests in which there is still more than one person competing to represent one of the major parties. Those competitions will be settled on June 28th by the primary elections. In our state, primary ballots …
Independent voter tells GOP state chair how to win elections
More than150 people showed up before 7:00 a.m. on May 4 at Maggiano’s DTC, the home of the Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club, to hear GOP state chair Kristi Burton Brown (KBB) tell them what it will take to get their candidates elected in the fall. Brown talked about typical activities like making phone calls …
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U.S. Rep. Jason Crow holds telephone town hall
On April 25, two-term CD6 U.S. Rep. Jason Crow held a telephone town hall to answer questions from constituents. Crow opened the event by listing three committees on which he serves, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Armed Services Committee and Small Business Committee. He also chairs the Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development. …
Former Secretary of State Wayne Williams weighs in on elections and politics
In April 2019, Wayne Williams was elected to the Colorado Springs City Council, a job he presently holds. Before that, he was the Colorado Secretary of State from November 2014 until November 2018, when he lost his bid for re-election to the current holder of that office, Jena Griswold, in an election many have called …
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BARBWIRE BOB – A commentary/Part one: “Flashback”
I spent a grueling 12 hours Saturday April 9 attending the Republican State Assembly at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs. It was a very educational event, sometimes frustrating, sometimes exhilarating, laced with victory and defeat. Overall, I witnessed a strong slate of candidates seeking higher public office at the primary election slated …
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AG candidate John Kellner doesn’t shy away from the truth
Republican candidate for Attorney General (AG) and current 18th Judicial District Attorney (DA) John Kellner was the featured speaker at the regular meeting of the Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club on April 6 at Maggiano’s DTC. He told listeners about a 20-year-old man his office prosecuted for trying to set the Aurora Municipal Courthouse on …
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