Tag: David Seligman
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Jena Griswold hits airwaves with 1st major ad buy in Colorado’s Democratic attorney general primary
Democratic attorney general candidate Jena Griswold plays the greatest hits from her two terms as Colorado secretary of state in her campaign’s first TV ad, which began airing Monday, the same day county clerks began sending out primary ballots. Set to run in the Denver and Colorado Springs broadcast markets and statewide on cable, the…
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Colorado Democratic attorney general candidates clash over experience and Trump lawsuits
Colorado’s four Democratic candidates for attorney general clashed sharply Thursday night in a debate that repeatedly returned to one theme — whether the state’s top lawyer should be a courtroom veteran or a political fighter. The contenders additionally sparred over Trump lawsuits, water battles and the commutation of Tina Peters’ sentence, with fundraising frontrunner Secretary…
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Colorado’s Democratic attorney general candidates debate in Parker
The four Democrats running for attorney general in Colorado’s June 30 primary are slated to take the stage Thursday night in Parker at a debate sponsored by Colorado Politics, the Denver Gazette and Common Sense Institute. The primary election for the office held by term-limited fellow Democrat Phil Weiser, who is running for governor, features…
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Democrat Jena Griswold holds wide lead in Colorado attorney general primary, her internal poll shows
Democratic attorney general candidate Jena Griswold, Colorado’s term-limited secretary of state, holds a wide lead over her three primary opponents just weeks before ballots are set to go out to voters, a new internal poll released by her campaign on Monday shows. Griswold counts more than twice as much support among likely primary voters as…
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Colorado candidates square off up and down the ballot ahead of primary election
With just over two months to go until ballots are counted in Colorado’s primary, candidates are squaring off in high-stakes contests for their party’s nominations in statewide and congressional races approaching the midterm election. For the first time in memory, state voters will have the chance to elect an entire new slate of state-level executive…
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Phil Weiser wins top spot in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary at party’s state assembly
Attorney General Phil Weiser’s name will appear first on Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot after his overwhelming win Saturday at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo. Weiser joins U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in the June 30 primary for the office held by term-limited Gov. Jared Polis. Bennet, who successfully petitioned onto the ballot, didn’t participate…
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Seligman, Bridges, Gonzales lead downballot races heading into Colorado Democrats’ state assembly
As Colorado Democrats prepare to designate candidates to the June primary ballot at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo on Saturday, three candidates appear poised to win top-line designation in downballot statewide races, according to data compiled by the state party. There isn’t much suspense about the outcome in the two top-ticket races — for…