Tag: Election 2026
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Barb Kirkmeyer, Republican candidate for Colorado governor
Barb Kirkmeyer joins a crowded field of Republican candidates for governor. With Gov. Jared Polis being term-limited, Colorado will elect a new leader in 2026. Kirkmeyer is a Republican leader and current Colorado state Senator representing District 23, which includes parts of Weld and Larimer counties. A fourth-generation Coloradan and longtime resident of Weld County,…
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Greg Lopez, Republican candidate for Colorado governor
Former congressman Greg Lopez joins a crowded field of Republican candidates for governor. With Gov. Jared Polis being term-limited, Colorado will elect a new leader in 2026. Lopez, a veteran, started his political career at age 27 as mayor of Parker. He later served as Colorado’s state director for the U.S. Small Business Administration. In…
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Phil Weiser, Democratic candidate for Colorado governor
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for the state’s top spot as governor with Gov. Jared Polis reaching term limits in 2026. Weiser, the 39th Attorney General of Colorado, was elected the state’s chief legal officer in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. Before state service, Weiser was Dean of…
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Advance Colorado initiative allowing law enforcement cooperation with ICE clears 200,000 signatures
A petition supporting a proposed 2026 ballot measure that would allow law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration officers has received more than 200,000 signatures, according to Advance Colorado. If passed, Initiative 95 would allow Colorado law enforcement to report individuals who are in the country illegally and have been convicted of a violent crime…
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El Paso County appoints new coroner
El Paso County has appointed a forensic pathologist to replace resigning coroner Dr. Leon Kelly to serve out the remainder of his term. A 12-year veteran of the El Paso County Coroner’s Office, Dr. Emily Russell-Kinsley is currently the deputy chief medical examiner. She earned a medical degree from Baylor, has medical examiner specialty training…