Colorado’s political landscape just got a whole lot younger.
Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett is bucking for a promotion.
Along the way to becoming one of the city’s most influential figures, politically wired attorney Willie Shepherd bullied, belittled, lied, and then some. And his fellow partners at Kamlet Shepherd & Reichert failed to stop him until two junior attorneys took a stand.
She’s been heckled, threatened, and placed on Sarah Palin’s hit list. Yet Democratic Congresswoman Betsy Markey is raking in campaign money and still thinks she can hold the traditionally conservative 4th District come November.
A look at the biz of running a congressional office.
Embattled Governor Ritter has one bright spot: renewable energy.
Congresswoman Diana DeGette will adopt any tactic—negotiation, browbeating, or ego massaging—to get what she wants: her legislation passed.
Though he rarely made headlines, Republican Wayne Allard knew how to win a campaign, serving two terms in the U.S. Senate and three terms in the U.S. House. Newly retired from the political rat race, he discusses what he learned as a legislator and how the GOP can get back on track.
Fifteen years after the Chuck E. Cheese massacre in Aurora, the shooter is still on death row. Nathan Dunlap’s only hope that his life might be spared is Colorado Governor Bill Ritter.
Senior editor Luc Hatlestad discusses his profile of Colorado’s most powerful Republican.
And holler. And distract. And infuriate. And, usually, win. It’s all part of the grand plan for Colorado Republican chairman Dick Wadhams. But after a devastating political loss in 2006, can the man who was once dubbed the next Karl Rove get his groove back?
Congressman Doug Lamborn is untouched by scandal and has impeccable conservative credentials. So why do so many Colorado Springs Republicans want to see him go?
U.S. Senator Ken Salazar’s unlikely ascent.
While Colorado and the rest of the country have been focused on Obama, Clinton, and McCain, Republican Bob Schaffer and Democrat Mark Udall have been quietly laying the groundwork in their campaigns for Colorado’s open U.S. Senate seat. Though their political philosophies couldn’t be more different, both men are following remarkably similar strategies. Here, we trace the 10 steps Schaffer and Udall are taking in what promises to be one of the most fiercely contested races in the country.
The White House Project inspires women to plunge into politics.
