Wright Wins GOP Nomination to HD 54

by Kelly Sloan | 12:00 pm, March 31, 2012

Fruita Policeman and one-time Republican Party activist Jared Wright overwhelmingly won the GOP nomination to HD 54, the seat currently held by Laura Bradford, who anounced earlier that she would not seek re-election. No Democrat has yet stepped up to challenge for the seat.

Sources Say Bradford Not Seeking Re-election

by Kelly Sloan | 9:24 am, March 29, 2012

Sources close to State House Rep. Laura Bradford say the beleaguered western slope lawmaker will announce later today that she will not seek re-election to House District 54. Republicans Jared Wright and John Price will seek the nomination at the HD 54 Assembly this Saturday.

Bradford and Challengers Speak at Mesa County GOP Convention

by Kelly Sloan | 12:29 am, March 25, 2012

All three candidates running for House District 54, the seat currently held by the embattled Laura Bradford, spoke to over 300 delegates at the Mesa County Republican Convention on Saturday March 24th in Grand Junction. It was the first time that Bradford and the two Republicans challenging her for the seat appeared on the same stage.

Colorado Voter Registration Part 4: Of Unaffiliateds and the Active/Inactive Divide

by elpresidente | 1:26 am, September 29, 2011

A few folks took umbrage with my posts on the number of unaffiliateds that exist in the state, noting that the number should instead focus on the divide between “active” and “inactive” voters. A week or so later, the Denver Post published this article, looking at the number of unaffiliateds–and found what appeared to be [...]

Election Night 2010 Live Webcast – Watch the Election Events Live on PPC

by T.L. James | 8:26 pm, November 1, 2010

On Tuesday evening, November 2, People’s Press Collective, Liberty on the Rocks, Complete Colorado, Independence Institute, Who Said You Said, and Mothers Against Debt will be bringing you live coverage of election night festivities from across Colorado. A joint production with National Review Online’s Battle ’10 blog (featuring our own Michael Sandoval), the webcast will [...]

Back To Work

by Nikki | 2:49 pm, September 3, 2010

I admire Dan Maes for what he has accomplished. I admire all my fellow grass roots groups for what they have accomplished. We rose up, took the bull by the horns, taught ourselves the process and have given up countless hours to stop the destruction of our country and state. We all had to get [...]

R Block Party Second Annual Picnic

by Nikki | 11:49 pm, August 23, 2010

Second Annual Picnic A Fundraiser for Our State House Candidates Wednesday, August 25, 2010 4:00-8:00 pm Washington Park Boathouse, Denver 80209 ~ the north end of the park ~ enter from E Exposition Ave, from either side November 2nd will be here before we know it… Join us in helping our State House candidates across [...]

Colorado Elections 2010: Primary Results

by T.L. James | 8:00 am, August 10, 2010

This post will be stuck to the top of PPC for the day, as a place to post and discuss the results from Colorado’s 2010 Primary Elections.

Sine Die Open Thread–Winners and Losers?

by elpresidente | 7:51 pm, May 12, 2010

The end of the 2010 session of the Colorado legislature is upon us. Kelly Maher of WhoSaidYouSaid says it’s time to assess the damage. Brad Jones of the newly relaunched Face the State has links to FTS 2008 and 2009 session wrap-ups and asks “When ProgressNow disses the GOP, does it matter?” The legislature is [...]

Video: R Block Party March Candidate Forum

by T.L. James | 11:24 pm, March 28, 2010

Video is now available from last Thursday’s R Block Party March candidate forum [YouTube playlist]:

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