Three Pueblo lawmakers, Republican Clarice Navarro and Democrats Leroy Garcia and Daneya Esgar, at the Blue Ribbon Reception Jan. 7 at the Brown Palace. (Lynn Bartels, The Denver Post)
Douglas County Treasurer Diane Holbert and her husband, state Sen. Chris Holbert, at a restaurant reception Wednesday. (Lynn Bartels, Denver Post)
For many lawmakers, their favorite reception of the year is the one sponsored on opening day by the Colorado Restaurant Association.
For Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper the event is like going home: He owned restaurants before going into politics in 2003 and getting elected mayor of Denver. Hickenlooper always gets a hearty reception but new Senate President Bill Cadman, a Colorado Springs Republican, might have stolen the show with his brief remarks.
He said the words that make his wife of 24 years happy these days start with “Let’s go out to eat.”
