Seth Klamann

Immigration reporter

Seth Klamann

Seth Klamann covers politics, immigration and the state house for The Denver Post. A proud Kansas City native and University of Missouri grad, he previously worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette, the Casper Star-Tribune and the Omaha World-Herald. Outside of work, he enjoys watching soccer, going on road trips and eating fried food.

Eliza Lucero, with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, speaks to a gathering during a protest to demand that Colorado lift its ban on rent control on the west steps of the State Capitol on March 5, 2023 in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

President Biden’s proposal to cap rent increases reopens policy split among Colorado Democrats

July 20, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

State law prohibits local governments from enacting rent control policies.

State Rep. Jennifer Parenti, right, an Erie Democrat, chats with Kris Koehler, center, and other volunteers in her office at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on March 13, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado Democrat drops out of tight state House race

July 19, 2024 at 3:20 p.m.

Colorado state Rep. Jennifer Parenti announced Friday that she's dropping out of one of the tightest state House races in the November election.

Vote signs are seen outside the Voter Services and Polling Center at the Boulder County St. Vrain Community Hub in Longmont on Feb. 24, 2020. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/Daily Camera)

Federal judge rejects Colorado voter intimidation lawsuit midway through trial

July 18, 2024 at 6:50 p.m.

A federal judge in Denver ruled against the plaintiffs in a voter intimidation lawsuit Thursday, ending a trial early after finding the organizations behind the suit hadn't presented sufficient evidence.

A community garden sits in the rear of the Vance Street Flats, a 50-unit, transit-oriented affordable housing project in Arvada that had a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, April 29, 2024. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

Colorado tees up nearly $40M in affordable housing funding to help pay for more than 600 units

July 17, 2024 at 5:36 p.m.

State officials announced nearly $40 million in awards to build more than 600 subsidized housing units for lower- and middle-income Coloradans on Wednesday, using some of the first full year...

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Denver lawmaker apologizes for Trump “devil” post as Colorado politicians condemn shooting

July 15, 2024 at 6:19 p.m.

A Denver Democratic lawmaker has apologized for a social media post saying the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday would provide "sympathy for the devil," as other...

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a voter rally at The Hangar at Stanley Marketplace in Aurora on May 19, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado’s pro-RFK Jr. Libertarians face presidential ballot showdown with national party

July 10, 2024 at 7:02 p.m.

It's unclear what will happen if both sides submit completed paperwork for a Libertarian slate by the Sept. 6 deadline. One ticket has Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the other...

President Joe Biden speaks during a presidential debate with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet rings alarm about Biden as other lawmakers offer support, silence

July 10, 2024 at 11:02 a.m.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Tuesday night that he believes Donald Trump is on a trajectory to win the presidential election 鈥渋n a landslide鈥� amid fallout from President Joe Biden's...

State Sen. Faith Winter speaks during a session in which she was elected the Colorado Senate Democrats' assistant majority leader

Colorado state senator violated ethics rules by appearing intoxicated at public meeting, committee finds

July 8, 2024 at 5:17 p.m.

Sen. Faith Winter violated Colorado Senate ethics rules when she appeared to be intoxicated at an April public meeting, a legislative committee ruled Monday.

Eliza Lucero, with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, speaks to a gathering during a protest to demand that Colorado lift the ban on rent control on the west steps of the State Capitol on March 5, 2023, in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado groups ask Attorney General Phil Weiser to investigate rent-fixing allegations amid national scrutiny

July 4, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Two Colorado nonprofit groups have called on Attorney General Phil Weiser to 鈥渞oot out collusion and price fixing鈥� amid national and state scrutiny of software that抖阴ap allegedly used to artificially...

Colorado Libertarian Party says it will put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on state’s presidential ballot

July 3, 2024 at 5:22 p.m.

Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to appear on Colorado's presidential ballot this November under an agreement struck with the state Libertarian Party, his campaign announced Wednesday.

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