Colorado GOP

Barbara Kirkmeyer qualifies for GOP primary for Colorado governor as state contests take shape

State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer qualified for the Republican primary for Colorado governor on Wednesday. She will face state Rep. Scott Bottoms and political newcomer Victor Marx on June 30.

State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer announces her run for Colorado governor during a news conference at the historic Fort Lupton replica on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Kirkmeyer represents Colorado Senate District 23, which covers parts of Larimer and Weld Counties. (Photo by Matthew Jonas/Daily Camera)

Election judges remove ballots from envelopes in the casting room at the Jefferson County Elections Division on June 28, 2022, in Golden, Colorado. The primary elections saw good voter turnout in many parts of the metro area. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

In win for Colorado GOP, judge rules that state makes it too hard to close primaries to unaffiliated voters

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Customers Alfredo Torres, left, and Steven Hiatt fill up with gas at the Valero gas station at West 88th Avenue and North Pecos Street on Friday, March 27, 2026, in Thornton, Colorado. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Rising gas prices put Colorado Republican congressmen on the defensive as midterm elections approach

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Colorado state Rep. Ron Weinberg confers with a colleague as they listen to a hearing on a bill in the House chambers at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on May 8, 2023. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado House ethics committee recommends admonishment, harassment training for Rep. Ron Weinberg

By Nick Coltrain

March 17, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

Weinberg faced accusations from Republican Rep. Brandi Bradley that he misused a master key that...

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Conspiracy theorist-podcaster joins crowded GOP race for Colorado governor, but will candidacy ‘go nowhere’?

By Seth Klamann

December 31, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

"There seems to be an opening for Republicans," one former party chairman said. "But that...

Libertarian Party of Colorado and Alliance Party booths at Independent National Convention in Denver on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

After internal struggle, Colorado’s Libertarians look to pivot. It could impact Congress.

By Seth Klamann

November 5, 2025 at 3:23 p.m.

Colorado Libertarians' civil war included lawsuits, competing factions claiming control and prior leadership attempting to...

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