Journal<\/em><\/a>, Apr. 11), something Attorney General Phil Weiser did at the beginning of the year, and Ken Salazar, former senator and Interior secretary, has intimated he is considering.<\/p>\nState Sen. Jeff Bridges, who chairs the Senate Budget Committee, would like to be Colorado\u2019s next treasurer.<\/p>\n
And Michael Dougherty, Boulder County\u2019s District Attorney, and Jena Griswold, Secretary of State, would like to succeed Weiser as attorney general. Bennet, Weiser, Salazar, Bridges, Dougherty and Griswold are all Democrats.<\/p>\n
That list is as of 4:57 p.m., Tuesday afternoon, April 22.<\/p>\n
The party primaries \u2013 for the November 2026 election \u2013 occur in June of that year (although some Republicans would like to return to caucus events where leadership can control outcomes and the unaffiliated cannot participate). That\u2019s 14 months from now.<\/p>\n
We understand that early announcements are to: 1) stake out the territory and 2) begin the fundraising, but wouldn\u2019t it be preferable if all of this didn\u2019t commence until, say, early in January 2026? Or even September 2025?<\/p>\n
Does the effort to gain name recognition and broadcast policy have to take place over such a lengthy period of time?<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s to elections, but may they have a shorter run-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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