Denver Business JournalMark HardenRachel Zenzinger, an Arvada City Council member, has been named to fill the Colorado state Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of Evie Hudak.The choice was made late Tuesday by a committee of Democrats based in Hudak’s Senate District 19, which includes much of Westminster and Arvada.Zenzinger, 38, will hold the
Fox 31Eli StokolsWESTMINSTER, Colo. — A group of Democrats voted Tuesday night to appoint a relative political newcomer, Rachel Zenzinger, to fill the seat vacated when Evie Hudak resigned last month to avoid a likely recall against her.Zenzinger, 38, won 39 votes from a committee of 66 people, beating former state Rep. Sara Gagliardi, who
ABC7Phil TenserDENVER – Democrats have named a successor for Colorado State Senator Evie Hudak, who resigned rather than face a possible recall election because of her support for new gun control measures.The Democratic Vacancy Committee convened Tuesday evening to nominate candidates and decided to appoint Rachel Zenzinger. She is Mayor Pro Tem and Councilmember for
The Denver PostKurtis LeeWESTMINSTER — A Democratic vacancy committee on Tuesday night appointed Arvada City Councilwoman Rachel Zenzinger to fill a state Senate seat vacated by former Sen. Evie Hudak.The majority of the committee — which consists of about 70 party activists from within Senate District 19 — selected Zenzinger over former state Rep. Sara
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Jonathan LockwoodCommunications Directorjonathan@compasscolorado.org720-470-8233Democrats choose Hudak’s campaign manager to take seatDENVER (Dec. 10, 2013) — Today, the Democratic Senate vacancy committee, comprised of Democrat activists, chose Rachel Zenzinger, a member of the Arvada City Council, to replace former state Sen. Evie Hudak. Hudak resigned November 27 to avoid recall.“Sen. Hudak’s constituents were hungry for
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Jonathan LockwoodCommunications Directorjonathan@compasscolorado.org720-470-8233Coloradans want substantive outcome-driven reformsDENVER (November 5, 2013)—Compass Colorado, a coalition member of Coloradans for Real Education Reform, responded to the defeat of Amendment 66:“Colorado families spoke loud and clear,” said Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado. “We need substantive outcome-driven reforms to the educational system before we ask families
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Jonathan Lockwoodjonathan@compasscolorado.org720-470-8233orKelly Maher303-522-4188Compass statement on Hudak resignationDENVER (Nov. 27,2013) —Today Sen. Evie Hudak will announce her resignation rather than face recall election.“This is yet another indicator that the tides are changing in Colorado politics,” said Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado. “Coloradans are sick of the extreme Democrats trying to control their
Fox 31Eli StokolsDENVER — A day after celebrating a compromise between the oil and gas industry and environmental groups on a new set of air quality rules to reduce emissions from Colorado well sites, Gov. John Hickenlooper faced new calls Tuesday for an all-out ban on hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, from liberals on both coasts.In
The Daily CallerGreg CampbellNearly half of Colorado doesn’t want Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper reelected in 2014, but voters still prefer him over his Republican challengers by small margins, according to a new poll from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.The poll also shows that the state’s new gun control laws, which are certain to be an
PoliticoEmily SchultheisColorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s reelection bid might be closer than observers initially predicted, according to a Quinnipiac poll out Tuesday.By a 7-point margin, 49 percent to 42 percent, more voters say that Hickenlooper does not deserve reelection than think he does deserve another term. The Democrat’s approval rating stands at 48 percent, compared with
