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Salazar taps Shafroth for fish, wildlife and parks deputy post at Interior

By | 03.10.09 | 1:35 pm

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Tuesday afternoon that fourth-generation Colorado resident Will Shafroth, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress last summer, will be the department’s deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks. A few weeks ago Salazar nominated another…

Polis, Starin differ dramatically on gay rights issues in Colorado’s 2nd district

By | 10.27.08 | 10:30 am

Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Scott Starin balks at the notion of amending the U.S. Constitution, an action he says should not be taken lightly. But when it comes to same-sex marriage, he would be willing to make an exception.

“At the federal level, I always am hesitant to amend the Constitution; there’s a reason it’s only been amended a few times in our 230-year-plus history,” said Starin, who’s running against openly gay Democrat Jared Polis in the left-leaning district that includes Boulder.

Polis opponent Starin says climate change not caused by man

By | 10.23.08 | 7:38 am

Echoing his party’s vice presidential nominee, Republican congressional candidate Scott Starin Wednesday told the Colorado Independent he does not believe global climate change is caused by man.

Starin, a Lafayette aerospace engineer who’s running against Boulder Democrat Jared Polis for the 2nd Congressional District seat being vacated by Mark Udall, sounded a lot like Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who said during her recent vice-presidential debate with Joe Biden that she was uncertain of man’s role and that cyclical weather patterns may be responsible.

Live Q&A with CD-2 Candidate Joan Fitz-Gerald

By | 03.31.08 | 11:10 am

Joan Fitz-Gerald, second congressional district candidate and former Colorado Senate President, talked live with Colorado Confidential readers this morning.

Read more to see her responses to your questions about her campaign and other issues of national importance to Coloradans.

COMING: Live Q&A with CD-2 Candidate Joan Fitz-Gerald

By | 03.28.08 | 8:00 am

Join Joan Fitz-Gerald, second congressional district candidate and former Colorado Senate President, for a live 30 minute Q&A on Monday, March 31 at 10 a.m. MDT. Fitz-Gerald will take your questions on her campaign and other

CD-2 Candidates Get Virtual in Online Debate Tonight

By | 01.29.08 | 8:59 am

Coming on the heels of the president’s State of the Union speech Monday night, the intersection of political rhetoric and reality becomes even more acute as the 2008 campaign season heats up.

Nowhere is the heat and light more

Live Q&A with CD-2 Will Shafroth

By | 01.23.08 | 11:04 am


Will Shafroth, candidate for Colorado’s 2nd congressional district, talked live with Colorado Confidential readers this morning.

Read more to see what he had to say on health care, water rights, global warming and where campaign fundraising lands in

COMING: Live Q&A with CD-2 Candidate Will Shafroth

By | 01.22.08 | 8:30 am

Join Will Shafroth, candidate for Colorado’s 2nd congressional district, for a live 30 minute Q&A on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. MST. Shafroth will take your questions on his campaign and other issues of national

Polis Campaign Cracks Million-Dollar Funding Barrier

By | 01.07.08 | 5:15 pm

CD-2 candidate had raised $825,000 at the end of the last quarter, so going over a million might not be a sign of strength.