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

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

The Colorado ObserverValerie RichardsonDENVER—The Independent Ethics Commission agreed Monday to proceed with an ethics complaint against Gov. John Hickenlooper, then raised more questions by punting the political hot potato to the Attorney General’s office.The commission agreed that Kyle Dumler, the Attorney General’s representative to the commission, will conduct the investigation into the complaint regarding Hickenlooper’s

The Pueblo ChieftainA.P.DENVER — The state Independent Ethics Commission has voted to proceed on an ethics complaint against Gov. John Hickenlooper by calling for further review without indicating a violation occurred.The conservative political group Compass Colorado claims Hickenlooper violated a gift-ban provision by allowing the Democratic Governors Association to pick up costs for a conference

The New AmericanDave BohonSupporters of ObamaCare have resorted to what some critics say is sleazy advertising in an effort to convince young people to sign up for the socialized healthcare program. In one ad, produced by ProgressNow Colorado and the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, a young woman holding a packet of birth control pills can