Colorado Legislative Redistricting (House)
In Colorado the legislature does not draw it's own maps, a commission draws the maps and they are sent directly to the Colorado Supreme Court for approval. The Commission is made up of the following:4...
View ArticleNew Colorado House Districts (Official)
We've finally reached the end of Redistricting Commission saga, on Monday the Commission finally passed the final maps on a 8-3 vote (3 of 5 Republicans voting no). The final maps that were approved...
View ArticleNew Colorado Senate Districts (Official)
As with the House, the new Colorado Senate map was approved by the Commission Monday on a 9-2 vote (2 of 5 Republicans voting no). The final maps that were approved were the "Compromise" maps produced...
View ArticleColorado Redistricting: The Judge Rules!
Thursday evening, District Judge Hyatt ruled in favor of the Congressional map submitted by the Democrats in Colorado's redistricting lawsuit. This is a great victory and we needed one to make up for...
View ArticleColorado House and Senate maps rejected by CO Supremes
Well this makes my nerd brain hurt. After I've already gotten used to the new maps and written about them, the Colorado Supremes throw them out. It's now back to the the reapportionment commission to...
View ArticleColorado Resubmitted Maps (House)
Since both the House and Senate maps were rejected by the Colorado Supreme Court (bad call in my opinion), the Reapportionment Commission met yesterday and voted today on both a new Senate map and a...
View ArticleColorado Resubmitted Maps (Senate)
Here's the 2nd part of the resubmitted maps, the State Senate! This one isn't as fun, but there's a few good changes, I don't see how Republicans take the Senate next year on this map. For those with...
View ArticleBattle for the Colorado Senate (September)
Democrats control the Colorado Senate by a 20-15 margin. As in many states, redistricting has added more drama to an already high-stakes election. As I've written previously, our Reapportionment...
View ArticleRetaking the Colorado House (September)
In 2010, the Republican wave was greatly slowed in Colorado. We kept our US Senate seat, the Governor's mansion, and the State Senate. But by a margin of less than 200 votes, we lost the State House...
View ArticleDemocrats win the Colorado House
Adding to the great night nationally on Tuesday, Democrats in Colorado were swept back into the majority in the House. Not only did they gain the 33 seats needed for a majority, they won every...
View ArticleColorado Senate in 2013
Unlike in the Colorado House, Democrats retained the Colorado Senate in 2010, losing only 1 seat. After redistricting, the old SD21 held by Democrats and SD22 held by Republicans were essentially...
View ArticleColorado's 8th Congressional District
After finishing our first election after redistricting, it's time to start thinking about how we're going to draw congressional lines after the 2020 census! Colorado is expected to grow by over 900k...
View ArticleColorado 2020 Redistricting
Statewide This is my second attempt to draw Colorado with 8 Congressional Districts (as it is expected to have after the 2020 census). As with my last attempt, my goal was to shore up the Denver...
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