Trisha Calvarese, a Douglas County resident and communications specialist, is running to represent Colorado’s 4th congressional district. A political newcomer, Calvarese comes from a long line of union workers and worked for the AFL-CIO as director of speechwriting. Calvarese sat down with the Colorado Times Recorder to elaborate on why she is running and answer questions on the economy, the environment, foreign affairs, and more.
In 2022, Rep. Stephanie Vigil (D-Colorado Springs) beat Republican Dave Donelson, a Colorado Springs City Councilor, by 710 votes. The narrow victory was a sign of the slow electoral shift in Colorado Springs, a city long considered a conservative stronghold. Since then, Vigil has focused on increasing protections for gig workers, renters, and LGBTQ people in Colorado, and that has made her public enemy number one for El Paso County Republicans.
“Those of you who know me, know I don’t Quit stuff,” conservative education advocate Scott Bright wrote of his work at the state Capitol in an Instagram post last year. “I think I’m making some progress.”
A few months ago, I was cautiously optimistic that the national news media had started paying attention to Christian nationalism – a movement which I and many others view as one of the most pressing threats to American democracy, and which is a major animating force behind Donald Trump’s current presidential campaign, but is rarely discussed as either. After seeing how the national media covered Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance’s recent appearance at a traveling revival carnival helmed by one of that movement’s leaders, though, I realized my optimism was clearly misplaced. Some in the media are paying attention, but they still aren’t getting it; what they think is a sideshow is actually the main event.
Last Friday, Samuel J. Aquila, the archbishop of Denver, issued a statement urging Catholics to vote against proposed Amendment 79 which would enshrine a right to abortion into Colorado’s state constitution.
One of the country’s top anti-gay-marriage conservatives, Michael Farris, who endorsed congressional candidate Gabe Evans in December, declined to comment Monday on Evans’ decision to vote for a pro-gay ballot measure that would remove language banning same-sex marriage from the Colorado Constitution.
Progressive public education advocates in Colorado have found an unlikely ally in their opposition to Amendment 80 — Christian homeschoolers.
For the second time this month, a supporter of Republican congressional candidate Gabe Evans has been found to be promoting racist and antisemitic content online.
Conservative Christian “pro-family” groups affiliated with Focus on the Family are adding state legal groups to their arsenal so they can combat old legislation they say violates their values and freedoms.
Attorneys for former Dominion executive Eric Coomer have filed a motion for a “show cause” hearing for Douglas County podcaster Joe Oltmann, which could result in additional contempt charges and arrest if Oltmann refuses to comply.
