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Colorado: Rosemary Rodriguez

February 24, 2009 - 04:47 pm
NEWS FEED: ColoradoPols.com

Rodriguez Resigns to Head Bennet's Office

By Colorado Pols

According to a press release issued today (full release after the jump), U.S. Election Assistance Commission member Rosemary Rodriguez is resigning in order to take the job as Sen. Michael Bennet's State Director.

Rodriguez had tried unsuccessfully (and with much foot stomping) to be appointed to the U.S. Senate seat that Gov. Bill Ritter eventually gave to Bennet.

Commissioner Rodriguez Resigns
Transparency and Voter Access Hallmarks of her Tenure

For Immediate Release                                                                                   Contact:  Jeannie Layson or Sarah Litton
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February 6, 2009 - 05:36 pm
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Latinos regard choices as snub

The selection, and seeming consideration, of nothing but white males for three high-profile political positions has prompted substantial backlash from Colorado's Latino political and business leaders who feel left out and ignored at a time of nearly unprecedented state and local political change.

"This will have legs down the road, I swear to God it will," said former Democratic state Sen. Paul Sandoval.

The grumbling began when three white males were selected as finalists for the vacant secretary of state position by a panel chosen to review applications for Gov. Bill Ritter. That left former Denver City Councilwoman Rosemary Rodriguez on the sidelines for a job overseeing Colorado elections, despite her experience as chairwoman

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February 4, 2009 - 02:04 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Latinos regard choices as snub

The selection, and seeming consideration, of nothing but white males for three high-profile political positions has prompted substantial backlash from Colorado's Latino political and business leaders who feel left out and ignored at a time of nearly unprecedented state and local political change.

"This will have legs down the road, I swear to God it will," said former Democratic state Sen. Paul Sandoval.

The grumbling began when three white males were selected as finalists for the vacant secretary of state position by a panel chosen to review applications for Gov. Bill Ritter. That left former Denver City Councilwoman Rosemary Rodriguez on the sidelines for a job overseeing Colorado elections, despite her experience as chairwoman

Extras

of the U.

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February 4, 2009 - 02:04 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Gender eyed in Ritter's Senate choices

The top contenders for the two highest-profile appointments of Gov. Bill Ritter's career look a lot alike.

For one thing, they're almost exclusively men.

The similarity has some people pressing Ritter to ignore political chatter putting three Denver-area men at the front of the line for U.S. senator and to appoint a woman. It would be the highest statewide office ever held by a woman in Colorado.

Ritter, a Democrat, said he didn't count out women for either job.

For the recently filled secretary of state post, Ritter chose from a slate of three men, named finalists by a panel Ritter had selected to review applications.

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January 28, 2009 - 08:30 pm
NEWS FEED: Colorado Independent

Poll: Ritter takes hit among Hispanic voters after Bennet appointment

By Ernest Luning

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter “may have some fence-mending to do” with Hispanic voters after choosing Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet to replace Sen. Ken Salazar, rather than picking another Hispanic politician, according to a survey released Wednesday by Public Policy Polling (PPP). Ritter saw his support among Hispanics tumble by 28 points since mid-December, when Salazar opened up the Senate vacancy by accepting a nod to be secretary of the interior.

“Bill Ritter would probably be re-elected if the election was now,” PPP president Dean Debnam said in a letter accompanying the survey’s release. “But, he’s certainly not unbeatable, and it could be a competitive race next year with the right Republican candidate.

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Mon, 12/08/2008 - 18:38

Sec. of State finalists expected to be released this week

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

 

Finalists for Colorado Secretary of State will likely be announced by the end of this week, according to Gov. Biller's spokesman.

Ritter wants to then make a final appointment by Christmas, spokesman Evan Dreyer said Monday.

A seven-member panel is considering applications from 20 prospective candidates to succeed current Secretary of State Mike Coffman, who was elected to Congress last month.

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Tue, 11/18/2008 - 16:13

Twenty apply for Sec. of State opening

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

Twenty people have applied for the open Colorado Secretary of State position. The deadline for applicants was Monday.

The applicants range from A-listers like House Speaker Andrew Romanoff (D-Denver) and state Rep. Bernie Buescher (D-Grand Junction) to party insiders like Republican attorney Scott Gessler and Colorado Democratic Party Executive Director Sherry Jackson.

An energy executive and a U.S. Geological Survey research scientist are also on the applicant list.

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Mon, 11/17/2008 - 20:36

Buescher submits application for Sec. of State

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

Outgoing State Rep. Bernie Buescher (D-Grand Junction), the heir apparent to become Speaker of the House next year until a surprise defeat at the polls earlier this month, has applied to become Secretary of State, News2 is reporting.

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Mon, 11/17/2008 - 19:45

At least five have applied for Sec. of State opening

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

So far, at least five people have said they're applying to succeed Secretary of State Mike Coffman: talk show host and 1990 Democratic Secretary of State nominee Aaron Harber, outgoing Senate President Ken Gordon (D-Denver), federal Election Assistance Commission Chairwoman Rosemary Rodriguez, Gilpin County Clerk and Recorder Jessica Lovingier, and Denver Democratic Party Secretary Dan Willis.

Outgoing Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff had not yet applied for the position as of 3 p.m.

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Mon, 11/17/2008 - 12:28

Three interested so far in Sec. of State position; Applications due Monday

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

Former Colorado Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon, federal Election Assistance Commission Chairwoman Rosemary Rodriguez, and Gilpin County Clerk and Recorder Jessica Lovingier have all told the Denver Post they plan to apply for the secretary of state's position.

But the most talked about potential applicant, outgoing Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, told the Post he remains undecided as to whether he will apply for the position.

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