Hart Van Denburg/CPR News
Colorado s new eighth congressional district would stretch from Westminster up to Milliken in Weld County in the preliminary map released by Colorado s redistricting commission on June 23.
Updated at 9:53 p.m.
After months of speculation, an independent commission has released a preliminary congressional district map that places the new eighth congressional district in the northern Denver Metro area, encompassing Westminster and stretching up to Milliken.
But if voters were hoping the process would lead to more competition, they may be left disappointed. The new 8th district will favor a Democrat. In fact, on paper, this map only makes one congressional seat fully competitive. This is what the preliminary map looks like:
As GOP lawmakers look to pass new voting restrictions, some conservatives are pushing back msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A fluke or the future? Boebert shakes up Colorado distr... accesswdun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from accesswdun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Josh Penry is relative to Colorado politics the same way peaches are to Palisade.
The former state House and Senate member, the Republican leader in the upper chamber, in fact, remains the unseen force behind many of the state s most dynamic issue campaigns and candidates. He s a project manager, not the name on a bumper sticker anymore.
Completing one of the state s most recognizable power couples, his wife, Kristin Strohm, is the president and CEO of the business-focused Common Sense Institute in Denver, herself a longtime strategist and community do-gooder.Â
In 2009, and age 33, he ran for governor, but dropped out. Penry would have been the state s first Western Slope governor since John Vanderhoof from Glenwood Springs was elected in 1973.