{"id":4408,"date":"2026-06-30T11:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4408"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:05:03","slug":"the-next-test-of-the-democratic-socialist-movement-and-other-key-races-to-watch-in-colorados-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4408","title":{"rendered":"The next test of the democratic socialist movement and other key races to watch in Colorado\u2019s primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            Democratic rifts over ideology, generation change and how best to take on President Donald Trump will be on display Tuesday in Colorado, as voters settle primaries for governor and a key House race, weigh ousting two mainstays of the state\u2019s Democratic landscape and more.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4396\">How to prevent heatstroke and other heat-related emergencies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Two-term Gov. Jared Polis is term-limited, and his decision to reduce the prison sentence of convicted election denier Tina Peters at Trump\u2019s urging has angered many Democrats in the state.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The race to replace him has been shaped largely by voters\u2019 views on how their state\u2019s chief executive should take on the president.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Down-ballot, veteran Democrats are facing challenges from the left as progressive candidates look to build on last week\u2019s victories in New York.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Here are the four races to watch in Colorado\u2019s primary:\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n<strong>Progressives target another House veteran <\/strong>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rep. Diana DeGette, center, visits a food security nonprofit in Denver, on April 9.\" class=\"wp-image-4403\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ac70f638a30ffdf668a2ca9b199ad2d9.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ac70f638a30ffdf668a2ca9b199ad2d9.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ac70f638a30ffdf668a2ca9b199ad2d9-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Rep. Diana DeGette, center, visits a food security nonprofit in Denver, on April 9.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>RJ Sangosti\/MediaNews Group\/The Denver Post\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The week after progressive challengers ousted two Democratic House members in safe seats in New York\u2019s primary last week, they\u2019ll seek another win Tuesday in Colorado.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Fifteen-term Rep. Diana DeGette is facing off with Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist and lawyer endorsed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, in a 1st District primary that Democratic strategists in the state say is likely to be the toughest race DeGette has faced in years. A third candidate, University of Colorado Regent Wanda James, is also in the race for the Denver seat.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The contest features familiar fault lines. Kiros is a strident critic of the United States\u2019 relationship with Israel. She has also criticized DeGette for accepting corporate political action committee money.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 28: Melat Kiros participated in a League of Women Voters Congressional District 1 candidate forum at Montview Presbyterian Church on May 28, 2026, in Denver, Colorado.\" class=\"wp-image-4404\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4df7c45a09281f2c057cb729eda5d72a.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>DENVER, COLORADO &#8211; MAY 28: Melat Kiros participated in a League of Women Voters Congressional District 1 candidate forum at Montview Presbyterian Church on May 28, 2026, in Denver, Colorado.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>RJ Sangosti\/MediaNews Group\/The Denver Post\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Progressives look to Colorado as next test of a rising movement<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>6  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            However, Kiros has faced scrutiny for refusing to describe the firebombing of a Boulder group calling for the release of Israeli hostages as antisemitic. Investigators said the perpetrator told police he was driven by a desire \u201cto kill all Zionist people.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI don\u2019t know what was in the heart of the perpetrator,\u201d she told 9News. \u201cAll I know is that he went and attacked innocent people because of what they might have believed.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Kiros hopes to continue to build on the momentum of recent progressive victories. She\u2019s got the backing of Justice Democrats, a group that supports candidates who oppose corporate PAC money, and told CNN she\u2019s spoken with Darializa Avila Chevalier, the democratic socialist who defeated the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in New York last week despite scrutiny over controversial posts.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Avila Chevalier, a fellow Justice Democrat, encouraged Denver residents to back Kiros in the final stretch of the race.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Meanwhile, DeGette is touting her support for progressive positions, including abortion rights, Medicare for All and defunding and dismantling US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cNow is not the time to gamble and send somebody with no experience to Washington,\u201d the 68-year-old congresswoman said in a recent debate.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The race is another marker in the ideological battle over the future of the Democratic Party \u2014 with more key primaries ahead this year, including a Senate contest in Michigan, and the 2028 presidential race looming increasingly large.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4390\">How Trump chose a former Oklahoma state trooper to lead ICE \u2014 and handed Markwayne Mullin a win<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\n<strong>Governor\u2019s race revolves around Trump<\/strong>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sen. Michael Bennet, left, and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser attend a gubernatorial primary debate at the Denver7 studios in Denver, on May 7.\" class=\"wp-image-4405\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/24210df3845aff86a26b977e576cac92.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/24210df3845aff86a26b977e576cac92.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/24210df3845aff86a26b977e576cac92-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Sen. Michael Bennet, left, and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser attend a gubernatorial primary debate at the Denver7 studios in Denver, on May 7.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>RJ Sangosti\/MediaNews Group\/The Denver Post\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            US Sen. Michael Bennet had long been viewed as the clear frontrunner in Colorado\u2019s governor\u2019s race.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But Trump administration attacks on Colorado \u2014 including moving the Space Command headquarters, attempting to disassemble \u200bthe National Center for Atmospheric Research, denying disaster declaration requests, vetoing funding for a drinking water pipeline and more \u2014 left many Democrats eager for confrontation. And state Attorney General Phil Weiser, who has sued Trump\u2019s administration dozens of times, is promising just that.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Weiser\u2019s ads highlight his efforts to stand up to what he calls a \u201clawless, bullying administration,\u201d while portraying Bennet as supported by corporate honchos.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Bennet argues he has bolder plans to take on climate change and expand health care access, including creating a state-run public health insurance option.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The winner Tuesday will be the clear favorite in November in a state Democrats won by double digits in the last two presidential elections. Republicans are choosing their nominee from a group that includes ministry leader Victor Marx, state Rep. Scott Bottoms and state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer.\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        Can Hickenlooper fend off a challenge from the left?\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sen. John Hickenlooper listens to testimony during a public forum on the violent use of force by Department of Homeland Security agents, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on February 3.\" class=\"wp-image-4406\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/79c2f886dc61789e75010cb963946765.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/79c2f886dc61789e75010cb963946765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/79c2f886dc61789e75010cb963946765-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Sen. John Hickenlooper listens to testimony during a public forum on the violent use of force by Department of Homeland Security agents, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on February 3.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Aaron Schwartz\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Another moderate-versus-progressive Democratic battle is playing out in Colorado\u2019s Senate race, where incumbent Sen. John Hickenlooper faces a challenge from the left in state Sen. Julie Gonzales.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The race also features themes of generational change: A 74-year-old former Denver mayor and governor facing a 43-year-old rival who has branded him a \u201cgo-along-to-get-along incrementalist\u201d and lambasted his votes to confirm some members of Trump\u2019s Cabinet.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Hickenlooper fended off a Democratic foe, former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, six years ago on his way to a win against Republican Sen. Cory Gardner. This year, though, he has faced criticism for refusing to debate or participate in joint forums with Gonzales.\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n<strong>Democrats choose nominee in battleground House district<\/strong>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shannon Bird, left, and Manny Rutinel.\" class=\"wp-image-4407\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/80cf2c48c5a1a96fe80b6346b78f1d84.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/80cf2c48c5a1a96fe80b6346b78f1d84.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/80cf2c48c5a1a96fe80b6346b78f1d84-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Shannon Bird, left, and Manny Rutinel.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>AP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Colorado\u2019s 8th District, where first-term Republican Rep. Gabe Evans won by less than a percentage point in 2024, is expected to be among the top Democratic targets this fall.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The Democratic primary in the district, which stretches from Denver\u2019s northern suburbs to Greeley and includes a large share of Latino voters, pits state Rep. Manny Rutinel, 31, against former state Rep. Shannon Bird, 57.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Rutinel is a relative newcomer to Colorado, first arriving in 2020 to work on Hickenlooper\u2019s Senate campaign and permanently moving there two years later after graduating from Yale Law School. In 2023, he was selected to fill a state House vacancy after the former officeholder was appointed to the state Senate.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Bird was viewed as among the more moderate Democrats in the legislature. The former Westminster City Council member and attorney was first elected in 2018 and resigned early this year to run for Congress.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4384\">This \u2018living fossil\u2019 is threatened with extinction by demand for its fins. A scientist is turning fishers into its guardians<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>CNN\u2019s Arit John contributed to this report. <\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic rifts over ideology, generation change and how best to take on President Donald Trump will be on display Tuesday in Colorado, as voters settle primaries for governor and a key House race, weigh ousting two mainstays of the state\u2019s Democratic landscape and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The next test of the democratic socialist movement and other key races to watch in Colorado\u2019s primaries - 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