Former Brighton Mayor Jan Pawlowski is hoping to return to life in public office.

Pawlowski, a Republican, is challenging embattled County Commissioner Alice Nichol, who has been linked to a scandal involving Quality Paving. Nichol, who was first elected county commissioner in 2004, is up for re-election this fall.

Pawlowski served as mayor of Brighton for eight years before leaving because of term limits. Prior to becoming mayor, she also served six years on Brighton’s City Council.

In a statement, Pawlowski said she hopes to restore integrity to the office of county commissioner.

“Adams County has been my home for the past 45 years, and it distresses me to see the negative publicity the county is receiving,” Pawlowski said. “We need change and I feel my political and community experience will bring a positive change to the board of county commissioners.”

Nichol, a Democrat, would be seeking her third term as county commissioner in District 2. She was elected to the Board of Commissioners in November 2004, re-elected in November 2008, and currently serves as vice chairman.

http://yourhub.denverpost.com/adamscounty/former-brighton-mayor-jan-pawlowski-runs-county-commissioner/o1IbGvo49R06TwSXNbcpSL-story

HERE’S HOW TO FIND

YOUR NEW PRECINCT NUMBER AND

YOUR CAUCUS LOCATION

Go to www.caucus.cologop.org

Follow the step by step instructions.

Voila!!  You’ll find what you need to know.

Once you fill out the form and get your 10 digit precinct number, here's how you break down the digits. The first digit is your CD-number, the next four is your Colorado State Senate district followed by your Colorado State House district, the next two are 01 (meaning Adams County since alphabetically we're the first county in the state), and the last three is your precinct number. If you want to print out your precinct map, go to http://apps.adcogov.org/gis/staticmaps/precinctmaps/precinctmaps.htm   Make sure you attend your precinct caucus on Tuesday, February 7th 

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Important Caucus Information:

1)  The straw poll for President is just that – a straw poll.

     Its results do not bind any delegates to the National Convention.

2)  All assembly fees must be paid at the caucus.

Bring either your checkbook (best) or cash.

Fee for County Delegate $20

Fee for County Alternate $15

(You cannot “run for” Alternate.  You run for Delegate, and

Alternates are decided by the number of votes for Delegate.)

Delegates and Alternates for State and Congressional Assemblies

will be elected at the County Assembly.

However, you must declare your intention to run AT YOUR CAUCUS

and you must pay the (non-reimbursable) fee:

Candidate for State Delegate $20

Candidate for Congressional Delegate $10

If elected, you owe no further fees (even tho the state fee, eg, is $60.)

You can run for State and/or Congressional Delegate if you are

EITHER a County Delegate OR a County Alternate.

You have an equal chance of being elected,

but you must be a County Delegate or Alternate in order to run.

For more clarification, if you’ve not already done so, please take our

online caucus training:  http://react.MDL2.com

Adams County Commissioner Skip Fischer announced this week that he will not seek reelection for a third term.   One of two commissioners now on the board with ties to the county’s scandalous history, Fischer saw the writing on the wall and will slip into history rather than go down in defeat in November.

As a commissioner representing the county’s District 1, Fischer did manage to avoid many of the scandals that plagued current commissioner Alice Nichol and former commissioner Larry Pace.  Fischer however was intimately involved and voted on many questionable deals that have come to light.

The list of scandals that have disgraced the county in recent years is long and not-so distinguished.  While Nichol and Pace were truly the bad seeds on the board, Fischer found himself caught in the middle.

Fischer was aware of what was going on and he certainly was complicit, casting votes without dissention on many key issues like the no bid contracts received by Quality Paving.  However it is our impression that he wanted to do the right thing but simply did not know how to or did not have the guts to take a stand.

Following on Pace’s loss in November 2010, Erik Hansen assumed a seat on the dais and has been working on pushing through reforms to clean up county government.  The moves are commendable but have been slow to take shape and not as extensive as what they should be – likely due to the old guard Fischer and Nichol still maintaining control.

Fischer’s exit opens the door for Adams Count y voters to continue the process of cleaning up the mess in Brighton and install politicians that are worthy of the office.  Voters will need to be wary of who they cast their vote for as they are plenty of members of the Adams Family waiting in the wings to take Fischer’s place and this cannot be allowed.

Will Alice run?

There has not been any official word as to whether or not disgraced Commissioner Alice Nichol will seek reelection.  The rumor mill has it that she is seriously considering running, apparently thinking that Adams County voters are stupid enough to return the ethically challenged commissioner to office.

Challengers are already lining up to knock Nichol off should she decide to seek a third term.  Hanging over her head as well is an investigation being conducted by the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office into her dealings.

The outcome of the investigation matters little as Nichol’s role has been well documented.  She would do well to step aside and save voters the trouble of kicking her butt out.

http://www.tonysrants.com/thornton/old-regime-county-commissioner-to-leave-office-rather-than-face-voters-again/

I am letting you know of a People's House Round-Up that is going on in Westminster. Many have already occurred in Colorado and the Westminster one is scheduled for November 9th. These are great events that allow local folks to talk with their legislators as well as meet members of the Colorado House Leadership team. The small donor funds raised at the event will help expand our majorities in 2012. Since the energy and turnout has been so great, this is one of three additional locations to be added. 

Please feel free to forward this invitation to any and all of the Republicans in our part of the Front Range.

Regards,

Rep. Priola

Kevin Priola

State Representative

House District 30

12255 Ursula St. Henderson CO. 80640

303.882.5486

www.kevinpriola.com

Join members of the Colorado House Republican Leadership and your local State Representatives for food, drink, and conversation.

Fundraiser benefitting The People's House, small donor committee

Dedicated to Expanding our Republican Majority in 2012

Suggested Contribution $50 per person

Please make checks payable to “The People’s House SDC”

If you have any questions or would like to RSVP please send an email to peopleshouseroundup@gmail.com

Visit www.peopleshouseroundup.org to donate online.

Colorado House Representative (HD-31) Kevin Priola  is raising money for the House Leadership Fund on Wednesday, November 9, 6:00-7:30 p.m., at The Ranch County Club (Tejon/120th) in Westminster. The small donor contribution to this event is $50.

Not only are we are hoping for 100 attendees who will hear about the House's plan to increase its slim one-vote majority but also urging contributions from those unable to attend the event.

Thank you for your assistance in supporting this extremely important part of our House leadership's role in keeping the Colorado House of Representatives! 

RVSP to : kpriola@hotmail.com

Here is a list of REPUBLICAN candidates in Mayoral, City Council, and School Board Races in Adams

County. We are in the last few campaign weeks before the mail-ballots drop on October 11. This is a

time when candidates NEED YOUR HELP. When it was supplied to me, I included contact info for the

candidate. For the others, Google the candidate’s name and either the city/state or the school district

number. If the candidate has a website, which should have contact info, you can find it that way.

Folks, these races are IMPORTANT. The races are “non-partisan,” but all that means is that there is no R

or D after the candidate’s name on the ballot. It has nothing to do with the principles held by a candidate

and where we throw our support. The Dems have been taking most of these seats for years, and the

Progressive agenda has been showing up in our cities and schools. We need to take back control at every

level of government. PLEASE help out. If you have trouble finding info for a candidate, contact me at 303-

457-1291 or heypattymac@juno.com, and I will help you search.

– Patty McCoy

Chair, Adams County Republicans

Link to:  2011 Republican Municipal Candidates

08/31/2011 – The Adams County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution in public hearing today, directing county staff to prepare a ballot question asking voters whether or not to increase the Board of County Commissioners from three to five members. This resolution represents a commitment the board made as part of the strategic reform package adopted on May 25, 2011.

"We promised citizens we would enact sweeping reforms to bring good and responsible government to Adams County," said Chairman W. R. "Skip" Fischer. "Today, we are following through on another reform measure."

The board recently conducted a public opinion poll to gauge residents' interest in restructuring county government to establish a Home Rule Charter Commission and/or change from a three to five member board of commissioners. The results of the poll, conducted by Ciruli Associates, found more support for considering a board expansion than for pursuing home rule. The survey further showed the public to be closely divided on the issue of expanding the board, with nearly one-half saying they favored the opportunity to vote on the issue.

"We said that we would bring this issue to our citizens, and now we are able to show that we are listening," said Commissioner Alice J. Nichol. "The people have spoken and we are committed to making sure they are heard."

Through the adopted resolution, the Board of County Commissioners authorized Adams County staff to take action to ensure this issue is referred to Adams County voters at the next possible election. Colorado Revised Statute mandates that this type of question may only be referred to the registered electors of the county at a General Election occurring each even-numbered year. The next General Election is Nov. 6, 2012.

 "We are following through on every promise we made to citizens in May," said Commissioner Erik Hansen. "This is just one of the many reforms we are moving forward to establish a transparent and accountable system of government in Adams County."  

Click the link called "Ballot Question Referred to Voters" under County Updates to view the resolution and survey results.

http://www.co.adams.co.us/

Although the drawing of Colorado’s Congressional district boundaries has been sent to the courts (since the state senate failed to consider redistricting legislation, abdicating their constitutional obligations), the Reapportionment Commission (charged with drawing state legislative districts) is meeting over the summer and will hear public testimony both in Denver (initially) and throughout the state (once a draft district map has been developed for review and comment).

The commission has divided the state into 7 regions for the purpose of hearing public testimony.  Public testimony on the first region to be considered (southern Colorado, including Pueblo, Saguache, Rio Grande, Huerfano, Las Animas, Alamosa, Mineral, Conejos and Costilla counties) was held on Tuesday, 31 May 2011.  Additional public testimony will be held by region on a weekly basis, continuing today (Monday 6 June) through the middle of July:

Meetings will be held in Hearing Room A of the Legislative Services Building, located at 200 E. 14th Ave. (just south of the Capitol building).  The public testimony portion of each meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.  and will also be broadcast over the Internet for those unable to attend in person.

Additional information is also available on the Reapportionment Commission website.

Additional references:

• Constitutional Provisions Controlling Reapportionment/Redistricting (official Colorado state website, which collates relevant constitutional language on Congressional redistricting and state legislative reapportionment)
• Redistricting in Colorado (Ballotpedia site – although the site contains several errors, some of which are being corrected, it does provide useful context and historical background on past restricting battles.  As with any Wiki site – contributions come from a variety of sources and are frequently edited – proceed with some skepticism)

Clear The Bench Colorado will, with your support, continue to promote transparency and accountability in the Colorado judiciary, informing the public to increase awareness of the substantial public policy implications of an unrestrained activism and political agendas in the courts.  We will continue to work to educate voters and provide information of relevance related to the judicial branch, and to provide useful and substantive evaluations of judicial performance.

However, we can’t do it alone -  we need your continued support; via your comments (Sound Off!) and, yes, your contributions.  Freedom isn’t free -nor is it always easy to be a Citizen, not a subject.

Ultimately, though – it’s worth the effort.

http://www.clearthebenchcolorado.org/2011/06/06/reapportionment-commission-to-hear-public-testimony-on-state-legislative-district-boundaries/

Governor John Hickenlooper signed legislation moving the Primary date from the second Tuesday in August to the last Tuesday in June. This action will take place beginning next year when the Primary falls on June 26, 2012.

Source:
http://gatewaynewsreport.blogspot.com/2011/05/primary-date-moves-next-year-primary.html

http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_18153605?source=rss