Weiser Names JeffCo Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper as Running Mate in Colorado Governor Race
Dahlkemper, a former school board president, would be the state’s 51st lieutenant governor if the Democratic ticket wins in November.
- On Wednesday, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper as his lieutenant governor running mate at the Democratic Party headquarters in Denver.
- Weiser selected Dahlkemper for her experience, describing her as "seasoned" and citing their collaboration distributing more than $900 million in opioid settlement funds.
- A former education reporter for CPR News, Dahlkemper brings over a decade of local government experience and 30 years of residency in Jefferson County to the ticket.
- If elected in November, Dahlkemper would become the state's 51st lieutenant governor and the seventh woman to occupy the office, succeeding term-limited Governor Jared Polis.
- Weiser faces Republican nominee Victor Marx in the November election, though Marx has not yet named a running mate or responded to requests for comment.
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Weiser names JeffCo commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper as running mate in Colorado governor race
Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper is Attorney General Phil Weiser’s running mate in the race for Colorado governor, he announced Wednesday. Dahlkemper, who has served as a county commissioner in Jefferson County since 2019, would serve as Colorado’s lieutenant governor…
Democrat Phil Weiser names Jeffco Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper as his gubernatorial running mate
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Democratic nominee for governor, on Wednesday named Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper to be his lieutenant governor running mate in the general election. Weiser, who is facing Republican nominee Victor Marx for the seat held by term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, announced his pick at a news conference at […]
Colorado Sun
dailycoloradonews.comPhil Weiser taps Jefferson County commissioner as running mate in Colorado governor’s race
If Weiser is elected in November, Lesley Dahlkemper — who was an earlier supporter of Weiser’s campaign — will be his lieutenant governor
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