State Sen. Julie Gonzales Announces Run for Hickenlooper's Seat

Colorado Democrat Julie Gonzales launches US Senate primary challenge to incumbent John Hickenlooper

Declaring that Colorado “needs a fighter, not a bystander,” state Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat, on Monday launched her long-anticipated primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper.

Progressives Take Aim At Incumbent Moderate Senator

State Sen. Julie Gonzales argues the incumbent's centrist politics are out of step with the state.

Colorado state senator launches progressive primary challenge of U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper

State Sen. Julie Gonzales will launch a campaign Monday to unseat U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper in next summer’s Democratic primary, joining a growing roster of challengers seeking to reorient an unsteadied party establishment. Gonzales, who represents north, west and parts of downtown Denver, is one of the legislature’s most progressive members. The fate of her U.S. Senate candidacy will depend on how much the rising tide of Democratic discontent…

State Sen. Julie Gonzales launches primary challenge against Sen. Hickenlooper

Declaring that Colorado “needs a fighter, not a bystander,” state Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat, on Monday launched her long-anticipated primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper.

Hickenlooper draws primary challenge from State Sen. Julie Gonzales

Democratic State Sen. Julie Gonzales has launched a Democratic primary campaign for the U.S Senate, hoping to deny Sen. John Hickenlooper a second term

Democratic state senator launches bid as “insurgent progressive” to unseat Colorado’s John Hickenlooper

Democratic state Sen. Julie Gonzales launched a primary bid Monday to unseat U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper next year, calling herself an “insurgent progressive” in a race that will fuel the increasingly fiery debate in Colorado about how liberal the party should be.  “Go-along-to-get-along, poll-tested incrementalist politics have not made Coloradans’ lives better,” Gonzales said in an interview with The Colorado Sun ahead of her campaign launch. …