Giddy Up 'n Vote Bus Tour kicks off tomorrow

Governor and Lt. Governor candidates Mayor John Hickenlooper and Joe Garcia along with the Denver Democrats will lead a rally this Saturday at 9:15 a.m. on the west side of Civic Center Park (between 14th and Colfax along Bannock) to kick off the Giddy Up 'n' Vote Bus Tour. Click here to RSVP.

Denver Democrats Century Club with Mayor John Hickenlooper

The Denver Dems' January 25 Century Club event, the first in 2010, will feature Mayor (and Democratic candidate for Governor) John Hickenlooper and Political Strategist Michael Dino.

The event takes place Monday, January 25 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at a private residence where you can join Democratic Party of Denver's Century Club members in welcoming Mayor John Hickenlooper and Mike Dino as the group's special guests to talk about the gubernatoriall campaign and Democratic Party politics in an election year.

The event is open only to Century Club members and is free with membership! Drinks and appetizers will be provided. RSVP to Jennifer Jacobson at 720-255-5510 or at vicechair@denverdemocrats.net or become a member of the Century Club by clicking here.

Mayor Hickenlooper sez: Buy Local (Week)!

In advance of Denver's upcoming Buy Local Week, Mayor John Hickenlooper explains what it means to the community and why it's a good idea.

You're invited to Mayor Hickenlooper's State of the City Address

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Who will fill Salazar's Senate seat? Part 2

According to the Denver Post, the race to fill Ken Salazar's Senate seat is down to three of the candidates we mentioned yesterday - Hickenlooper, Romanoff, and Perlmutter.

What happened to DeGette?!?

I love me some Diana DeGette.

Still, it's an excellent group and Colorado's gay community will be lucky to have any one of them in the Senate.

Who will take Salazar's Senate seat? You can bet it'll be someone gay friendly

The Denver Post says that Ken Salazar has accepted Obama's offer to become interior secretary . Although Salazar has been considered too conservative by some, he has been generally friendly to GLBT positions (which has little to do with Secretary of the Interior, but we take allies where we can get them--and we love the idea that a guy from Colorado, who knows national parks and natural wonders and the importance of preserving them, will be overseeing the mess that the house of Bush made).



And his appointment looks to stir up the Senate seat that he is vacating, with Mayor John Hickenlooper and Rep. Diana DeGette (pictured), among others, listed as potential replacements to serve out his term, which runs until 2010.

No GLBT-friendlier people could you find than these two. Other possibilities, including Ed Perlmutter and Andrew Romanoff, are also GLBT-friendly. It seems like, no matter who Gov. Ritter chooses for the vacant seat, our community will have two Colorado senators who support our causes.