Colorado Gov.-elect Phil Weiser names transition team to face ‘challenges on many fronts’

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 796

Last Updated: 5 days ago


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Colorado Gov.-elect Phil Weiser said Wednesday he has a “very long reading list” as he prepares to take office in the coming months — including a controversial budget proposal released this week by outgoing Gov. Jared Polis.

Weiser, Colorado’s Democratic attorney general, defeated Republican Victor Marx by a landslide in the governor’s race Tuesday, leading a Democratic ticket that tightened its grip on the levers of state government amid a “blue tsunami” …

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