Favored in Colorado Senate primary, Hickenlooper declines to debate challenger Gonzales

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: June 17, 2026

Words: 1,240

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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When he took the stage at DemFest, the Colorado Democratic Party’s June 6 gathering at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, state party chair Shad Murib was full of praise for “one of our fantastic candidates for United States Senate, Julie Gonzales.”

Murib called Gonzales, an eight-year veteran of the state Senate, an “unbelievable champion” on some of the issues most important to Democratic voters.

“Of course,” Murib went on, “this primary between her …

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