Josh Penry

Scott McInnis Says Government Doesn't Create Jobs At Factory That Benefited From Government Contracts

The Durango Herald | Joe Hanel | Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver


DENVER - Colorado Republicans unveiled their small-government, anti-spending agenda Monday at RK Mechanical, a family-owned construction firm that got...

Scott McInnis Rips Bill Ritter On Economy, Fails To Offer Any Details About What He Would Do Differently

The Denver Post | Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver


The 2010 race for governor was joined Monday as Republicans released a four-page conservative agenda and Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter responded with a ...

Tom Tancredo's Next Move: Seeking Hate Crime Laws For Black LoDo Assault Perpetrators

The Latest Word | Patricia Calhoun | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver


Even as McInnis' office was sending out word of today's gathering, the Rocky Mountain Foundation, the group that Tancredo's headed since he left Congr...

Penry Will Endorse McInnis For Governor

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | GARY HARMON/the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Posted 11.22.2009 | Denver


State Sen. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, will clear up all but one final remaining question from his campaign for governor when he endorses former bos...

Josh Penry Mulling A Reelection Bid

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Gary Harmon | Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver


State Sen. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, will decide over the holidays whether to seek re-election to his state Senate seat after backing out of the c...

Tancredo And The Governor's Race: Conservative Stalwart Forcing GOP To The Right

Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver


Conservative firebrand Tom Tancredo, who last week said he would "probably run" for the GOP nomination for Governor of Colorado, is now saying he will...

Penry Exposes the Real Republican Agenda

Jason Salzman | Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver


Jason Salzman

How can you believe a Republican candidate's claim that he's bowing out of an election for the good of the Republican Party, but then he refuses to endorse the remaining viable candidate?

The GOP "Comeback" is Really a Throwback

Nathan Daschle | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics


Nathan Daschle

American voters will reward the party that optimistically puts forth a concrete plan to return prosperity. And while the jury on the new administration is still out, the case against the GOP has long been closed.

Tom Tancredo Governor's Race: Former Congressman Says "I Think I Will Run"

Posted 11.12.2009 | Denver


Former Congressman and and presidential candidate Tom Tancredo told Westword Thursday that he will likely enter the race for Governor of Colorado, cha...

Josh Penry To Leave Governor's Race And Endorse Rival McInnis: Report

Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver


In a statement emailed to supporters Josh Penry said he is backing out of his bid for the GOP nomination for Governor because he didn't want to jeopar...

Bill Ritter Moves To Shorten Waiting Period For Natural Gas Drilling Applications

Posted 11.09.2009 | Denver


Governor Bill Ritter is moving to shorten the waiting period for oil and gas permits in Colorado after facing criticism from Republican opponents that...

Scott McInnis Says Life Experiences Have Moved His Position On Abortion To The Right

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 11.08.2009 | Denver


Gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis said last week he opposes abortion, but in Congress he earned a reputation as a moderate and a maverick on the i...

For Sale: Top Post in Ritter Administration

Jessica Corry | Posted 11.06.2009 | Denver


Jessica Corry

A lesson in political philosophy from Gov. Ritter: When a corporation influences public policy by writing checks, it's evil. When a liberal foundation does the same, the move marks a step forward.

Mike Britt, Former Colorado GOP Chair, Payed National Republican Party For Voter Information: Report

9News | Adam Schrager | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver


KUSA -The former executive director of the Colorado Republican Party authorized the downloading of a massive e-mail list from the Republican National ...

Josh Penry's Examples Of Patronage In New Energy Office Turn Out To Be False

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver


The director of the Governor's Energy Office recently interviewed 20 people from scores of applicants and hired someone who had worked on Republican B...

Josh Penry, Mike Coffman Butt Heads Over Pinon Canyon

Posted 11.02.2009 | Denver


Long a hot-button political issue in Colorado, the proposed Pinon Canyon Army Base expansion seems now to be dividing Republicans heading into the 201...

Terrance Carroll, Josh Penry Trade Barbs After Governor's Budget Announcement

Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver


Governor Ritter's surrogates and his opponents traded barbs Thursday over the Governor's recently announced budget cuts. In response to the the Govern...

Josh Penry Proposes Abolishing Government Agencies In Response To Ritter Budget Announcement

State Bill Colorado | State Bill Colorado | Posted 10.28.2009 | Denver


By Don Knox, STATE BILL COLORADO Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry, a gubernatorial rival to current Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, respond...

Bob Beauprez On Scott McInnis: He Needs To Debate Penry

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 10.28.2009 | Denver


The campaign for GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis fired back Tuesday at criticism of his decision not to debate his primary opponents. "This...

Josh Penry Rails Against Higher Ed Hiring, Even As His Family Benefits, And Reports Defend It As Necessary

CO. Independent | CO Independent | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver


State Senate Majority leader and gubernatorial candidate Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, has been attacking Gov. Bill Ritter for months an...

Josh Penry Grand Junction Donations: Penry Leads Fellow Native Scott McInnis In Donations From Grand Junction

The Denver Post | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver


Faced with two hometown Republican candidates for governor, Grand Junction residents overwhelmingly voted with their wallets for state Sen. Josh Penry...

Scott McInnis Loses Key Endorsement To Josh Penry Over Pinon Canyon Stance

The Pueblo Chieftain | Charles Ashby | Posted 10.22.2009 | Denver


DENVER - State Sen. Ken Kester said Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis is "absolutely wrong" about his stance on the U.S. Army's expansi...

Josh Penry, Scott McInnis Try To Tie Bill Ritter To Obama On Oil Shale

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Gary Harmon | Posted 10.22.2009 | Denver


The two Grand Junction Republicans hoping to replace Gov. Bill Ritter said a federal oil shale decision supported by Ritter offers little hope to the ...

Josh Penry Attacks On Bill Ritter's Hiring Policies Overstated: The Denver Post

The Denver Post | Tim Hoover | Posted 10.11.2009 | Denver


In the Republican quest to show that Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter has mishandled the state budget, no GOP criticism has hit him harder than the content...

Scott McInnis-Josh Penry Primary: McInnis Resuses To Appear On Same Stage

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 10.09.2009 | Denver


Gubernatorial contender Scott McInnis RSVP'd that he would attend a candidate forum later this month but only after organizers agreed there would be n...