Grand Junction Colorado Living

05/11/2026

Things to know

Did you know that the PAC supporting Michael Bennet for Governor received $2.5 Million from New York Billionaire Michael Bloomberg...

And that over $1 Million that went into the PAC is from a "dark money" non-profit that doesn't disclose it's donors?

04/30/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18YoUKXvaK/

A political appointee who was born into a life of privilege in an East-Coast Democratic Establishment family...

This guy is about as far removed from the average Coloradan as anyone can be...

Some background on Bennet explains:

-Born in India in 1964, while his father was working for ambassador Chester Bowles.

-Bennet was raised in a family of Democratic Party insiders in Washington DC and Connecticut.

-He attended St. Albans, a prestigious college-prep High School that has a long list of famous alumi

-His father Douglas J. Bennet Jr., a long-time Democratic insider ran USAID in the Jimmy Carter administration, was an aide for Vice-President Hubert Humphrey, was the President of NPR for 10 years, worked in Bill Clinton‘s State Department in the mid-1990’s, and served as president of Wesleyan University for over 10 years.

-His grandfather was an economic advisor to FDR.

-His brother James Bennet was the editor for The Atlantic and ran the editorial page at the New York Times.

Bennet is an intergenerational member of the DC Democratic Establishment.

His adult-life and career has been almost entirely in service to the State:

-1987, earns BA from Wesleyan University (where his father and grandfather attended)

-1988 to 1990, served as personal assistant to Ohio Governor Richard Celeste

-1993, graduates from Yale (a favored institution of the political establishment)

-1995 to 1997, Counsel to US Deputy Attorney General and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

-1997, Marries Susan Daggett (an Environment Attorney for politically connected Sierra Club), and now a DU Law Professor.

-1997, at age 34, moves to Colorado when wife Susan accepts a job at Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund.

-1997 to 2003, Managing Director at Anschutz Investment Co, where he was involved in the merger creating Regal Entertainment Group, the largest movie theater chain in the world.

-2003 to 2005 Chief of Staff to Mayor of Denver, John Hickenlooper

-2005 to 2009, Superintendent for Denver Public Schools

-2008, on President-elect Obama’s short list for Secretary of Education

-2008, http://
OpenSecrets.org shows Bennet’s net worth at $17 million.

-2009, appointed by Governor Bill Ritter to US Senate following Ken Salazar’s appointment to Secretary of the Interior

-2010, his campaign for re-election spent $13 million compared to Ken Buck’s $4.8 million. Bennet won by only 1.7% (less than 29,000 votes)

-2020, ran for President, raising over $6.8 million for his campaign.

-In 2022, his net worth is estimated at $15 million, ranking him 12th wealthiest member of the US Senate.

Looking at his life, Bennet is NOT representative of the typical Coloradoan.

He isn’t even representative of a typical US Senator when you consider his wealth!

The average person works throughout their life to afford a quality existence for their family.

Bennet is far-removed from the life of an average Coloradoan.

03/06/2026

https://joehoft.com/huge-explosive-hava-complaint-filed-against-colorado-secretary/

Explosive HAVA Complaint Filed Against Colorado Secretary of State Republished with permission from Unite4Freedom Nearly 488,000 Post-Certification Voter Record Changes Across 3 Federal Elections ADVERTISEMENT CONTACT:[email protected] DATE:March 4, 2026 A ... Read

10/22/2025

https://rockymountainvoice.com/2025/10/22/parents-vs-unions-the-battle-over-mesa-countys-schools/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNmLodleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgupbaS74wk36YkiaBeAhcrDRDk6niAMw3F4S4OERIt1eH6JopWl5tG_shJl_aem_quuRE6k89gugcQLAnQ_erw

District 51 incumbents Andrea Haitz, Will Jones, and Angela Lema face heavy union spending. Kent Zook says Mesa County deserves transparency.

10/06/2025

Proposition LL

Vote "NO"

Proposition LL asks voters for permission to keep $12.4M in excess revenue raised as a result of a previous voter-approved tax hike from 2022. (Proposition FF) TABOR requires the government to ask permission to keep excess funding, any time there is any.

Those excess funds are required to be returned to you as a TABOR refund, if Proposition LL fails to pass.

That previous proposition was a tax hike on Coloradans earning more than $300,000 annually. But almost immediately, Democrats decided it wasn't enough.

"Free" school lunches were initially estimated to cost $100M, but in their very first year already spent $60M over that budget.

So Proposition LL gives you a choice. Bail out a failing government program? Or get your share of that $12.4M back as a refund?

Please vote "NO" on Proposition LL.

Proposition MM

Vote "NO"

Proposition MM seeks to raise taxes by cutting allowable deductions for Coloradans earning more than $300,000 a year. Single filers would see their deductions drop from $12,000 to $1,000, and joint filers from $16,000 to $2,000.

This is $95 million tax hike to be funded by just 5% of Coloradans.

Proponents seek to raise taxes again, because their previous tax hike for school lunches wasn't enough for them, and the program is already overspending drastically as mentioned above.

Voting for Prop MM may sound harmless if you're in the 95% of Coloradans earning less than $300,000 annually because it doesn’t hit your wallet today—but it will tomorrow, you can bet on that!

When lawmakers or voters single out “the wealthy,” “the poor,” “the smokers,” or any other group for special tax treatment, they create two Colorados: one paying the bill and another cashing the check. That division gives politicians power to pick winners and losers, weaponizing taxation.

These temporary, "feel-good" policies quickly become permanent costs for the middle class.

Please vote "NO" on Proposition MM.

Reminder!
Local jurisdictions are still fighting back against Jared Polis' $280M power grab.

09/07/2025

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09/01/2025

A public unions expert told Fox News Digital the NEA spends less than 10% of its budget on 'representational activities'. Amid a trend of declining membership since the Supreme Court struck down mandatory union dues, the nation’s two largest teachers’ unions have poured tens of millions into lef...

08/21/2025

I wanted to share a tweet I saw from Free State Colorado recently. The tweet is linked first below if you want to see the original (and/or follow them on Twitter--which you should if you're not following them some other way). If you don't have twitter, the subject of the tweet is how progressive pol...

11/15/2024

Attention all Lululemon lovers!

Lululemon leggings will be just a stretch away for Grand Junction residents after Friday.

11/11/2024

Happy Veteran's Day To All Who Served!