Bruce Benson

Ask former Colorado Rep. Mike Garcia. He’ll tell you what happens when you mix sex and politics. The results can be funny, sad, disgusting, but never happy.  read more »

Legislative Democratic leaders extended an olive branch Thursday to Bruce Benson on Thursday, 10 days after they wrote the CU Board of Regents criticizing him, the Denver Post reported.  read more »

Bruce Benson, a millionaire Republican activist with a huge Rolodex for fundraising but a controversial political past, was named the twenty-second president of the University of Colorado on Wednesday night.

The University of Colorado Board of Regents approved Benson, the only finalist for the presidency, by a 6-3 party-line vote, the Rocky Mountain News is reporting.

CD-2 Democratic candidate Jared Polis said Wednesday that there were problems with the University of Colorado's presidential selection process, and stated he favored "a qualified progressive" as CU president.

With Bill Owens’ financial surrogate Bruce Benson in line to possibly take the job as CU president, the Inside Edge has been looking over the leadership in the GOP to try to figure out who really runs the party.

If you’re a Democrat you have to be pretty happy with how it lines up.    read more »

U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) thinks millionaire GOP activist Bruce Benson might be a good choice as CU president, the Rocky Mountain News is reporting.

Salazar said Benson's educational contributions and community leadership "needs to be recognized," the Rocky reported.  read more »

CD-2 Democratic candidate Joan Fitz-Gerald opposes Bruce Benson becoming the next president of the University of Colorado because of his "involvement in questionable political activities," her campaign manager said Wednesday.

Fitz-Gerald especially disapproved of Benson's role in the 2003 legislative redistricting battle, said manager Matt Moseley.