Paul Weissmann

Doug Bruce has been vilified this term by both Democrats and Republicans. And with a new compromise measure that threatens to scrap much of TABOR in return for concessions on Amendment 23, some insiders are guessing much of the hostilty towards Bruce from the right side of the aisle was aimed at helping passage of the measure. Either way TABOR supporters are promising a fight to retain the TABOR spending restrictions.  

State Rep. Terrance Carroll (D-Denver) was elected Assistant House Majority Leader early Tuesday afternoon, a victory widely believed to set up him to become House Majority Leader next year if the Democrats retain control.

Carroll defeated state Rep. Paul Weissmann (D-Louisville). Exect vote numbers were not released, but Weissmann said he expected the margin of victory to be within 1-2 votes.  read more »

Two state representatives are in the hunt to replace ex-state Rep. Michael Garcia as assistant House majority leader -- a stepping-stone to becoming House majority leader next year.

State Reps. Terrance Carroll (D-Denver) and Paul Weissman (D-Louisville) are the two leading candidates for the position, said House Majority Leader Alice Madden (D-Boulder).

"This is absolutely an election for next year's majority leader," Weissmann said. "It's a way to fill the gap and learn the process (for next year)."