Weiser names JeffCo commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper as running mate in Colorado governor race

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 586

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper is Attorney General Phil Weiser’s running mate in the race for Colorado governor, he announced Wednesday.

Dahlkemper, who has served as a county commissioner in Jefferson County since 2019, would serve as Colorado’s lieutenant governor if Weiser, the race’s heavy favorite, wins the election in November. Dahlkemper previously served on the Jeffco Public Schools board of education, the Colorado Fire Commission, as chair of the Gateway to the Rockies …

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