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Colorado Springs DA Michael Allen Enters AG Race as GOP’s Lone Candidate

A crowded Democratic field featuring Jena Griswold, Michael Dougherty, David Seligman plus Hetal Doshi heightens the stakes for the June primary.

District Attorney Michael Allen speaks during a news conference after the owners of a Colorado funeral home who let nearly 190 bodies decay pleaded guilty to corpse abuse in Colorado Springs on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Overview

  • State records and attorney sources confirm Michael J. Allen has filed to run for Colorado attorney general as a Republican.
  • The Denver Post reports he is the only Republican in the field after Conner Pennington ended his candidacy on Dec. 30.
  • Allen is in his second term leading the Fourth Judicial District, which covers El Paso and Teller counties, and previously prosecuted cases in Kansas, including in the state attorney general’s office.
  • Democratic contenders include Secretary of State Jena Griswold, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty, advocate David Seligman, and Hetal Doshi.
  • Attorney General Phil Weiser is term-limited and running for governor, with party nominees for AG to be chosen in the June primary ahead of November’s general election.