Kathleen Curry
Kathleen Curry
Kathleen Curry is a former state legislator and the first unaffiliated member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She serves on the Steering Committee for the Colorado Centrist Project.
Articles by Kathleen
I Was a Better Representative and More Influential AFTER Dropping My Party
I Was a Better Representative and More Influential AFTER Dropping My Party
The time for independent leaders to change our political system for the better is here. Dissatisfaction with dysfunctional governance is at an all-time high in Colorado, and voters are leaving both major parties in record numbers.  According to a recent report by the Centrist Project Institute, 53% of voters believe both parties are not working together well to solve problems facing Colorado, and 85% of voters say they are open to supporting independent candidates.That statistic speaks volumes,...
20 Nov, 2017
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4 min read
Initiative to End Partisan Gerrymandering Moves Forward in Colorado
Initiative to End Partisan Gerrymandering Moves Forward in Colorado
A bipartisan team of proponents has banded together in the State of Colorado to put an end to gerrymandered congressional and legislative districts. Although we currently rely on a re-apportionment commission to do the job every ten years, what happens without fail is that the commission can’t agree on a map and the matter lands in the lap of the Colorado Supreme Court. The court then looks at maps submitted by each of the two major parties, and lines end up being drawn based on the maps submit...
29 Mar, 2016
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2 min read