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December 08, 2005 09:00 AM UTC

Ritter Hires Campaign Manager

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  • by: Colorado Pols

Democrat Bill Ritter announced today that he has hired Greg Kolomitz to be his campaign manager. Kolomitz has a long record as a political consultant, with a specialty in referendum and issue campaigns. However, the hiring of Kolomitz was met with some groans from Democrats worried that he isn’t experienced enough with a big statewide race to effectively handle Ritter’s campaign (don’t shoot the messenger — that’s the word on the street).

Colorado Pols indicated back in September that Ritter would hire either Kolomitz or Mike Dino as campaign manager. You heard it here first, once again.

Click below for the full press release…

Ritter Names Kolomitz as Campaign Manager

Bill Ritter, Democratic candidate for governor, has hired one of Colorados leading political consultants, Greg Kolomitz, as his campaign manager.

Kolomitz, a native Coloradan, is taking a leave of absence as president of CRL Associates Inc. to run Ritters campaign effective Jan. 3, 2006. Kolomitz has served as an unpaid adviser to the campaign for the past six months. 

Greg brings a high level of sophistication and political savvy to my statewide campaign for governor, Ritter said. I feel extremely fortunate to have him leading the charge as we march toward the governors chair.

Kolomitzs most recent campaign successes include passage of:

FasTracks (November 2004)
Yes on 3A (DPS teacher pay-for-performance; November 2005)
Yes on 2A (Lakewood sales-tax increase; November 2005)
Initiative 912 (Washington state; rejecting gas-tax repeal; November 2005)

Kolomitz also has worked on numerous school district bond measures, as well as de-Brucing and candidate races at the local, state and congressional levels. He worked on former Denver Mayor Wellington Webbs campaigns and also led the campaign to expand the Colorado Convention Center.

One of my goals has long been to manage a Colorado gubernatorial campaign, Kolomitz said, and Bill Ritter is the ideal candidate. Hes a man of great integrity and honesty. He understands this state, its people and its issues like no other candidate. Im grateful for the opportunity to help get him elected as the next governor of Colorado.

Kolomitz grew up in La Junta, where his parents still live, and graduated from La Junta High School. He graduated from Regis University and is married to Carla Lucero Kolomitz. He has been involved in politics his entire life. His earliest campaign memories are of passing out balloons for his grandfathers race for district attorney and going door-to-door for his fathers school board campaign.

Evan Dreyer, Ritters campaign coordinator since Aug. 15, will serve as deputy campaign manager/communications director.

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13 thoughts on “Ritter Hires Campaign Manager”

  1. It’s a happier holiday season for Beauprez.
    Kolomitz lacks the intellectual horsepower to deal with the complicated endgame of a big-time campaign. When rival 527’s roll-out the howitzers, this guy won’t know which end is up. This is a serious handicap for Ritter– he needed battle-tested leadership, and this ain’t it.

  3. nailinthecoffin–

    Beauprez hired some kid in his 20’s who has never managed a real campaign anywhere (sorry, Donetta Davidson’s coronation doesn’t count as a real campaign)…you consider that someone with battle-tested leadership and intellectual horse power?  GK is a grownup (rare in campaigns these days) with years of experince.  He’ll do just fine.

  5. Kolomitz ran the DPS Pay for Performance campaign.  There was only token opposition; yet, “contributors” upped that campaign fund to almost a million dollars.  Big money has spoken.  Ritter is the next governor.

  6. SpringBank:  Here’s the difference. The GOP knows when to bring in heavy hitters to move over less experienced campaign staff.
    Dems just don’t work that way. Ritter needed someone who has managed a competitive statewide candidate race–a Nick Beldick, or even a John Frew. It’s the majors baby, if the D’s want to win a seat that haven’t taken since 1986. That’s right, 20 years without winning an open guv’s seat. Ritter needed Major League staff. Kolomitz is Triple A with a cup of coffee in the Majors. What was his last top-line gig? I think it was field director for Campbell in 92…..  You be DA JUDGE.

  7. Hey,

    I am a 20 something… and I am battle tested and have run 3 statewide races ( won 2, lost 1). Sometimes 20 something’s are good at what they do… but this is CO. Colorado is a much different landscape than Illinois and Chicago.

    Hope all is well everyone, have a GOOD Weekend

  8. Kolomitz is not too young anyway (mid 30’s I think) and he has been around a long time in Colorado Politics.  The timing for him to run a governor’s race is appropriate, and he is well qualified.  He deserves the chance.

  9. Before Nail in the Coffin buys tickets to Beauprez’s inauguration, he needs to help BB get those arrows out of his back with the initials MH on them.

  10. My praise will probably hurt his credibility, but I have observed (but so far never worked with) Greg and have had occasion to get his advice from time to time.  I think he’s a terrific pick for Mr. Ritter.  He has statewide experience, is saavy, is politically smart and he treats people well.  His debut as a campaign manager for a candidate in an important state-wide effort is a long-overdue addition to his career.

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