At the University of Colorado, “bipartisanship” just became a four-letter word.
Six months after being appointed to CU’s Board of Regents in Dec. 2021 by Gov. Jared Polis — who touted his “business experience and passion for CU” — Ken Montera was voted vice chair. His colleagues have unanimously reelected him three times since.
Montera was always a Republican vice chair paired with a Democrat chair, most recently Callie Rennison for the past three years. But on the eve of Montera’s election Thursday to lead the body as chairman — in what was supposed to be uncontested — the partisan hammer came down…