O'Brien sticking to the ticket

Ever since Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien considered leaving Capitol Hill for Denver Public Schools in January, her office has had to bat down rumors of potential interlopers for the No. 2 spot on the 2010 gubernatorial ticket.

The most frequent rumored challengers? Former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff and state Sen. Paula Sandoval, said O'Brien's spokeswoman.

But the lieutenant governor isn't going anywhere.

"She's not leaving the ticket. She's here to stay," said spokeswoman Ellen Dumm. "The governor would not have put her in charge of Race to the Top had she been thinking of bailing."

Race to the Top is a multi-year federal grant competition that could net Colorado an estimated $500 million in education money.

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