2010 political campaigns
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Harvey mounts conservative challenge to Wadhams for GOP state chair
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Charging that two-term Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dick Wadhams has lost the confidence of grassroots Republicans, state Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, announced on Monday he plans to challenge Wadhams in next month’s GOP election. “It’s time for new direction, new leadership and new perspective for the state party,” said Harvey, who unveiled a list…
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A dozen candidates make pitches for Denver mayor
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Twelve candidates for Denver mayor recalled summers spent in neighborhood parks, discussed ways to pay for a parks system that hasn’t kept pace with the city’s growth, and wrangled over whether gigantic commercial ventures should shut residents out of their own public spaces at a forum on Wednesday night at the Denver Botanic Gardens. It…
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Ex-Aurora Councilman Hogan launches mayoral campaign
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Former state Representative and Aurora City Councilman Steve Hogan launched his campaign for mayor Wednesday, the first candidate in the race that will be decided by voters on Nov. 1.Hogan, who has served a total of 24 years on the city council since 1979, said his top priorities are economic development, a zero-based city budget…
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Springs mayor candidates eye change
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COLORADO SPRINGS — At least 11 mayoral candidates are vying to lead Colorado Springs out of the economic wilderness and into a new landscape of prosperity by growing jobs in existing businesses and attracting new companies to the city where unemployment hovers at 9.4 percent and foreclosures set a record of 5,470 in 2009 and…
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Denver mayoral candidates open doors, disclose year-end campaign fundraising
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Three of the leading candidates to take Gov. John Hickenlooper’s place as Denver mayor threw open the doors to their campaign headquarters and released preliminary fundraising figures this week. Each of the three — City Councilmen Michael Hancock and Doug Linkhart and Denver Preschool Program Director James Mejia — said their fundraising through the end…
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Waak won’t run
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At least three candidates are considering whether to run for Colorado Democratic Party chair following an announcement late last week that incumbent party boss Pat Waak will not seek an unprecedented fourth two-year term in March.One potential candidate is a former state lawmaker who interned for the state Democratic Party nearly 50 years ago and…
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White wins SD 8 seat, McConnell quits GOP
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Jean White, wife of departing Sen. Al White, R-Hayden, was selected Monday by a GOP vacancy committee to fill the Senate District 8 seat from northwestern Colorado.White won the seat on the fifth round of balloting, according to SD 8 vacancy committee Chair Phil Vaughan of Garfield County. The Monday meeting, held at the Moffat…
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Departing legislators share memories, plans
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Some have their sights on relaxation with friends and family, others will return fulltime to their professions, and a few said they’re looking for ways to stay involved in government or party politics. In sharing their experiences with The Colorado Statesman, the lame duck lawmakers discuss their greatest accomplishments, let downs, and prospects for the…
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Supreme Court passes on petition appeal, keeps Coken on ballot
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By Ernest LuningTHE COLORADO STATESMAN DENVER — Jennifer Coken’s name will stay on the Democratic primary ballot after the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal that could have thrown out signatures on her nominating petitions. State officials had asked the high court to reverse a recent lower court decision that said…
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Judge orders Coken onto ballot, Secretary of State Buescher appeals ruling
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By Ernest LuningTHE COLORADO STATESMAN A Denver District Court judge ordered Tuesday that Jennifer Coken’s name should appear on the House District 4 Democratic primary ballot, overturning a decision by state officials that Coken failed to submit enough signatures on her nominating petitions. The next day, Secretary of State Bernie Buescher announced he plans to…
