2016 congressional elections
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Former congressional candidate Nic Morse jumps in GOP primary for Senate District 15 seat
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Former Republican congressional nominee Nic Morse announced late last week he’s running for the Senate District 15 seat held by term-limited state Sen. Kevin Lundberg, who’s seeking the GOP nomination for state treasurer. It’s already a crowded race, with Republican Rob Woodward and Democrats Rebecca Cranston and Ralph Trenary in the running. “The goal of…
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman surpasses challenger Jason Crow’s quarterly fundraising in Colorado’s 6th District
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, hauled in roughly $364,000 in the most recent fundraising quarter, his campaign said Thursday, outpacing the $300,000 his Democratic challenger Jason Crow plans to report in contributions in the battleground race for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. Coffman increased his fundraising slightly over the previous quarter when he raised…
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Democrat Jason Crow raises more than $300,000 in bid to unseat Colorado U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman
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Jason Crow, a Democrat trying to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, will report raising $300,481 in the most recent fundraising period, Colorado Politics has learned. Crow’s campaign said he received contributions from more than 1,100 donors, with 80 percent of his fundraising total from Colorado. After spending $53,203, the…
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Democratic lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush declares bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton
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State Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, a Steamboat Springs Democrat, declared Thursday she’s challenging Republican Scott Tipton in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in next year’s election. Mitsch Bush, a former Routt County commissioner, said she decided to challenge Tipton after the four-term incumbent voted in May for a House Republican plan to repeal and replace the…
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As Levi Tillemann enters 6th Congressional District primary, national Republicans gleefully stoke Democratic divisions
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The National Republican Congressional Committee on Wednesday rolled out the red carpet to welcome Democrat Levi Tillemann into an already crowded primary race for the chance to challenge GOP incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. Sounding positively gleeful, NRCC regional spokesman Jack Pandol used the occasion to invoke tried-and-true GOP bogeyman…
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Levi Tillemann rejects call to declare candidacy in 6th District, says he’s still considering run
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A local conservative organization is charging that Democrat Levi Tillemann is only pretending to be weighing a bid for Congress and has demanded the Aurora resident make his campaign official. But the former Obama administration official insists he’s staying “well within the boundaries” of federal election law and plans to decide soon whether or not…
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Jesse Mallory takes reins at Americans For Prosperity-Colorado from Michael Fields
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After serving as chief of staff for the Colorado Senate Republicans for five sessions, Jesse Mallory takes over as state director of Americans for Prosperity-Colorado, the influential conservative organization announced Monday. AFP-Colorado’s previous state director, Michael Fields, was named senior director of issue education for the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a related organization, he announced in…