2016 u.s. senate race
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Owen Hill welcomes Darryl Glenn to 5th District GOP primary, calls him ‘long on talk, short on accomplishments’
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State Sen. Owen Hill knocked El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn as “long on talk and short on accomplishments” after news broke Friday that Glenn was planning to join Hill in a Republican primary challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District. Colorado Politics reported Friday morning that Glenn was notifying leading Republicans…
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Republican Darryl Glenn jumping in 5th Congressional District primary against Lamborn, Hill
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El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn, the Republican nominee for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat last year, notified GOP insiders on Friday that he plans to run for the 5th Congressional District seat held by six-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in next year’s election, Colorado Politics has learned. “Colleagues, I want to give you a…
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Unity Party sets inaugural state convention as Colorado’s newest official minor party
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Now that the Unity Party has been elevated to minor party status in Colorado, its organizers say it’s time for a state convention to adopt bylaws, elect officers and approve a platform. And nachos. Anyone affiliated with the party – there were 1,002 as of last Monday, the secretary of state’s office said – can…
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Unity Party gains official status as minor political party in Colorado
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After logging more than 1,000 members earlier this week, the Unity Party officially became a minor party in Colorado, Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced, and its founder couldn’t be happier. “This is very exciting,” said Bill Hammons, who has appeared on the ballot four times on the ticket and is running for governor in…
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Romney nephew Doug Robinson quietly rolls out campaign for governor of Colorado
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Republican Doug Robinson, a former investment banker and Mitt Romney’s nephew, entered the race for Colorado’s next governor this week with an email to Republicans and online ads pointing to his campaign website. Robinson is the fourth GOP candidate in a fast-growing primary field for the chance to take over when Gov. John Hickenlooper, a…
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Political veteran Dick Wadhams outlines ‘redprint’ for Republican victory in Colorado elections
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Dick Wadhams, who chaired the state Republican Party for two terms and had a hand in electing the statewide officials who set the tone for the Colorado GOP across three decades, has a message for the party: Republicans have never had it easy in Colorado. “This has always been a competitive state; this has never…
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Robert Blaha plays Trump card in endorsement of Kevin McCarney for state GOP vice chair
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Scattering Trumpisms throughout, Robert Blaha, chair of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s 2016 Colorado campaign, endorsed Grand Junction activist Kevin McCarney for vice chair of the state Republican Party, McCarney’s campaign announced this week. McCarney, who chaired the Mesa County Trump campaign, is running against Colorado Springs organizer and strategist Sherrie Gibson in the state…
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Glenn forms consulting firm for conservative causes, candidates
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Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn has formed a political consulting firm to help promote conservative causes and elect future conservative candidates. Called DLG Esquire Attorney at Law, Glenn said in a news release on Monday, Nov. 28, that his life “will not be defined by a single political campaign.” “Those will come and…
