2018 congressional elections
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Crow leads 6th CD field in pre-primary fundraising, but Coffman has more in the bank
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Democrat Jason Crow pulled in nearly $370,000 for the pre-primary fundraising period just ended, outraising U.S. Rep Mike Coffman, the Republican he hopes to unseat, by about 10 percent since April 1. But Coffman finished the period with around $400,000 more on hand than his challenger as total fundraising in the battleground 6th Congressional District…
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Mitsch Bush launches TV ad in 3rd CD Democratic primary
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Diane Mitsch Bush joined primary rival Karl Hanlon on the 3rd Congressional District’s airwaves and cable wires Monday as the Democrat unveiled a TV ad touting her stance on issues and several prominent endorsements. Mitsch Bush, a former state lawmaker from Steamboat Springs, is facing Hanlon, a Carbondale rancher and water attorney, as well as…
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Democrat Karl Hanlon hits airwaves with ads blasting Tipton, Trump
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Democrat Karl Hanlon launched a TV ad campaign Wednesday in the primary race to challenge U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, a four-term incumbent, in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. Hanlon, a Carbondale rancher and water attorney, takes aim at Tipton and President Donald Trump in a trio of ads set to air on broadcast and cable in the…
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Dan Baer named to head Colorado Department of Higher Education
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Dan Baer, a former ambassador and Democrat who ran for Congress last year, was appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper Tuesday to be the next executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education. Baer will take over on June 8 from Kim Hunter Reed, who is departing after 16 months on the job to take the same…
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Tillemann says he’ll withdraw from primary if poll shows only Crow can beat Coffman
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Democratic congressional candidate Levi Tilleman said Friday he’ll drop out of the 6th District primary if a poll he has commissioned shows that primary rival Jason Crow is the only Democrat who can unseat five-term Republican Mike Coffman in the suburban swing seat. Tillemann told Colorado Politics he expects to have the results in hand…
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Democrat Jason Crow wins teachers-union endorsement in 6th CD race
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Jason Crow, an attorney and one of two Democrats running in a primary for the 6th Congressional District seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, picked up an endorsement from Colorado’s largest teachers union Thursday, his campaign announced. The Colorado Education Association and its national parent, the National Education Association, threw their support behind…
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Progressive group takes aim at Tipton’s health care vote with ad campaign
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A Colorado-based progressive group launched a TV ad campaign this week slamming U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton for the Cortez Republican’s vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate. “Stop hiking up health care premiums,” outdoor enthusiast who identify themselves as Tom and Mary say in the 30-second ad. A spokeswoman for Colorado United for…
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Lamborn challenger Tyler Stevens makes GOP primary ballot
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A fourth Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s bid for a seventh term in the June primary has made the ballot, state officials announced Friday. Tyler Stevens, a former Green Mountain Falls mayor, successfully petitioned into the primary by submitting 1,223 valid signatures from district Republicans, Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams said in a…
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Colo. Supreme Court will review ballot challenge to Lamborn
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The Colorado Supreme Court will decide whether U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn stays on the primary ballot, or if a legal challenge over petition signatures will derail the Colorado Springs Republican’s bid for a seventh term. The high court on Monday agreed to review an appeal arguing that some of the signatures that secured Lamborn a…
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Democrat Diana DeGette faces primary challenge from Saira Rao
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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat serving her 11th term, will share the June primary ballot with challenger Saira Rao but on Friday easily won top line at the 1st Congressional District assembly. DeGette received 270 votes, or 62.6 percent, to Rao’s 161 votes, or 37.4 percent at the meeting. Because Rao had already…