2018 congressional elections
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Democrat Jason Crow unveils campaign reform package, challenges Coffman to reject ‘dark money’
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Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow on Tuesday released a set of proposals to “end the corrupting influence of big money in politics” and called on U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the Republican incumbent, to join him in a pledge to keep undisclosed “dark money” spending out of the race for the suburban swing seat. “We don’t…
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Conservative website calls out Democrat Jason Crow for law firm’s lobbying history on behalf of gun interests
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The conservative Washington Free Beacon on Monday pointed out that Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow works at a high-powered law firm that has lobbied and done legal work for gun interests at the same time he’s attacked the “gun lobby” and been calling on U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman to return campaign contributions from the National…
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Poll shows Democrat Jason Crow leading Republican Mike Coffman by 5 points
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A poll conducted for liberal campaign finance reform group End Citizens United found Democrat Jason Crow leading U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, by 5 points – and the challenger’s advantage increases to 10 points after poll respondents were told Crow isn’t taking corporate PAC money. The Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling survey shows Crow,…
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Progressive Democrats of America chapter endorses Democrat Levi Tillemann in 6th District primary
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Calling him “a true progressive who will fight for everyone,” the Denver chapter of the Progressive Democrats of America this week endorsed congressional candidate Levi Tillemann, one of four Democrats running for the 6th Congressional District held by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman. Chapter leader Susan Gilbert, who lives in the suburban 6th District, said Tillemann, a…
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Gold Star father Khizr Khan to headline rally for Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow
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Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who came under attack from Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign after offering to lend the Republican a copy of the Constitution, will appear at a rally on Tuesday for Jason Crow, a Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, Crow’s campaign said Friday.…
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DeGette primary challenger Saira Rao running for a ‘seat at the table’
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Saira Rao says she decided to stop practicing law at a New York firm and start a publishing company devoted to children’s fiction featuring diverse characters when she was watching cartoons with her daughter Lila one day about six years ago. “I saw the utter lack of diversity, and that’s when I switched gears to…
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Democrat Jason Crow calls on Mike Coffman to return NRA money, ‘take action’ on gun measures
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Democratic challenger Jason Crow on Thursday called on U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman to return campaign donations the Aurora Republican has received from the National Rifle Association and urged the incumbent to “act now to pass commonsense gun safety reform” the day after a mass shooting at a Florida high school left 17 dead and 14…
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Republican congressional candidate Darryl Glenn first to submit nominating petitions
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Republican congressional candidate Darryl Glenn this week became the first candidate in Colorado to submit petitions signatures for the June primary ballot, ahead of the three other Republicans petitioning in the 5th Congressional District and dozens of other candidates circulating petitions to qualify for the primary. “We like to lead from the front,” Glenn, an…
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Lamborn challenger Owen Hill blasts GOP incumbent’s position on pot enforcement
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State Sen. Owen Hill, a Colorado Springs Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in a primary, on Monday called on the federal government to keep its hands off Colorado’s legalized marijuana industry and tore into Lamborn for welcoming a recent shift in policy that could lead to a federal crackdown. “Doug Lamborn is coming out in…
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Democratic congressional candidate pays himself salary from campaign fund
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Democratic congressional candidate Mark Williams paid himself a salary out of his campaign funds for two months last year – but after Colorado Politics pointed to a federal election rule that limits the practice, Williams said he’ll return the money to his campaign account and delay putting himself back on the payroll until next month.…