2018 legislative elections
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Ken Salazar endorses Ashley Wheeland in House District 9 Democratic primary
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Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar this week endorsed Ashley Wheeland, one of two Democrats running in a primary against state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in southeast Denver’s House District 9. “I have known Ashley since she began her career in policy in our state – working for me in my United States Senate office,” said Salazar, a…
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Colorado Senate candidate who ‘glitter-bombed’ Mitt Romney quits Democratic primary, mounts independent bid
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Charging that the Democratic establishment has already picked its nominee, Senate District 32 candidate Peter Smith, who gained national attention when he “glitter-bombed” Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Denver six years ago, said this week he’s left the Democratic Party and plans to run for the seat as an independent. Initially issued a citation…
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Pueblo Democrat Leroy Garcia launches reelection bid in Senate District 3
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Assistant Senate Minority Leader Leroy Garcia, the Pueblo Democrat who took back one of the Senate seats lost to Republicans in Colorado’s 2013 recall elections, formally launched his campaign this week for a second term representing Senate District 3. Garcia, a paramedic, community college instructor and Marine Corps veteran, said in a statement he wants…
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State Sen. Irene Aguilar endorses Ashley Wheeland in HD 9 Democratic primary
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State Sen. Irene Aguilar, a Denver Democrat, this week endorsed Ashley Wheeland, one of two Democrats challenging state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in a primary in southeast Denver’s House District 9. “Ashley has a long record of fighting for Colorado communities and their health care, something I am passionate about as well,” Aguilar, a primary care physician,…
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Republican Kit Roupe sets grudge match with state Rep. Tony Exum Sr. in House District 17
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It’ll be round three this fall in Colorado’s seesaw House District 17 between state Rep. Tony Exum Sr., the incumbent Democrat, and former state Rep. Kit Roupe, the Republican, who filed Tuesday to run for the seat she won from Exum two elections ago and held for one term until Exum ousted her in the…
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Bernie Sanders endorses Democrat Emily Sirota in primary challenge against Paul Rosenthal
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Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Thursday endorsed Emily Sirota, one of two Democrats challenging state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in a primary in southeast Denver’s House District 9. Sanders, who carried Colorado’s 2016 Democratic caucuses by a wide margin as a presidential candidate, said in a statement he was “proud” to endorse Sirota,…
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Two Denver Democrats launch primary challenges against state Rep. Paul Rosenthal
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State Rep. Paul Rosenthal, the Denver Democrat hit with an allegation of sexual harassment that was dismissed earlier this month, is facing primary challenges from two Democrats in the southeast Denver House District 9 seat he’s represented for three terms – social worker and educator Emily Sirota and veteran policy advocate Ashley Wheeland. “It’s time…
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Ken and Perry Buck among slew of GOP officials backing state Senate candidate Rob Woodward
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U.S. Rep. Ken Buck and his wife, state Rep. Perry Buck, are among a number of prominent northern Colorado Republicans throwing their support behind restauranteur Rob Woodward in the GOP primary for Larimer County’s open Senate District 15 seat, his campaign announced Monday. Others Woodward backers include former U.S. Rep. Bob Schaffer, state Rep. Hugh McKean, Larimer…
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Adam Matkowsky exits Democratic primary, plans independent bid in battleground Senate District 24
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Adam Matkowsky is dropping out of the Democratic primary in Senate District 24 and plans to run for the battleground seat as an independent, the Thornton city councilman and Westminster police officer said Monday. “There comes a time when good people have to say enough with the current political system. The two parties care more about…
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State Rep. Steve Lebsock says polygraph proves he’s innocent of sexual harassment allegations
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A defiant state Rep. Steve Lebsock released a lie detector test Thursday he said proves he’s innocent of accusations he sexually harassed a fellow lawmaker and declared he’s willing to take additional polygraphs to disprove all other allegations against him. Lebsock also charged the allegations of sexual misconduct, which first surfaced in early November, are…
