5th congressional district
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Combat veteran, author Matt Cavanaugh launches independent challenge to Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th CD
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Army combat veteran and author Matt Cavanaugh on Tuesday launched an independent bid to challenge first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, predicting that its voters are hungry for an alternative to what he termed the “broken two-party system.” “I’m as unhappy with this same old, broken Washington as everybody else…
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Donald Trump endorses Colorado Republican Jeff Crank’s bid for reelection
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President Donald Trump formally endorsed U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank’s bid for reelection on Tuesday, calling the Colorado Springs Republican a “Fierce Advocate for our America First Agenda.” Crank, a staunch Trump ally, is seeking a second term in the reliably Republican 5th Congressional District, whose border roughly coincides with that of El Paso County. The…
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In likely Gassen-Crank matchup, voters in Colorado’s 5th CD have ‘real choice’
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Two candidates vying to become the newest face in nearly two decades to represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional District will likely present starkly dissimilar views on the issues as voters prepare to head back to the ballot box this fall. Republican Jeff Crank, a former talk radio host and executive with the Koch network-backed Americans For…
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Gassen overtakes Reagan in Dem primary for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District
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Overnight, educator River Gassen overtook her opponent Joe Reagan, a military veteran, in Tuesday’s 5th Congressional District Democratic primary election. Unofficial returns from the Secretary of State’s Office last updated just before 1:15 a.m. showed Gassen leading Reagan by 459 votes, earning 20,639 votes, or 50.6%, to Reagan’s 20,180, or 49.4%. Reagan had maintained a…
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Boebert unveils first TV ad in 4th CD, GOP candidate alleges Dave Williams, Vickie Tonkins withheld delegate list, DougCo to challenge Colorado ‘sanctuary’ laws | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is March 19, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert hit the airwaves Monday with a TV ad touting Donald Trump’s backing in the first salvo of the Republican primary election in her new congressional district. “Lauren, you’re going to do fantastically in your district,” says Trump in the…
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Boebert unveils first TV ad in 4th CD, GOP candidate alleges Dave Williams, Vickie Tonkins withheld delegate list, DougCo to challenge Colorado ‘sanctuary’ laws | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is March 19, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert hit the airwaves Monday with a TV ad touting Donald Trump’s backing in the first salvo of the Republican primary election in her new congressional district. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); “Lauren, you’re going to do fantastically in your district,” says…
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Lamborn primary challenger Dave Williams releases TV ad ahead of mail ballot delivery
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A state lawmaker challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in this month’s Republican primary launched a TV ad Thursday touting his conservative credentials and support for former President Donald Trump’s agenda. The 30-second ad released by state Rep. Dave Williams’ campaign says the Colorado Springs Republican has “never voted for tax or spending increases” and calls…
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Republican delegates advance Lamborn challenger Dave Williams to 5th CD primary ballot
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State Rep. Dave Williams won top-line designation Saturday on Colorado’s Republican primary ballot in the 5th Congressional District, guaranteeing that U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn will face at least two GOP challengers in his bid for a ninth term. Williams, a three-term state lawmaker from Colorado Springs, was the only candidate to emerge from the Republicans’…
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El Paso GOP chair attacks Lamborn after he cites ‘troubling irregularities’ in assembly process
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Long-simmering tension between competing factions in the local Republican Party spilled into public view on March 31 when El Paso County GOP Chairwoman Vickie Tonkins tore into U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in a combative email denouncing the Colorado Springs Republican as dishonest and corrupt after Lamborn accused Tonkins and her allies of rigging the nomination…
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Lamborn primary challenger Rebecca Keltie qualifies for GOP ballot by petition
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Colorado Springs Republican Rebecca Keltie, one of four GOP candidates challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s bid for a ninth term, has qualified for the primary after submitting a sufficient number of valid petition signatures, state officials said. Lamborn qualified for the June 28 ballot in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District by petition earlier this month. In…
