5th congressional district
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Dave Williams wins support from conservative pundit Michelle Malkin
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State Rep. Dave Williams, one of four Republicans challenging eight-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s bid for reelection in a primary, has been endorsed by conservative author and commentator Michelle Malkin, his campaign said. Malkin, a Colorado Springs resident, called Williams “exactly the kind of proven conservative warrior we need in Congress” in a statement that…
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Former Unity Party nominee challenges Lamborn again, but this time as a Republican
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The Navy veteran who mounted an unsuccessful third-party run against U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn last year is giving it another try next year in the Republican primary. Rebecca Keltie, the 2020 Unity Party nominee in the Colorado Springs-based 5th Congressional District, faults the eighth-term incumbent for going years without holding any town halls. She said…
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Darryl Glenn is paying himself a salary from congressional campaign funds
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Darryl Glenn, one of four Republicans challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in the June 26 primary, has been paying himself a salary out of campaign funds equal to what he makes as an El Paso County commissioner, according to campaign finance documents filed Thursday. State Sen. Owen Hill, retired Texas judge Bill Rhea and former Green…
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BIDLACK | Doug Lamborn proves elusive on the debate circuit, yet again
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I was carrying a large brown envelop when I made my first visit to the office of Congressman Doug Lamborn. It was in the summer of 2008, and I was the Democratic candidate running against the Congressman. I had received the mysterious envelop in the mail the day before. It had no return address. Upon…
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Federal judge orders Lamborn onto primary ballot
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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams to add U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn to June’s Republican primary ballot and said Williams can’t enforce a state law requiring candidates’ petition circulators to be Colorado residents. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Philip Brimmer means Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican serving his sixth term…
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Lamborn lawsuit over spot on primary ballot headed to federal court
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has his day in court Monday in Denver, when a federal judge has scheduled a hearing over a lawsuit that could determine whether the six-term Republican can appear on the June primary ballot. Lamborn sued Secretary of State Wayne Williams in U.S. District Court this week in response to a unanimous…
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Lamborn files federal lawsuit to secure spot on GOP primary ballot
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn filed a lawsuit in federal court late Wednesday asking a judge to overturn a Colorado law that could keep the Colorado Springs Republican off the ballot in his bid for a seventh term in Congress. The move follows a unanimous ruling Monday by the Colorado Supreme Court that ordered Secretary of…
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What’s next for Lamborn? Questions & answers on Colo.’s ballot mess
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So what lies ahead for U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn? The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday ordered state officials to leave the Colorado Springs congressman’s name off the Republican primary ballot, causing jaws to drop and heads to spin. Almost immediately, attorneys for the six-term representative vowed to take their case to federal court, where they…
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Colo. Supreme Court rules Doug Lamborn didn’t make primary ballot
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In a stunning decision, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn didn’t gather enough valid petition signatures to qualify for the June primary ballot in his bid for a seventh term. Lamborn, however, plans to “immediately” file a federal lawsuit challenging the Colorado law that could keep him off the…
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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…
