5th congressional district
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Colorado’s Rep. Doug Lamborn tweets blistering criticism of Trump’s Charlottesville response
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs tweeted a scathing criticism Wednesday of the president’s remarks about the weekend’s racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia – the Republican congressman’s strongest statement yet on the topic. “The KKK, Neo-Nazis, and White Supremacists and Nationalists are abhorrent,” Lamborn posted to Facebook and Twitter. “Statements that provide even…
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BIDLACK: We all condemn it, but money is the most vital part of any election
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In my last essay, I talked in general terms about why I chose to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. Today, let’s get a bit more into the weeds on the mechanics of how you actually run for office. I offer this for two reasons: first, it is, I think, interesting to…
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Colorado Republican Doug Lamborn raises more than $70,000 for congressional reelection campaign
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican facing at least two primary challengers next year, raised $72,766 in the most recent fundraising quarter, according to a finance report his campaign filed Friday. He finished with $378,553 on hand at the end of June. The six-term incumbent brought in nearly twice what he raised in…
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Owen Hill welcomes Darryl Glenn to 5th District GOP primary, calls him ‘long on talk, short on accomplishments’
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State Sen. Owen Hill knocked El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn as “long on talk and short on accomplishments” after news broke Friday that Glenn was planning to join Hill in a Republican primary challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District. Colorado Politics reported Friday morning that Glenn was notifying leading Republicans…
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Republican Darryl Glenn jumping in 5th Congressional District primary against Lamborn, Hill
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El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn, the Republican nominee for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat last year, notified GOP insiders on Friday that he plans to run for the 5th Congressional District seat held by six-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in next year’s election, Colorado Politics has learned. “Colleagues, I want to give you a…
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Republican Owen Hill shatters fundraising record in primary race against U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn
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State Sen. Owen Hill, a Colorado Springs Republican, plans to report he’s raised $225,000 for his primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a six-term incumbent, eclipsing previous fundraising records in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District in the decade since Lamborn has been in office. The 35-year-old lawmaker will report he has $195,000 cash on hand at the…
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Democrat Stephany Rose Spaulding bucks odds in bid for Colorado’s CD-5
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Colorado Springs isn’t the most fertile ground for a Democrat to launch a bid for Congress; the Springs-centered 5th Congressional District has voted overwhelmingly Republican since its creation in 1972. It is no more likely to go blue than Boulder-based CD-2 is likely to turn red. The odds get even steeper if the Democrat mounting…
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Owen Hill formally launches primary challenge against congressional incumbent Doug Lamborn
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State Sen. Owen Hill, a Colorado Springs Republican, formally launched his primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn with a Monday morning email saying he plans to bring a bold approach to Congress instead of merely voting the right way. “Over the past several years, so many in our district have approached me with a…