7th congressional district

Colorado lawmakers Leslie Herod, Dominick Moreno start fellowship at Harvard’s Kennedy School

Jul 11, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Rep. Leslie Herod of Denver and state Sen. Dominick Moreno of Commerce City, both Democrats, started a three-week executive leadership program for LGBTQ officials on Monday at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The David Bohnett Leaders Fellowship, sponsored by the foundation of the same name and the Victory Institute, is awarded annually…
State Rep. Brittany Pettersen and ProgressNow’s Ian Silverii get married at Colorado governor’s mansion

Jul 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democratic candidate for Congress, and Ian Silverii, executive director of ProgressNow Colorado, both of Lakewood, were married on Saturday, July 1, in a ceremony in the carriage house and garden at the Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion in Denver in front of hundreds of friends and family members. The bride…
Noonan: Three strong candidates for CD7 can set a vision for Dems across the nation

Jun 23, 2017

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Paula Noonan

The 2018 election will scramble the political scene in Colorado. Two Democratic U.S. representatives are vying for governor. Three prominent state Democratic legislators from Jefferson and Adams counties will go after the open 7th Congressional District seat vacated by US Rep. Ed Perlmutter. Brittany Pettersen will leave her House District 28 seat in Lakewood. Andy…
EMILY’s List endorses Democrat Brittany Pettersen in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District race

Jun 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A national group that backs Democratic women candidates endorsed state Rep. Brittany Pettersen in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District race on Thursday. “EMILY’s List is excited to announce our endorsement of Brittany Pettersen, a passionate young leader who will bring a much-needed perspective to Washington for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District,” said EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock…
The folks who mistook Dominick Moreno’s logo for a hat

Jun 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Is it a hat? Is it a map? Ever since Democratic congressional candidate Dominick Moreno, a state senator, unveiled his campaign logo late last week, questions have been floating in about the prominent green shape that occupies the top right corner alongside the Adams County lawmaker’s first name. (Along with state Sen. Andy Kerr…
Adams County Democrat Dominick Moreno tosses hat in crowded 7th Congressional District primary

May 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat, on Wednesday officially launched his campaign for the 7th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who is running for governor in next year’s election. “My passion is helping people,” Moreno, 32, says in a video announcing his bid. “Right now, our country is headed…
Dominick Moreno joins list of Colorado Democrats seeking to replace Ed Perlmutter

May 24, 2017

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Peter Marcus

State Sen. Dominick Moreno will jump into the 7th Congressional District race to replace Democrat Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Politics has learned. Moreno becomes the third high-profile Democrat to join the race after Perlmutter announced a run for governor in April. The two other Democratic candidates, Rep. Brittany Pettersen and Sen. Andy Kerr, are both from…
Pettersen’s family is a backdrop to her run in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District

Apr 24, 2017

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Joey Bunch

State Rep. Brittany Pettersen released her first campaign video last week to introduce herself as a congressional candidate. Her family helps fill in the picture of a focused, responsible young woman who grew out of tough circumstances into an accomplished state legislator with a big heart. Much respect to her mom, Stacy, who owned up…
Democrat Andy Kerr formally announces he’s running for Congressional District 7 seat

Apr 13, 2017

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Ernest Luning

“My name is Andy Kerr, and I am running for Congress,” the Democratic state senator told a crowd of family, friends, colleagues and supporters filling the gymnasium as he began his speech at Dunstan Middle School in Lakewood on Wednesday afternoon. It’s the same way U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter — at that time a former…
Colorado state Sen. Andy Kerr formally announces campaign for congressional seat

Apr 12, 2017

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Peter Marcus

State Sen. Andy Kerr, a Lakewood Democrat, formally announced his campaign on Wednesday to replace U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter. Kerr’s campaign was set into motion Sunday after Perlmutter said he would run for governor. Perlmutter will hold his seat in the 7th Congressional District while he runs for governor. The seat will come open next…