7th congressional district
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Lakewood Democrat Andy Kerr plans to announce run for 7th Congressional District seat Wednesday
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With a promise to fight for education, jobs and the Colorado way of life, state Sen. Andy Kerr, a Lakewood Democrat, plans to announce on Wednesday afternoon he’s running for the 7th Congressional District seat represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who declared Sunday he’s running for governor in next year’s election. “The working families…
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Perlmutter’s Colorado gubernatorial announcement means race for an open seat
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s gubernatorial announcement on Sunday set into motion a competitive fight for a vulnerable open congressional seat. Lakewood Democrats Brittany Pettersen, a state representative, and Andy Kerr, a state senator, quickly announced their intentions to run in the 7th Congressional District, with the hopes of keeping the seat in Democratic control. “Too…
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Democrat Brittany Pettersen launches run for Ed Perlmutter’s congressional seat
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Just a half hour after U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter announced his campaign for governor on Sunday afternoon, state Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, launched her bid to represent the battleground 7th Congressional District seat Perlmutter has held for a decade. “Too many families in Colorado are facing tough times and we need leaders who understand those…
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Adams County Democrat Steve Lebsock announces he’s running for state treasurer
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State Rep. Steve Lebsock, a Thornton Democrat, announced Saturday that he’s running for state treasurer in next year’s election. “It’s so important that we have elected officials here in the state of Colorado that have your back and that care about freedom and liberty and opportunity to do what you need to do,” Lebsock told…
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Republican state chair candidates hurl charges over Trump support
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The race for Colorado Republican Party leadership heated up this week as state chair candidates Jeff Hays and George Athanasopoulos each questioned his opponent’s depth of support for Donald Trump. Hays, the outgoing chairman of the El Paso County Republican Party, and Athanasopoulos, who lost a bid last year challenging U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, are…
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Perlmutter camp unimpressed at news national Republicans targeting his seat
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s campaign manager didn’t sound too concerned this week that his boss had landed on a national Republican group’s list of top Democratic targets in next year’s election. Perlmutter aide Clinton Thomas shrugged at news the National Republican Congressional Committee – the campaign arm of congressional Republicans – was including the five-term congressman among…
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Athanasopoulos GOP’s clear choice to unseat Perlmutter
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Colorado Republicans are banking on a political newcomer this fall to steal a long-held Democratic congressional seat. Landing a decisive victory Thursday night during a district assembly in Arvada, party delegates nominated former Army officer George Athanasopoulos as their candidate to challenge four-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Athanasopoulos ran…
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Army veteran challenges Perlmutter, blasts support for Iran deal
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Declaring he’s on a mission “to save the Republic,” retired Army Major George Athanasopoulos filed Monday to run in a GOP primary to challenge five-term U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Golden Democrat. “When I heard we were making a deal with Iran, I was floored,” Athanasopoulos, who served four tours in Iraq, told The Colorado…
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Top Adams County Republican calls on Baker to resign council seat over immigration proposals
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The Republican vice chair of the 7th Congressional District delivered a blistering response Monday night to recent remarks about immigration policy by the GOP candidate running in the district, saying she felt “cheated and used” when she backed him for a Westminster City Council seat and is now calling for him to step down. During the…