8th congressional district
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Colorado Democrat Yadira Caraveo drops bid to win back 8th Congressional District seat
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Former U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo announced on Friday that she was ending her campaign to reclaim the Colorado congressional seat the Thornton Democrat lost last year in one of the closest U.S. House races in the country. Caraveo, a pediatrician and the first Latina to represent the state in Washington said in a statement that…
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Democrat Yadira Caraveo defeats Barb Kirkmeyer in Colorado’s 8th CD | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
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Democratic state Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a Thornton pediatrician, has won the election to represent Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District, defeating Republican state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer in a race that came down to the wire. The race likely lived up to its billing as the most competitive congressional seat in the state, with the contest remaining…
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Democrats lead in 3 of 4 State Board of Education races | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
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Democrats held leads in three of the four seats up for grabs on the State Board of Education this year as of 9 p.m. on Election Day. The State Board of Education approves the budget for the state Education Department, appoints the Commissioner of Education, accredits public school districts, oversees charter school appeals of district…
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Colorado Board of Ed: Peggy Propst poised to win Republican Primary for 8th District state BOE
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Peggy Propst appeared to win the Republican nomination for the Colorado Board of Education’s new 8th District, according to the unofficial tally of early ballots. Propst, who served on the state board from 2004 to 2010, was nearly 11 percentage points ahead of her opponent, Cody LeBlanc as of 10 p.m. If she holds on,…
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Caraveo wins backing from all Democrats in Colorado’s US House delegation
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Every Democratic member of Colorado’s U.S. House delegation is supporting Yadira Caraveo, the presumptive Democratic nominee in the state’s newest congressional district, following the state legislator’s receipt on Monday of a trio of endorsements. Democratic U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, Joe Neguse and Jason Crow said they’re backing the Thornton pediatrician’s campaign, adding their names to…
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Democrat Yadira Caraveo qualifies by petition for primary ballot in Colorado’s new 8th CD
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State Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a Thornton pediatrician, became the first Democrat on Tuesday to qualify for the party’s primary in Colorado’s newly created 8th Congressional District after election official determined she submitted more than enough signatures to make the ballot. The announcement came just hours before Caraveo was set to compete with Adams County Commissioner…
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Republican congressional candidate Barb Kirkmeyer qualifies for 8th CD primary ballot by petition
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State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer on Friday became the third Republican to qualify for the June primary ballot in Colorado’s newly created 8th Congressional District by submitting enough valid signatures on nominating petitions, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said. Kirkmeyer, a former Weld County commissioner, is one of five GOP candidates running in the evenly…
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Jan Kulmann slams GOP primary rival Barb Kirkmeyer for declining to sign term limits pledge
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One of the Republicans seeking the nomination in Colorado’s newly created 8th Congressional District on Thursday called out a primary opponent who hasn’t pledged to support a constitutional amendment to establish term congressional term limits. Thornton Mayor Jan Kulmann issued a statement urging state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer, R-Brighton, to sign the pledge sponsored by the…
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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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Republican Jan Kulmann 1st to qualify for primary ballot in Colorado’s new congressional district
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Republican Jan Kulmann, the mayor of Thornton, on Friday became the first candidate to qualify for the primary ballot in Colorado’s newly created 8th Congressional District after election officials determined she submitted a sufficient number of valid signatures on nominating petitions. Kulmann, an oil and gas engineer, is one of five Republicans seeking the nomination…
