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Democrat Amy Padden drops out of AG’s race, endorses primary rival Phil Weiser
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Democrat Amy Padden, a former state and federal prosecutor, on Tuesday suspended her campaign for attorney general and threw her support in the primary behind Phil Weiser. “It is not because I am afraid of the fight ahead – I have never backed away from a fight and never will,” she said in a statement.…
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In a one-man castle, George Brauchler is king
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Hey, a win is a win, so you can’t blame George Brauchler for being proud he “unanimously won the nod” – and the top line on the June 26 ballot – even if he was the only guy in the Republican primary for attorney general. That’s like being prom king when you’re home-schooled. “Our campaign has…
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Kennedy wins top line, Polis will join Dems’ gubernatorial primary ballot
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BROOMFIELD – The Colorado Democratic Party’s state assembly has given former state treasurer Cary Kennedy the top line on its June 26 primary ballot. Kennedy, of Denver, received 61.65 percent of the vote. U.S. Rep. Jared Polis of Boulder also made the ballot with 32.85 percent. A third candidate, Erik Underwood, failed to gain the…
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Roy Romer endorses Democrat Phil Weiser in attorney general race
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Democratic attorney general candidate Phil Weiser has been endorsed by former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, his campaign announced Friday. “Phil Weiser will be an attorney general who will serve all of Colorado and help protect our citizens,” said Romer, who served three terms as governor beginning in the 1980s, in a statement. “He will listen…
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Former U.S. Attorney Henry Solano endorses Amy Padden for AG
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Henry Solano, the district attorney for Las Animas and Huerfano counties, is throwing his endorsement for Colorado attorney general to Democrat Amy Padden. Solano is a former assistant Colorado attorney general and served as the U.S. attorney for Colorado during the Clinton administration. He also served as the solicitor of labor in the Clinton administration.…
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Amy Padden picks up Colorado BlueFlower Fund endorsement in AG’s race
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Democrat Amy Padden picked up an endorsement in the state attorney general’s race from the Colorado BlueFlower Fund, her campaign announced Thursday. The left-leaning organization endorses Democratic women who are pro-abortion rights. Padden is the only woman in a crowded Democratic primary field that includes former University of Colorado law school dean Phil Weiser, Rep.…
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Democrat Phil Weiser becomes first attorney general candidate to submit nominating petitions
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Democratic attorney general candidate Phil Weiser delivered nominating petitions with more than 21,000 signatures to the Colorado secretary of state’s office Wednesday, his campaign said. The former University of Colorado Law School dean and Obama administration Justice Department official is the first of three Democrats petitioning to get on the June 26 primary ballot to…
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Former state Sen. Gail Schwartz endorses Democrat Phil Weiser for attorney general
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Gail Schwartz, a former Democratic state senator and congressional nominee, endorsed attorney general candidate Phil Weiser on Friday, saying the former University of Colorado Law School dean champion issues important to rural Colorado, including broadband access, the environment and public safety. “Phil Weiser is committed to serving all of the people of Colorado and ensuring…
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Holocaust survivor Estare Weiser featured in ad for her son Phil Weiser’s attorney general campaign
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Estare Weiser, one of the youngest living Holocaust survivors, introduces her son Phil Weiser in a digital ad released Thursday by the Democrat’s campaign for Colorado attorney general. Born in the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany on April 13, 1945, Estare Weiser and her mother were liberated the next day by the Second Infantry Division of…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, Feb. 11 edition
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I’LL SEE YOUR BERNIE AND RAISE A JOYCE FOSTER … The battle of the bold-faced names is on in the House District 9 Democratic primary, where three-term incumbent state Rep. Paul Rosenthal is facing two candidates seeking to dislodge him from the southeast Denver seat. Less than a week had passed since Bernie Sanders –…