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FEEDBACK: End harassment at the Capitol; remember Wheeland in HD-9
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Response to Capitol’s culture of harassment is still inadequate The culture of sexual harassment pervading Hollywood and the U.S. Congress is now – finally – starting to get the attention it deserves. And the challenges women face when confronted with harassment and assault are starting to get the attention they deserve as well. When women object to mistreatment or file…
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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 –…
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Rep. Paul Rosenthal rolls out homegrown endorsements in HD9 re-election bid
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Rep. Paul Rosenthal has two primary challengers in his re-election bid in House District 9, but he doesn’t lack support from fellow Democrats close to home. Rosenthal has key endorsements from former State Sen. Joyce Foster, Denver Councilwoman Kendra Black, Denver Public Schools board member Anne Rowe, and RTD board member Claudia Folska. Rosenthal said…
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Bernie Sanders endorses Democrat Emily Sirota in primary challenge against Paul Rosenthal
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Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Thursday endorsed Emily Sirota, one of two Democrats challenging state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in a primary in southeast Denver’s House District 9. Sanders, who carried Colorado’s 2016 Democratic caucuses by a wide margin as a presidential candidate, said in a statement he was “proud” to endorse Sirota,…
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Two Denver Democrats launch primary challenges against state Rep. Paul Rosenthal
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State Rep. Paul Rosenthal, the Denver Democrat hit with an allegation of sexual harassment that was dismissed earlier this month, is facing primary challenges from two Democrats in the southeast Denver House District 9 seat he’s represented for three terms – social worker and educator Emily Sirota and veteran policy advocate Ashley Wheeland. “It’s time…