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Stapleton, Lopez win spots in GOP gov primary
BOULDER – State Treasurer Walker Stapleton and businessman Greg Lopez, a former mayor of Parker, won spots in Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary Saturday at the GOP’s state assembly. Stapleton took top line on the June primary ballot, with 44 percent of the delegate vote – just four days after asking state officials to reject petitions…
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Democrat Dave Young pulls in CEA endorsement in state treasurer’s race
Dave Young, a state representative from Greeley and one of three Democrats running for state treasurer, notched an endorsement from Colorado’s largest teachers union Thursday. Colorado Education Association President Kerrie Dallman said the union, which counts 35,000 members, voted unanimously to throw its support behind Young in the three-way primary because of the former teacher’s…
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Aaron Harber rolls out TV talk with Colorado candidates
DENVER – If they can’t make to a rally, Coloradans can see and hear candidates for statewide office as veteran public affairs host Aaron Harber sits down for an hour to question them on the issues. “The Aaron Harber Show” airs across the state over the airwaves, on cable and online, with a new episode each Sunday.…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, March 18 edition
TREASURER HUNT … There are six Republicans running for state treasurer, and if current trends continue, primary voters could have nearly that many to choose from in June. Two of the candidates – Denver businessman Brian Watson and state Rep. Polly Lawrence of Roxborough Park – have turned in petitions, which are awaiting verification but…
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State Rep. Polly Lawrence, a Republican candidate for state treasurer, submits nominating petitions
State Rep. Polly Lawrence, a Douglas County Republican running for Colorado state treasurer, turned in nearly 20,000 petition signatures Monday to secure a spot on the June primary ballot, her campaign said. “Each of the signatures and the people behind them, willing to put their name literally on the line, means so much to me,”…
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Republican Brian Watson first to turn in nominating petitions for state treasurer’s race
Republican Brian Watson, a candidate for Colorado state treasurer, on Monday turned in petition signatures to the secretary of state’s office in hopes of securing a spot on the June primary ballot. The real estate CEO is one of six Republicans running for the office held by term-limited Walker Stapleton, a GOP candidate for governor.…
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Republican Justin Everett tops straw poll at Colorado Christian University state treasurer forum
Republican state Rep. Justin Everett handily won a straw poll conducted Monday night after a bipartisan forum for state treasurer candidates at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood. The three-term lawmaker from Littleton, nicknamed “Justin Neverett” and “Dr. No” for his penchant to vote against legislation, led the 10 candidates on the ballot with 34.9 percent…
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Colorado treasurer candidate Brian Watson buys building near the Capitol for $17.1 million
Donald Trump could have his winter White House at Mar-a-Lago, and if he’s elected in November, Brian Watson could have a lunch-time state treasurer’s office. Watson’s Denver-based commercial real estate firm Northstar Commercial Partners announced Friday it bought the Offices at the Art building for $17.1 million. The handsome three-story office building across Broadway from…
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In video, GOP state treasurer candidate Kevin Lundberg says caucusing can change the world
Colorado’s precinct caucuses are just over a month away, and Republican Kevin Lundberg, a veteran state lawmaker and one of six GOP candidates for state treasurer, is urging voters to attend the neighborhood meetings in a lengthy campaign video that features historians, state and party officials and students. “The Colorado caucus is a beautiful thing,”…
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Republican state treasurer candidate Polly Lawrence plans to petition onto primary ballot
Republican Polly Lawrence, a candidate for Colorado’s state treasurer, plans to petition onto the June primary ballot rather than pursue the nomination through the caucus and assembly process, her campaign said. “She’s going to take it straight to the people,” her campaign manager, Sara Boyd, told Colorado Politics. “She’s absolutely committed to the people in…