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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn launches bid for reelection, weighs petitioning onto primary ballot
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Calling himself a “proven and reliable conservative” and a friend of the Trump administration, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn made it official Tuesday: the Colorado Springs Republican is running for a seventh term representing the 5th Congressional District. Lamborn, who is facing three primary challengers, is considering whether to petition for a spot on the June…
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Democratic attorney general candidate Michael Dougherty to seek primary ballot through caucus process
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Democrat Michael Dougherty, a prosecutor and one of five Democrats running for attorney general, said Wednesday he plans to seek a spot on Colorado’s June primary ballot through the caucus and assembly process. “For me, the decision was an easy one,” he told Colorado Politics in a statement. “I have seen first-hand the enthusiasm across our…
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Colorado Republican Doug Robinson looks ahead in gubernatorial run: ‘We’re not going to drift to a better place’
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Doug Robinson compares winning the Republican nomination for governor of Colorado to getting hired after a really long job interview, and he believes his background and experience will give him the edge. One of seven declared GOP candidates for next year’s election – with at least three heavyweights waiting in the wings – Robinson speaks…
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Colorado GOP chair predicts effort to scrap primary will fail
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Colorado Republicans will decide in September whether to cancel next year’s primary election rather than allow unaffiliated voters to participate, party officials said this week, although the state GOP chairman says he’s confident the proposal will go down in flames. State voters approved Proposition 108 last year, allowing unaffiliated voters – a smidgeon over one-third…
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Wayne Williams not so keen on state bill to require presidential candidates to release tax returns
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Secretary of State Wayne Williams says his office can comply with proposed legislation to require that presidential candidates release their tax returns in order to appear on Colorado’s ballot, but he doesn’t think the bill is needed. House Bill 1328 would require presidential and vice presidential candidates to release their federal income tax returns for…
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Democratic bill would force Trump to release tax returns to appear on Colorado’s 2020 ballot
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Presidential candidates – including President Donald Trump – would have to release their tax returns if they want a spot on Colorado’s ballot and a shot at winning the state’s nine electoral votes under legislation introduced Friday by Democratic lawmakers. The sponsors of House Bill 1328 say the bill was inspired by Trump’s refusal to…
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Former Colorado Republican Party Vice Chair Mark Baisley joins race for state GOP chair
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Cyber-security expert Mark Baisley, a former vice chair of the state GOP, announced Thursday he’s in the running for Colorado Republican chair, joining three other candidates and potentially throwing the election up for grabs just more than three weeks before the vote. Baisley said in a Facebook post that he had recently been recruited –…
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Athanasopoulos stresses grassroots, counterinsurgency tactics in bid for state GOP chair
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Former congressional candidate and Army veteran George Athanasopoulos is running an aggressive campaign for Colorado Republican Party chairman, unafraid to call out the party and his current opponent as he argues the GOP should pick him to turn the state red. “I am the one person that will change the Republican Party in a way…
