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GOP Senate candidate Graham first to turn in nominating petitions
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jack Graham submitted nominating petitions for the June primary ballot to the secretary of state’s office Monday morning, beating three other GOP Senate candidates who are also hoping to secure a spot in the primary by petition. “We’re pretty happy to be first and a week before the deadline,” said Graham…
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The Hot Sheet, March 25, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 51 | MARCH 25, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Happy Good Friday, and a very Happy Birthday to my wife, who puts up with the early morning or late night writing of The Hot Sheet on a daily basis. “I have…
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The Hot Sheet, March 23, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 49 | MARCH 23, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Good morning, and a happy Snowpocalypse Wednesday to those of you in the Denver metro area and happy snow day to the Colorado state House and Senate. “Whimps” says veteran state Capitol…
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GOP Senate hopeful Natividad shifts gears from petition toward assembly
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Calling the crowded field of Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls a “cattle call of career politicians,” Lakewood businessman Jerry Natividad said Tuesday he’s leaning toward seeking the primary ballot via the assembly process rather than petitioning on. Natividad announced his bid for the seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet on March 1, just hours before Republicans…
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Cruz, Neville topped one county straw poll as Republicans caucused statewide
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At least 60,000 Republicans turned out at schools, churches and community centers across Colorado Tuesday night for precinct caucuses, party officials said, kicking off the election season with ground-level party business. Attendance was up sharply from two years ago, when an estimated 25,000 Republicans showed up for the biennial neighborhood meetings, and roughly matched the…
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Natividad jumps into U.S. Senate race, joining crowded field vying for GOP nomination
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Businessman Jerry Natividad officially launched his campaign for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet Tuesday, becoming the 13th GOP candidate in the running. Touting his business experience and deep Colorado roots, Natividad said he would be running as a political outsider intent on bringing western values to the…
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GOP Senate candidates bash Bennet, attempt to stand out in crowded field at first forum
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A stage full of Republican Senate candidates Thursday night took swing after swing at U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, repeatedly tying the Democrat to President Barack Obama and blaming him for everything from a ballooning federal deficit to an unstable and dangerous Middle East. “Every one of the candidates we have on stage tonight will make a better…
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No surprises: Colorado candidates in top races say they’ll support party’s presidential nominee
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On the day after the Iowa caucuses, candidates from both parties in Colorado’s top-ticket races say they’ll back their party’s presidential nominee, whoever that may be. A few campaigns got in digs at their opponents, while one took the chance to reiterate an endorsement he’s already made, but none of the leading candidates running for…
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Keyser, Rosier OK’d to start circulating GOP Senate petitions
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The Colorado secretary of state’s office has given two more Republican U.S. Senate candidates the go-ahead to start circulating petitions for the June primary ballot, bringing to five the number of GOP candidates who could be gathering signatures for the race. Jefferson County Commissioner Don Rosier and former state Rep. Jon Keyser, R-Morrison, both have…
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Wadhams: GOP Senate candidate Graham’s Democratic past not that unusual
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jack Graham was registered as a Democrat until January 2015, his campaign manager confirmed Monday, but he also pointed out that it isn’t at all unusual for a former Democrat to be elected as a Republican senator from Colorado. “There’s a guy named Cory Gardner, who was a Democrat when he…
