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What to do when there’s no competition in an upcoming election?

Sep 22, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

…You cancel it, of course. And that’s just what metro Denver’s Cherry Creek School District as well as Littleton Public Schools have done. So has tiny Peetz Plateau School District RE-5, near the Nebraska border in Logan County. Reports The Villager newspaper, which covers the southern reaches of the metro area: The boards of education for both Cherry…
Complaint charges Democrat Levi Tillemann went beyond ‘testing the waters’ while exploring congressional run

Jul 21, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A former Democratic elected official is accusing Levi Tillemann, an Aurora Democrat, of acting as a congressional candidate when he was operating an exploratory committee to determine whether to challenge U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, a five-term Republican, in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. But Tillemann, one of three Democrats running for the swing seat, said his…
Democratic county commissioners endorse Jason Crow in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District primary

Jul 8, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Four Democratic county commissioners from Arapahoe and Adams counties have endorsed Jason Crow in his run for the 6th Congressional District seat held by Republican Mike Coffman, Crow’s campaign announced Friday. The county officials throwing their support behind Crow are Adams County Commissioners Eva Henry, Steve O’Dorisio and Chaz Tedesco, and Arapahoe County Commissioner Bill…
Mike Coffman draws second Democratic challenger as Aurora attorney David Aarestad announces run

Apr 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Saying he was moved to run when U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman endorsed the GOP replacement to Obamacare, Democrat David Aarestad announced Thursday he’s challenging the five-term Republican in next year’s election. The Aurora attorney is the second Democrat to launch a campaign in the 6th Congressional District, joining Army combat veteran Jason Crow, a Denver…
Q&A w/Nancy Spence: Her path was politics; her mission remains education

Apr 6, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Throughout her 14 years representing a broad swath of Arapahoe County in the General Assembly – three terms in the House, two terms in the Senate – Nancy Spence was something of a rarity among her peers at the Capitol. A Republican woman – a bit unusual in its own right at the legislature – who voted against the grain of her…
Stephanie Piko launches bid for mayor of Centennial

Feb 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Centennial City Councilwoman Stephanie Piko announced Sunday she’s running for mayor of the suburban city. “As the next mayor of Centennial, I will continue to build on Centennial’s great foundation by implementing the plans that are in place to better connect our citizens,” Piko said at Centennial Center Park, surrounded by family and supporters. Piko…
Stephanie Piko set to launch campaign for mayor of Centennial

Feb 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Centennial City Councilwoman Stephanie Piko plans to announce she’s running for mayor of the suburban city this weekend. Piko, serving her second four-year term on city council, joins fellow councilor and Mayor Pro Tem C.J. Whelan in the race. Mayor Cathy Noon is term-limited. A consultant with skincare product Rodan + Fields, Piko also manages…
Noonan: Big data misses the mark and messes with policy

Nov 21, 2016

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Paula Noonan

Most polls and big data analysts missed the target election night. After at least a year and a half of taking the country’s presidential preference temperature and analyzing voter behavior using complicated algorithms and finger crossing and concluding that Hillary Clinton would win, Donald Trump took the night. “If ‘big data’ is not that useful…