christopher mitchell
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Colorado Springs officials already preparing for ‘near certain’ mayoral runoff
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Before ballots for the nonpartisan April 4 municipal election have even hit residents’ mailboxes, city officials are already preparing for the likely possibility that two candidates will head for a showdown in May as they campaign to become Colorado Springs’ next mayor. With 12 candidates in the crowded running to succeed Mayor John Suthers, who…
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El Paso GOP chair attacks Lamborn after he cites ‘troubling irregularities’ in assembly process
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Long-simmering tension between competing factions in the local Republican Party spilled into public view on March 31 when El Paso County GOP Chairwoman Vickie Tonkins tore into U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in a combative email denouncing the Colorado Springs Republican as dishonest and corrupt after Lamborn accused Tonkins and her allies of rigging the nomination…
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Lamborn primary challenger Rebecca Keltie qualifies for GOP ballot by petition
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Colorado Springs Republican Rebecca Keltie, one of four GOP candidates challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s bid for a ninth term, has qualified for the primary after submitting a sufficient number of valid petition signatures, state officials said. Lamborn qualified for the June 28 ballot in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District by petition earlier this month. In…
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Republican US Rep. Doug Lamborn qualifies for June primary ballot in bid for 9th term
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has qualified for the Republican ballot in the 5th Congressional District after turning in a sufficient number of petition signatures, state officials said Wednesday, making the eight-term incumbent the first congressional candidate to secure a spot in Colorado’s June primary election. “We had way more names than we actually needed,” Lamborn…
