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Democrat David Aarestad plans to petition onto 6th Congressional District primary ballot
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Aurora attorney David Aarestad, one of four Democrats running for the chance to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, is collecting signatures to petition onto the June primary ballot, although he might also go through the caucus and assembly process, his campaign confirmed Wednesday. “Everybody should be able to participate…
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Democrat Jason Crow beats Mike Coffman in quarterly fundraising, lags GOP incumbent’s cash on hand
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Democrat Jason Crow outraised Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the most recent fundraising quarter, but the five-term incumbent outspent his challenger in Colorado’s battleground 6th Congressional District and had more cash on hand at the end of the year, according to reports the campaigns plan to file with the Federal Election Commission. In the…
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Campaign finance reform group hammers Mike Coffman on tax bill vote with six-figure ad buy
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A political action committee devoted to driving big money out of politics on Tuesday launched a six-figure digital ad campaign targeting U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman for the Aurora Republican’s vote in favor of the tax reform bill passed by Congress last month. “Congressman Coffman represents the worst of Washington’s pay-to-play system, and he’s proven time…
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Congressional candidate Levi Tillemann says top House Democrat Steny Hoyer urged him to end primary campaign
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Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 Democrat in House leadership, encouraged Democrat Levi Tillemann to end his primary campaign in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District during a December meeting at a Denver hotel, saying that state and national congressional and party leaders had decided “very early on” to consolidate their resources behind another…
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Democrat Levi Tillemann taps Bernie Sanders veteran to run 6th Congressional District campaign
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Colorado congressional candidate Levi Tillemann announced this week that Juan Rodriguez, a veteran of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, will manage his campaign in Colorado’s 6th District, where Tillemann is one of four Democrats running in next year’s primary for the seat held by Republican Mike Coffman. A political media and campaign consultant with nearly 30…
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Jason Crow picks up big-name legislative endorsements in CD6 primary
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Jason Crow showed some separation the three-way primary in the the 6th Congressional District Friday with a list of endorsements from Democrats you probably know, if you know much about Colorado statehouse. He’s facing Levi Tillemann and David Aarestad in the primary for the district that includes Aurora and portions of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas…
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Arizona’s Giffords backs Colorado Democrat Jason Crow, says combat vet has ‘courage to stand up for gun safety’
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The gun violence prevention organization founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was wounded in a shooting in Arizona six years ago, has endorsed Democrat Jason Crow in next year’s 6th Congressional District primary. “Jason Crow has shown the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and help lead the effort to reduce…
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National Democrats, pro-Obamacare group hammer Mike Coffman for vote supporting tax bill
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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Save My Care, an organization opposed to repealing the Affordable Care Act, are targeting U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman with digital ads criticizing his support for Republican-sponsored tax reform legislation, the groups said Monday. The DCCC is unleashing ads on vulnerable GOP incumbents, including Coffman, who voted for the House…
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Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow named to DCCC’s ‘Red to Blue’ program
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Jason Crow, one of three Democrats running for the chance to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the 6th Congressional District, was one of 11 candidates nationwide named this week to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program, which provides fundraising and organizational support in districts the party organization hopes to flip…
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Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman draws primary challenge from ‘passionate patriot’ Roger Edwards
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Douglas County Republican Roger Edwards plans to announce Wednesday that he’s challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in next year’s GOP primary, charging the five-term incumbent with paying lip service to conservative priorities and using “identity politics” to divide residents of the battleground 6th Congressional District, he told Colorado Politics. “It has become exceedingly more difficult…
