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Democrat Yadira Caraveo qualifies by petition for primary ballot in Colorado’s new 8th CD
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State Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a Thornton pediatrician, became the first Democrat on Tuesday to qualify for the party’s primary in Colorado’s newly created 8th Congressional District after election official determined she submitted more than enough signatures to make the ballot. The announcement came just hours before Caraveo was set to compete with Adams County Commissioner…
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Joe O’Dea makes Colorado’s Republican US Senate primary ballot by petition
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Construction company owner Joe O’Dea has qualified for the Republican primary for the nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, election officials said Monday. O’Dea is the first Republican to secure a spot on Colorado’s June 28 primary ballot for the seat. Seven other Republicans are vying to make the ballot at Saturday’s state…
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Boebert challenger Alex Walker qualifies for Democratic primary ballot by petition
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Congressional candidate Alex Walker, one of eight Democrats hoping to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, has qualified for the June primary ballot, the secretary of state’s office said late Friday in a statement declaring Walker submitted enough valid signatures on his nominating petitions. The 31-year-old Eagle County resident and first-time candidate…
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Experts, candidates testify in lawsuit attempting to block Colorado campaign contribution limits
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A collection of former and current Republican candidates testified in federal court on Wednesday about the struggles they faced running campaigns with Colorado’s constitutionally-mandated contribution limits in an attempt to convince a judge to block the enforcement of those caps heading into the 2022 election. At the same time, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office questioned…
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Boebert challenger Alex Walker submits petitions for spot on Democratic primary ballot
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Democrat Alex Walker on Thursday became the first candidate hoping to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert to submit nominating petitions for the June primary to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. Walker, who turned heads when he officially launched his campaign last week with an online video that depicts flying feces, told Colorado Politics…
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Republicans sue to block unaffiliated voters from voting in primaries
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Republicans filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against Secretary of State Jena Griswold, challenging a 2016 voter-approved ballot measure that allows unaffiliated voters to participate in primaries. The lawsuit was authorized by the state GOP central committee last September, after turning down a request to call off the 2022…
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Bennet challenger Gino Campana announces statewide grassroots team
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana on Monday unveiled his campaign’s grassroots team, including more than 85 current and former elected officials and community and business leaders from across the state. The former Fort Collins City Council member is one of seven Republican candidates seeking the nomination in Colorado’s June primary for the chance to…
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Republican Doug Lamborn turns in nominating petitions, anticipates ‘spirited campaign’ for 9th term
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn on Thursday became the first Colorado congressional candidate to turn in nominating petitions for the June primary to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. “I look forward to a spirited campaign if there are any other people that make the ballot,” the Colorado Springs Republican, who is seeking a ninth term, told Colorado…
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COVER STORY | Colorado’s Republican US Senate candidates introduce themselves to voters
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The eight Republicans running for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat shared the stage for the first time on a snowy night in Fort Lupton for a mostly cordial opportunity to pitch themselves to conservative voters as the candidate best-suited to take on Sen. Michael Bennet, the two-term Democratic incumbent. The Feb. 3 forum, sponsored by the…
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Gov. Jared Polis touts record on campaign tour, vows to make Colorado ‘more affordable’
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Gov. Jared Polis hit the campaign trail Wednesday with stops in seven Front Range cities on the second day of a four-day, statewide tour that formally kicked off the Democrat’s reelection bid. Accompanied by his running mate, Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, Polis said he accomplished much of what he set out to do in his…
