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Mike Coffman draws second Democratic challenger as Aurora attorney David Aarestad announces run
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…
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Group backing vets furious with Republicans for ‘demeaning’ Coffman challenger Crow’s military service
A bipartisan organization that encourages veterans to run for office demanded an apology Tuesday for comments made by a national Republican campaign group about combat veteran Jason Crow’s announcement that he’s challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, also a combat veteran, in next year’s election. While no one apologized, the swiftly escalating war of words — centered…
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Denver attorney, combat veteran Jason Crow launches Democratic challenge to Mike Coffman
Democrat Jason Crow, a Denver attorney and decorated Army Ranger veteran, announced Tuesday he’s running against U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the battleground 6th Congressional District in next year’s election. “As a combat veteran and father of young children, I’m running for Congress because our political system is broken, and we’re not going to solve…
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Coffman camp shrugs off reports national Dems again targeting his seat
A top campaign strategist for U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman had a simple message for the Democratic National Campaign Committee on Thursday after news the group once again has the five-term Aurora Republican in its crosshairs: Bring it. “The DCCC is apparently a glutton for punishment,” Coffman campaign strategist Tyler Sandberg told The Colorado Statesman. “While…
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Coffman, Carroll spar over debate schedule
A dispute about debates between Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman and his challenger, state Sen. Morgan Carroll, ramped up this week as both sides charged the other with ducking confrontations, all while framing the controversy in what has become familiar invective in the hotly contested 6th Congressional District race. As things stand, the two candidates…
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Morgan Carroll reserves $1.2 million for fall TV ads
Democrat Morgan Carroll reserved just under $1.2 million in fall television advertising at the end of the week, bringing to $12.75 million the broadcast and cable TV spending set for the 6th Congressional District race between Carroll and incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, The Colorado Statesman has learned. Carroll’s reservation nearly matches the $1.2…