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Denver Democrat Robert Rodriguez announces run for term-limited Irene Aguilar’s Senate District 32 seat
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Robert Rodriguez, a former official with the Denver Democratic Party, plans to launch his campaign this week for the Senate District 32 seat held by term-limited state Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, with her endorsement. “I believe in the right to a living wage and access to healthcare,” Rodriguez, 48, said in a statement. “I believe…
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Levi Tillemann rejects call to declare candidacy in 6th District, says he’s still considering run
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A local conservative organization is charging that Democrat Levi Tillemann is only pretending to be weighing a bid for Congress and has demanded the Aurora resident make his campaign official. But the former Obama administration official insists he’s staying “well within the boundaries” of federal election law and plans to decide soon whether or not…
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DNC includes Coffman, Lamborn town halls in cheering press releases
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Republican congressional town halls have been making headlines for weeks. Videos of elected officials fielding angry questions and gamely attempting to defend the Trump administration’s first 100 days and Republican-majority policy-making stumbles on Capitol Hill have gone viral soon after they post. The Democratic National Committee is enjoying the extended moment, sending dispatches to members…
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Webb, Ruiz among Democrats named to DNC commission on presidential nomination process
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and Emmy Ruiz, Colorado state director for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, are among the 21 members named to a commission tasked with healing divisions within the national Democratic Party by suggesting reforms for its presidential nominating process, the Democratic National Committee announced Monday. The Democratic Unity Reform Commission is the…
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Palacio named to transition advisory committee created by new DNC chair Perez
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Former Colorado Democratic Party Chair Rick Palacio was among 29 Democratic strategists, activists and party officials named Wednesday to a transition advisory committee created by newly elected Democratic National Committee Chair Thomas Perez, the party announced. The committee is charged with advising Perez and his deputy chair, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, as they work to…