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Republican Jan Kulmann 1st to qualify for primary ballot in Colorado’s new congressional district
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Republican Jan Kulmann, the mayor of Thornton, on Friday became the first candidate to qualify for the primary ballot in Colorado’s newly created 8th Congressional District after election officials determined she submitted a sufficient number of valid signatures on nominating petitions. Kulmann, an oil and gas engineer, is one of five Republicans seeking the nomination…
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Envelope with checks found in Colorado Capitol bathroom creates sticky situation
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It’s like something out of a Hollywood movie: a mysterious envelope, stuffed with money, shows up in the most unlikely of places. But it’s not a movie – it actually occurred on Thursday in the Colorado state Capitol. A House staffer went into the men’s public bathroom at the north end of the Capitol basement…
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Tom Tancredo endorses Gino Campana in Colorado’s Republican US Senate primary
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Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo on Tuesday endorsed Gino Campana in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. “If you want a real, conservative patriot fighting for you in Washington, D.C., then you have to join me in supporting Gino Campana,” Tancredo said in a statement. “There is simply…
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SONDERMANN | The crime-induced winter of our discontent
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It was just another wintry, February weekend. With news of six separate shootings across the metro area, resulting in four deaths and an additional number seriously wounded. Welcome to Colorado in early 2022 and the winter of our discontent. This time, the downcast spirit has less to do with a virus or gas prices or…
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TRAIL MIX | Is Ron Hanks the next Darryl Glenn? GOP delegates and primary voters will decide
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At some point in the next few months as Colorado’s primary election approaches, one of the Republicans hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet might pause during a primary debate, turn to rival Ron Hanks and start channeling Texas Democrat Lloyd Bentsen. Bentsen, the 1988 Democratic vice-presidential nominee, was serving his third term in…
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California Democrat Katie Porter endorses Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s new congressional district
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The California congresswoman known for wielding a dry-erase whiteboard to illustrate her points has endorsed state Rep. Yadira Caraveo, the Thornton pediatrician running in the Democratic primary in Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, an Irvine Democrat, said in a release that Caraveo is the best candidate to represent the district, which…
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Colorado’s Democratic US House members endorse Brittany Pettersen in race for Perlmutter’s seat
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The three Colorado Democrats seeking reelection to U.S. House seats on Monday said they want state Sen. Britany Pettersen to join them in Washington. U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse and Jason Crow formally endorsed Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, in the race for the 7th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, the…
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TRAIL MIX | Colorado’s 1974 ballot serves as a distant mirror to this year’s election
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The two major parties enter Colorado’s 2022 midterm election year in starkly different positions. The Democrats hold every statewide office on the ballot this year – from governor and U.S. senator to attorney general, secretary of state and state treasurer – and every one of those incumbents is seeking reelection. Republicans, on the other hand,…
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Legislators wrap up first day of Colorado’s 2022 session
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11:24 a.m. Garnett stands the House in recess, wrapping up the day’s festivities. The chamber will be adjourned until 9 a.m. Thursday. 11:18 a.m. McKean wraps up his address and the House moves on to announcements and introductions. 11:01 a.m. Holbert wraps up his address and the Senate moves on to reading bills. 10:59 a.m. Garnett…
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Tancredo backs Lori Saine in Republican CD 8 primary
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Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo on Monday threw his support behind fellow Republican Lori Saine in the GOP primary for Colorado’s new congressional district, citing the Weld County commissioner and former state lawmaker’s record of standing up to the Democrats, her campaign said. Saine, one of six Republicans running for the nomination in the toss-up 8th…