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#Retweet: The tweets of the week in Colorado politics

Sep 2, 2017

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Joey Bunch
Democrat Andy Kerr suspends campaign, endorses Perlmutter after his return to race

Aug 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorad state Sen. Andy Kerr, a Lakewood Democrat, withdrew from the 7th Congressional District primary Tuesday morning and threw his support behind U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, the six-term incumbent, who jumped back in the race for his seat a day earlier. “There’s good reason to be excited about Ed’s decision to run for Congress again,”…
Republicans scold Perlmutter for switch back into congressional race, still lack candidate for seat

Aug 21, 2017

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Ernest Luning

National and Colorado Republicans and their conservative allies piled on U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter after the Arvada Democrat announced Monday he’s changed his mind and plans to seek reelection in the 7th Congressional District, although the GOP doesn’t appear to have a candidate ready to challenge the six-term incumbent for the suburban seat. And while…
Perlmutter is back in congressional race, Moreno and Pettersen suspend campaigns

Aug 21, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter announced Monday morning he’s back in the race for his old seat in Congress from the 7th Congressional District. The Democrat from Arvada said in April he would run for governor but in June he said had lost the competitive fire and dropped out of that race. The Colorado Pols website…
Democrat Dan Baer raises more than $300,000 in two weeks in race to replace U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter

Aug 16, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Former Obama administration U.S. Ambassador Dan Baer raised more than $300,000 in two weeks since entering the race to replace U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Politics has learned. The Baer campaign confirmed the impressive fundraising haul, though it said that it has not yet analyzed where the money is coming from. Baer said only a…
Colorado U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter is reconsidering a re-election bid

Aug 11, 2017

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Peter Marcus

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter may not have “fire in the belly” to run for governor, but he has not ruled out running for re-election to Congress, Colorado Politics has learned. Multiple sources confirmed that after Perlmutter was approached by constituents and fellow colleagues in Congress about a re-election campaign, he began reconsidering running for re-election.…
Democrat Andy Kerr names Shad Murib to manage 7th Congressional District campaign

Aug 4, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Andy Kerr, a Lakewood Democrat, announced Thursday that Shad Murib, the former chief of staff of the Colorado Senate Democrats, will be managing his campaign in the 7th Congressional District. Kerr is one of four Democrats running in the suburban district represented by six-term U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, an Arvada Democrat. Perlmutter declined…
Taste of Ethiopia festival in Denver is about food, culture with politics on the side

Aug 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Good food and community spirit can’t help but attract politics, and that will be the case Saturday in East Denver at the fifth annual Taste of Ethiopia Festival at Parkfield Lake Park. The event that draws heavily from metro Denver’s immigrant community – as well as international food and entertainment fans – has also become…
Democrat Andy Kerr raises more than $104,000 in bid to replace Colorado U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter

Jul 14, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Colorado State Sen. Andy Kerr, a Democrat hoping to replace U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, will report raising more than $104,000 in his first fundraising period, Colorado Politics has learned. The campaign says fundraising was driven by grassroots and in-state donations, with 536 donors. More than 85 percent came from within…
Democrat Dominick Moreno raises nearly $85,000 in bid to replace Colorado U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter

Jul 14, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Colorado State Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Democrat hoping to replace U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, will report raising nearly $85,000 in his first fundraising period, Colorado Politics has learned. Moreno, who announced his campaign at the end of May and had just five weeks left in the fundraising quarter, received financial…