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Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington launches ‘fun’ run against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter
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Politics can be fun again. Just ask Mark Barrington, the Lakewood Republican who launched a bid this week to unseat six-term U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, an Arvada Democrat, in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Barrington, a 39-year-old salesman, says he looks forward to campaigning door-to-door on a Hoverboard and plans to hold a campaign kick-off event…
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Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington mulls challenge against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter
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Saying he wants to bring fun back into politics, Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington told Colorado Politics he’s strongly considering running against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter in the 7th Congressional District. Barrington, 39, a small business owner who works in sales, said he plans to decide within weeks whether to challenge the Arvada Democrat’s bid for…
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Republicans scold Perlmutter for switch back into congressional race, still lack candidate for seat
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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…
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Douglas County Republican Mark Baisley throws hat in ring for House District 39 seat
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Vowing to uphold the Republican Party platform, Douglas County Republican Mark Baisley announced Saturday that he’s running in next year’s election for the House District 39 seat held by state Rep. Polly Lawrence who is seeking the GOP nomination for state treasurer. The cybersecurity expert and one-time aerospace engineer declared his intentions at the Douglas County…
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Democrat Andy Kerr names Shad Murib to manage 7th Congressional District campaign
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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…
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Democrat Andy Kerr formally announces he’s running for Congressional District 7 seat
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“My name is Andy Kerr, and I am running for Congress,” the Democratic state senator told a crowd of family, friends, colleagues and supporters filling the gymnasium as he began his speech at Dunstan Middle School in Lakewood on Wednesday afternoon. It’s the same way U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter — at that time a former…
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Lakewood Democrat Andy Kerr plans to announce run for 7th Congressional District seat Wednesday
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With a promise to fight for education, jobs and the Colorado way of life, state Sen. Andy Kerr, a Lakewood Democrat, plans to announce on Wednesday afternoon he’s running for the 7th Congressional District seat represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who declared Sunday he’s running for governor in next year’s election. “The working families…
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Democrat Brittany Pettersen launches run for Ed Perlmutter’s congressional seat
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Just a half hour after U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter announced his campaign for governor on Sunday afternoon, state Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, launched her bid to represent the battleground 7th Congressional District seat Perlmutter has held for a decade. “Too many families in Colorado are facing tough times and we need leaders who understand those…
