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U.S. gubernatorial races feature record number of women
A record number of women are running for governors’ offices in the U.S. this year. The Center for American Women and Politics said Monday that 40 Democratic or Republican women have filed candidacy papers in 19 states where the deadline has passed. The number is likely to rise because filing remains open in 17 other…
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Former Interior boss Gale Norton says Easterners don’t get Western Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION – People in the East just don’t get the West, former U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton told the audience at Club 20’s 65th birthday party Friday night on the Western Slope. “Club 20 helped educate me about the issues that are important to Colorado and to the West,” she said. “This was especially important…
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Poll shows Polis with narrow lead over Kennedy in Democratic gubernatorial field
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Jared Polis holds a slight lead over former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to a survey released Tuesday by Republican polling firm Magellan Strategies, although more than one-third of voters remain undecided with just over three months to go until votes are counted. Twenty-seven percent of…
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Gubernatorial candidates talk mental health, substance abuse at bipartisan forum
DENVER – A stage full of gubernatorial candidates agreed on the importance of addressing issues surrounding mental health and substance abuse, but some differed sharply on their approaches at a bipartisan forum devoted to the topics on Friday in Denver. “This issue is literally a matter of life and death,” said Andrew Romanoff, president of…
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Democrat Noel Ginsburg drops bid for Colorado governor
DENVER – Democrat Noel Ginsburg on Tuesday dropped out of Colorado’s gubernatorial race, citing his underwhelming performance at precinct caucuses earlier this month. “When I made the decision to run for governor, it wasn’t the fulfillment of a lifelong goal,” Ginsburg said in a statement posted to his website Tuesday. “For me, it wasn’t about being…
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Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne becomes third Democrat to submit petitions in Colorado governor’s race
DENVER – Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot got a step closer to crowded Monday as Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne turned in nominating petitions to the secretary of state’s office, one day before the deadline. Her campaign delivered petitions with almost 25,000 signatures, a spokesman said – more than twice the number required to make the…
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Democrat Mike Johnston makes ballot by petition in Colorado governor’s race
Former state Sen. Mike Johnston has made the Democratic ballot for governor, state officials said Friday – becoming the first statewide candidate to secure a spot in Colorado’s June primary. “Thanks to the tireless efforts of our campaign staff and a massive team of volunteers, we are now one step closer to bringing our vision…
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Amy Padden picks up Colorado BlueFlower Fund endorsement in AG’s race
Democrat Amy Padden picked up an endorsement in the state attorney general’s race from the Colorado BlueFlower Fund, her campaign announced Thursday. The left-leaning organization endorses Democratic women who are pro-abortion rights. Padden is the only woman in a crowded Democratic primary field that includes former University of Colorado law school dean Phil Weiser, Rep.…
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Democrat Jared Polis submits signatures in bid to make primary ballot for Colorado governor’s race
Democrat Jared Polis, a five-term congressman from Boulder, on Wednesday submitted more than three times the number of signatures required to make Colorado’s June primary ballot for governor, his campaign said. The signatures still must be verified by the Colorado secretary of state, but the Polis campaign turned in what it said were petitions bearing…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, March 11 edition
A STATEWIDE WIN’S A STATEWIDE WIN … State Treasurer Walker Stapleton, a leading Republican candidate for governor, was making the rounds at precinct caucuses Tuesday night at Lakewood High School, pitching his candidacy to Jeffco Republicans, who were convening in scattered classrooms. At one of his first stops, Stapleton delivered a rapid-fire introduction to the…