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Coffman challenger Jason Crow leads state congressional candidates in quarterly fundraising
The battle for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District is shaping up to be an expensive one. Democrat Jason Crow, one of Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman’s challengers for the swing seat, raised more in campaign contributions than any other congressional candidate in the state for the quarter that ended the year – and Coffman came in…
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Citing insufficient resources, Republican Tom Tancredo drops out of Colorado governor’s race
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo is ending his bid for the Republican nomination for Colorado governor on Tuesday because he hasn’t raised the money he believes would be necessary to win an expensive election against a wealthy Democrat willing to spend millions on his campaign, Colorado Politics has learned. “I do not want to win…
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DeGette primary challenger Saira Rao calls on Colorado lawmakers to boycott Trump’s State of the Union address
Saira Rao, a Denver Democrat challenging 11-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in a primary, on Thursday called on Colorado’s congressional delegation to boycott President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next week, saying that attending the speech in Washington will only “legitimize” the Republican. Instead, Rao said she’s sponsoring an alternative event on Tuesday…
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Republicans crow, Democrats squabble as game of chicken over shutdown ends, for now
Enough Senate Democrats blinked Monday and voted with majority Republicans to fund the federal government for three more weeks – bringing an end to a three-day government shutdown – after receiving a commitment to vote on immigration legislation by early February, leading GOP lawmakers to declare grudging victory as divided Democrats endured stinging criticism from…
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Sen. Cory Gardner opposed shutdown; Sen. Michael Bennet: ‘No way to run a government’
When the federal government shut down after leaders in Washington couldn’t do their jobs and negotiate a deal on immigration Friday night, Colorado leaders were quick to point fingers and to their positions in the aftermath. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Republican from Yuma, said he voted to keep the government open with a continuing resolution…
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Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s bill on marijuana banking backed by attorneys general
A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Arvada to open up financial institutions for the marijuana industry picked up the endorsement of 19 state attorneys general on Tuesday. The bill would address one of the the biggest headaches for the marijuana industry in Colorado: the lack of access to banks. It’s a public…
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Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington mulls challenge against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter
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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CIRULI: A new congressional seat for Colorado in 2020?
Colorado’s political parties will be fully engaged in the 2018 election, and not least among the issues of concern is the possibility that Colorado could get another congressional seat. As of now, congressional redistricting is directed by the governor and legislature, and control of both is at stake. Distribution of 435 congressional districts is governed…
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Congressional candidate Levi Tillemann says top House Democrat Steny Hoyer urged him to end primary campaign
Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 Democrat in House leadership, encouraged Democrat Levi Tillemann to end his primary campaign in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District during a December meeting at a Denver hotel, saying that state and national congressional and party leaders had decided “very early on” to consolidate their resources behind another…
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Democratic secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold lands backing from unions, elected officials
Jena Griswold, a Democratic candidate for Colorado secretary of state, announced Monday she’s won the endorsements of two local unions and more than a dozen current and former elected Democrats, including state lawmakers, city council members and county officials. “Colorado needs a secretary of state who will protect all eligible voters’ right to vote and…