emily sirota
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Outside political spending floods House and Senate primary races
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Independent expenditure committees (IECs), which include 527 political groups, have been on an unprecedented spending spree during the primary season on state House and Senate races. One candidate – Zach Neumann, who’s running for the Democratic nod for the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Irene Aguilar – has been the biggest beneficiary, to the…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Colorado candidates notch support as primary looms
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Politicians and organizations are bestowing last-minute endorsements as candidate scramble to motivate voters in the days before the June 26 primary. Here are some of the Colorado candidate endorsements announced in recent days, including some going to candidates who aren’t in contested primaries and have already won their party’s nomination: ? Former U.S. Sen. Tim…
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PRIMARY PREVIEW: 5 Democratic races to watch for the Colo. legislature
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There are 18 contested races for state legislative seats heading into the June 26 primary. These are CoPo’s picks for the top five Democratic races to watch. > RELATED: PRIMARY PREVIEW: 5 Republican races to watch for the Colo. legislature The biggest turnover at the Capitol this year is in the number of termed-limited Democratic…
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Emily Sirota sets campaign event featuring call from Bernie Sanders
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Bernie Sanders plans to take questions from volunteers supporting House District 9 candidate Emily Sirota at a campaign event next month, the Democrat announced on Twitter. SAVE THE DATE: At a big June 10th event, Sen. Bernie Sanders will be talking directly to our campaign volunteers here in House District 9! Follow the event on…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Teachers union backs Neguse in 2nd CD Dem primary
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There isn’t much time left for politicians and organizations to announce their endorsements in Colorado’s primary races. Ballots will be arriving in mailboxes within a few weeks and voters will be soon be voting, so expect a flood of announcements by early June from the big enchiladas who want to help their favored candidates win.…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Lundberg backs Watson in GOP treasurer’s race
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The recent slew of endorsements has slowed a bit recently, perhaps because the Legislature’s waning days have drawn the focus of Colorado’s political world, perhaps because few bigwigs remain who have not bestowed their blessings during this long political season. Still, some candidates learned in the last week that they won the support of notables,…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Kamala Harris throws support behind Joe Neguse
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With just five weeks remaining until Colorado voters start to receive primary ballots in the mail, candidate endorsements are falling as thick as crabapple blossoms on a blustery spring day. Here are some of the endorsements that have been announced over the past week: U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, the California Democrat high on lists of…
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Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Salazar in Democratic attorney general’s race
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Friday endorsed state Rep. Joe Salazar, one of two Democrats running for attorney general in Colorado’s June primary. Sanders, who carried Colorado’s 2016 Democratic caucuses by a wide margin as a presidential candidate, said he endorsed Salazar based on his “record of progressive achievements” as a lawmaker. “I…
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Democratic state lawmaker Rosenthal denied spot on primary ballot
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Colorado State Rep. Paul Rosenthal’s bid for a third term was cut short Saturday when the Denver Democrat failed to get enough support at a district assembly to make the primary ballot. Facing criticism for straying from the party line on issues including homelessness and restrictions on oil and gas development, Rosenthal was knocked from…
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This legislator’s at risk of getting knocked off primary ballot after county assemblies
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State Rep. Paul Rosenthal could lose his spot on the June primary ballot if Saturday’s county assembly results hold, but the Denver Democrat says he plans to persuade delegates over the next two weeks to send him back for a fourth term. After Democratic delegates chosen at precinct caucuses voted Saturday at Denver and Arapahoe…
