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Crow pushing US House Democrats’ election, campaign finance reform package
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After making campaign finance reform a central issue in his winning congressional run, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says he anticipates taking a leadership role pushing proposals House Democrats have put at the center of their legislative agenda Meanwhile, a group dedicated to getting dark money out of politics credited Crow with helping lay the…
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Campaign finance reform group slams Coffman’s corporate contributions with $1 million ad buy
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A Democratic group devoted to getting big money out of politics launched a $1 million ad campaign Thursday targeting U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman for the millions the five-term Aurora Republican has raised from corporate interests in his runs for Congress. “There are millions of reasons career politician Mike Coffman’s got to go. Special interests and…
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Bennet bill takes aim at lobbyists and campaign cash
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Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet introduced legislation Wednesday to put more distance and scrutiny on lobbyists’ dollars and congressional members’ votes. “Endless lobbying and fundraising in Washington has created a corruption of inaction,” Bennet said in a statement. “Instead of addressing the real challenges Americans face, our dysfunctional campaign finance system has prevented Congress from…
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Democrat Jason Crow launches first TV ad in 6th CD primary
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Democrat Jason Crow hit the airwaves with his first TV ad Monday in the race for Colorado’s battleground 6th Congressional District. “When you see injustice, you have to lead by example, so I’ve taken a pledge that I’m not going to take a dime of corporate PAC money,” Crow says in the 30-second spot, airing…
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Poll results convince Democrat Tillemann to stay in 6th CD race
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Democrat Levi Tillemann on Monday said he plans to stay in the 6th Congressional District primary after a private poll his campaign commissioned shows he’s leading Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman by 5 points – better than the statistical tie the same poll found between Jason Crow, the other Democrat in the race, and the five-term…
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Democrat Jason Crow surpasses $1 million in fundraising in battleground 6th Congressional District
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Democrat Jason Crow has raised more than $1 million in his run for the 6th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the Republican incumbent, Crow’s campaign said Thursday. The Aurora attorney and first-time candidate reached the milestone without accepting contributions from corporate PACs and received 82 percent of his donations from individuals,…
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Democrat Jason Crow unveils campaign reform package, challenges Coffman to reject ‘dark money’
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Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow on Tuesday released a set of proposals to “end the corrupting influence of big money in politics” and called on U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the Republican incumbent, to join him in a pledge to keep undisclosed “dark money” spending out of the race for the suburban swing seat. “We don’t…
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Poll shows Democrat Jason Crow leading Republican Mike Coffman by 5 points
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A poll conducted for liberal campaign finance reform group End Citizens United found Democrat Jason Crow leading U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, by 5 points – and the challenger’s advantage increases to 10 points after poll respondents were told Crow isn’t taking corporate PAC money. The Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling survey shows Crow,…
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Gold Star father Khizr Khan to headline rally for Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow
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Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who came under attack from Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign after offering to lend the Republican a copy of the Constitution, will appear at a rally on Tuesday for Jason Crow, a Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, Crow’s campaign said Friday.…
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Democrat Jason Crow beats Mike Coffman in quarterly fundraising, lags GOP incumbent’s cash on hand
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Democrat Jason Crow outraised Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the most recent fundraising quarter, but the five-term incumbent outspent his challenger in Colorado’s battleground 6th Congressional District and had more cash on hand at the end of the year, according to reports the campaigns plan to file with the Federal Election Commission. In the…
