endorsements
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Business, LGBTQ groups bestow bipartisan backing on lawmakers
Two of Colorado’s most prominent political committees – One Colorado PAC, which advocates for LGBTQ residents, and NFIB Colorado PAC, the political arm of the state’s largest small business organization – announced a slew of legislative endorsements last week, with both groups crossing party lines in an instance or two. One Colorado executive director Daniel…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Polis wins backing from outdoor industry trade group
The Outdoor Industry Association, a trade group representing 1,300 companies involved in the outdoor industry, endorsed U.S. Rep. Jared Polis for governor of Colorado this week, citing the Boulder Democrat’s “Keep Colorado Wild” plan to protect public lands and promote the state’s outdoor recreation industry, which supports an estimated 229,000 jobs. “Jared Polis is OIA’s…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Joe Biden throws support behind Jason Crow in 6th CD
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday endorsed Jason Crow, the Democrat challenging five-term incumbent Republican Mike Coffman in the suburban 6th Congressional District, citing the attorney and decorated Army veteran’s leadership background. “From working his way through college, to serving our country overseas, to advocating for veterans back home, Jason Crow is a leader…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | EMILY’s List gets behind Democratic legislative candidates
EMILY’s List, a national group that backs pro-abortion-rights Democratic women candidates, has endorsed 14 Colorado legislative candidates, including a half dozen running for seats that could determine which party has the majority in the state Senate. The group’s president, Stephanie Schriock, said the group’s picks “have the backbones and experience to fight for Colorado’s women…
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Obama endorses Polis, other Colorado Democrats for midterm elections
Former President Barack Obama endorsed 13 Colorado Democrats Wednesday, including the gubernatorial ticket of Jared Polis and Dianne Primavera, calling them “leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they’re running to represent.” The list includes attorney general nominee Phil Weiser, who worked in the Obama Justice Department, and secretary of state nominee Jena Griswold,…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Peg Perl unveils backers in Denver clerk race
The municipal election isn’t for another 10 months, and she has yet to draw an opponent, but Denver clerk and recorder candidate Peg Perl is already racking up support for her bid, the attorney and former senior counsel for Colorado Ethics Watch announced this week. The current and former officials supporting Perl include House House Majority…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Weiser, Brauchler divvy up AG backers
With the primary in the rear view mirror, organizations and individuals are handing out endorsements for the general election. The Colorado AFL-CIO, representing 180 affiliate unions, voted unanimously to endorse Democratic gubernatorial nominee U.S. Rep. Jared Polis and the party’s attorney general candidate, Phil Weiser, the union’s political arm announced this week. In an earlier round…
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TRAIL MIX: Tom Tancredo, Bernie Sanders will flavor Colorado’s fall campaign
Elsewhere at ColoradoPolitics.com, we take a look at the just-completed June primary and consider the winners and losers left in its wake. Two towering and political figures, Tom Tancredo and Bernie Sanders, don’t fit neatly into either category – they appear to have won some and lost some – but have done as much as…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Colorado candidates notch support as primary looms
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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Joe Biden throws weight behind secretary of state hopeful Jena Griswold
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday endorsed Jena Griswold, the Democratic nominee for secretary of state, saying the attorney “understands the importance of making sure every vote counts.” “Now more than ever, we need leaders who are committed to protecting our democratic institutions and the integrity of our elections,” Biden said in a statement.…