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Congressional candidate Crow picks up endorsement from Perlmutter
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DENVER – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter threw his support Monday behind fellow Democrat Jason Crow in the 6th Congressional District primary, saying the Aurora attorney and Army Ranger combat veteran has “already solved problems for the district” with his support for the new Veteran’s Administration hospital scheduled to open this summer. Crow is one of…
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Maisha Fields named political director of Democrat Levi Tillemann’s congressional campaign
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Seasoned political operative Maisha Fields, the daughter of state Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, has joined Democrat Levi Tillemann’s congressional campaign as political director, the campaign announced Thursday. Fields, who held a similar position on Gov. John Hickenlooper’s 2014 gubernatorial campaign, got her start in politics more than a decade ago when her younger brother Javad…
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Democrat David Aarestad suspends congressional campaign, endorses primary rival Jason Crow
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DENVER – David Aarestad is pulling out of the Democratic race in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District Tuesday and endorsing primary rival Jason Crow, saying the Army veteran has the best chance of unseating five-term U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the Republican incumbent, Colorado Politics has learned. The Aurora attorney said he decided to end the campaign…
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Abortion rights group endorses Democrat Jason Crow in 6th Congressional District primary
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NARAL Pro-Choice America, an abortion rights group and one of the leading progressive political advocacy organizations, on Friday endorsed Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow, one of four Democrats running against incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the 6th Congressional District. “Mike Coffman’s extreme anti-choice, anti-woman record does not reflect the voters or values of…
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Progressive Democrats of America chapter endorses Democrat Levi Tillemann in 6th District primary
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Calling him “a true progressive who will fight for everyone,” the Denver chapter of the Progressive Democrats of America this week endorsed congressional candidate Levi Tillemann, one of four Democrats running for the 6th Congressional District held by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman. Chapter leader Susan Gilbert, who lives in the suburban 6th District, said Tillemann, a…
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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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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, Feb. 18 edition
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THEY GRABBED A CLIPBOARD … It looks like a lot of Coloradans took the advice of a certain soon-to-be-former president. In his farewell address, delivered just over a week before leaving office, President Barack Obama said an oft-quoted line – “If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run…
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Democrat Jason Crow calls on Mike Coffman to return NRA money, ‘take action’ on gun measures
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Democratic challenger Jason Crow on Thursday called on U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman to return campaign donations the Aurora Republican has received from the National Rifle Association and urged the incumbent to “act now to pass commonsense gun safety reform” the day after a mass shooting at a Florida high school left 17 dead and 14…
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Coffman challenger Jason Crow leads state congressional candidates in quarterly fundraising
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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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Democrat David Aarestad plans to petition onto 6th Congressional District primary ballot
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Aurora attorney David Aarestad, one of four Democrats running for the chance to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, is collecting signatures to petition onto the June primary ballot, although he might also go through the caucus and assembly process, his campaign confirmed Wednesday. “Everybody should be able to participate…
