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GOP strategists skeptical Cynthia Coffman can petition onto primary ballot for governor
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Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman plans to petition her way onto the Republican primary ballot for governor, but her modest fundraising, lack of a statewide organization and late start add up to long odds against her, say two GOP strategists who have managed successful signature-gathering efforts for statewide candidates in recent election cycles. “It is…
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Out West Roundup: Montana mandates ‘net neutrality’ for state contracts
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Montana Montana mandates ‘net neutrality’ for state contracts BILLINGS, Montana – Montana last week became the first state to bar telecommunications companies from receiving state contracts if they interfere with internet traffic or favor higher-paying sites or apps, under an order from Gov. Steve Bullock intended to protect so-called net neutrality. The Democratic governor’s order…
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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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Democratic congressional candidate Joe Neguse tops $400,000 in fundraising for the year
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Democrat Joe Neguse reported Wednesday his campaign to represent Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District brought in $161,761 in the final quarter of 2017, bringing his total donations for the year to just over $404,794. The former University of Colorado regent and executive director of Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies had $278,218 on hand at the end…
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Democrats dance on Tancredo’s exit from governor’s race, warn his spirit remains
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Democrats seized upon word Republican Tom Tancredo was withdrawing Tuesday from Colorado’s gubernatorial race to declare the election unwinnable for any Republican – while taking the opportunity to lash the controversial former congressman and his platform to the remaining field of GOP primary contenders. “Even former front-runner Tom Tancredo knows there is no path to…
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Citing insufficient resources, Republican Tom Tancredo drops out of Colorado governor’s race
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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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Democrat Jared Polis opening his 8th and 9th campaign field offices in Lakewood, Adams County
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis is opening his gubernatorial campaign’s eighth and ninth field offices in Lakewood and Adams County this weekend, his campaign announced. Since the beginning of the year, Polis has opened the door on campaign offices in Grand Junction, Denver, Aurora, Boulder, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo, and his campaign says more…
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Mike Coffman donates campaign cash from GOP colleague who settled sexual harassment complaint
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A Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman on Wednesday called on the Aurora Republican to unload $10,000 in campaign contributions from a fellow GOP lawmaker under fire for settling a former aide’s sexual harassment complaint with taxpayer money – but a Coffman spokesman said he’d already donated the funds earlier in the day to a local…
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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…
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Democrats Kristopher Larsen, Mark Williams petitioning onto 2nd CD primary ballot
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Democrats Kristopher Larsen and Mark Williams are gathering signatures to run in the 2nd Congressional District primary election, meaning former University of Colorado Regent Joe Neguse is more than likely going to have some company on the June primary ballot. A former Democratic nominee for secretary of state and the early frontrunner for the seat…
