fundraising
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Campaign finance reform group hammers Mike Coffman on tax bill vote with six-figure ad buy
A political action committee devoted to driving big money out of politics on Tuesday launched a six-figure digital ad campaign targeting U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman for the Aurora Republican’s vote in favor of the tax reform bill passed by Congress last month. “Congressman Coffman represents the worst of Washington’s pay-to-play system, and he’s proven time…
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Colorado Democrats already fundraising off chance Gordon Klingenschmitt could run for office again
No sooner had word gotten out that former state Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt was considering mounting a political comeback than the Colorado Democrats were sounding the alarm – and passing the hat. In a fundraising email blasted out Wednesday, the director of the state Democrats’ House Majority Project warned supporters that Klingenschmitt, a Colorado Springs Republican,…
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GOP gubernatorial candidates Walker Stapleton, Victor Mitchell, Doug Robinson petitioning onto ballot
Three of the Republicans running for governor – Walker Stapleton, Victor Mitchell and Doug Robinson – are planning to petition their way onto Colorado’s primary ballot, their campaigns tell Colorado Politics, potentially leaving GOP voters with as many as a half dozen candidates to choose from in June. Candidates can begin gathering petition signatures Tuesday…
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Democrat Mike Johnston hauls in more than $1.5 million, sets off-year gubernatorial fundraising record
Democrat Mike Johnston plans to report his campaign for governor has taken in more than $1.5 million through the end of 2017, breaking the modern Colorado record for off-year fundraising for any gubernatorial candidate, Colorado Politics has learned. The former two-term state senator from Denver raised $255,640 in the 4th Quarter, which ended Dec. 31,…
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Congressional candidate Levi Tillemann says top House Democrat Steny Hoyer urged him to end primary campaign
Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 Democrat in House leadership, encouraged Democrat Levi Tillemann to end his primary campaign in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District during a December meeting at a Denver hotel, saying that state and national congressional and party leaders had decided “very early on” to consolidate their resources behind another…
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Republican congressional candidate Owen Hill to accept campaign contributions in bitcoin
Republican congressional candidate Owen Hill is accepting campaign contributions in bitcoin – to encourage participation in his race by the widest possible audience, the Colorado Springs state senator said Wednesday. Starting this week, donors to Hill, challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in a crowded GOP primary, can send money his way using a check, credit…
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Gold Star father Khizr Khan endorses Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow
The Gold Star father who came under attack from Donald Trump last year after offering to lend the Republican presidential candidate a copy of the Constitution sent out a fundraising email Friday for Jason Crow, a Democratic running in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. “Jason Crow is someone who goes where the fight is,” wrote Khizr…
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Democrat Joe Salazar endorsed by Bernie Sanders-aligned Our Revolution group for attorney general
Our Revolution, the national progressive organization spun off from the 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, is getting behind Democrat Joe Salazar and his campaign for Colorado attorney general, the Thornton lawmaker announced Wednesday. “That’s really big for this campaign,” Salazar said in a Facebook Live video unveiling the endorsement, which he added he’d learned about Tuesday…
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Gabby Giffords to Mike Coffman after concealed-carry vote: Thoughts and prayers aren’t enough
Democrat Gabby Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman wounded in a mass shooting six years ago, called out U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman on Twitter after the Aurora Republican voted to make it easier for gun owners to carry concealed weapons across state lines without running afoul of conflicting state laws. Giffords, who has endorsed one of…
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Arizona’s Giffords backs Colorado Democrat Jason Crow, says combat vet has ‘courage to stand up for gun safety’
The gun violence prevention organization founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was wounded in a shooting in Arizona six years ago, has endorsed Democrat Jason Crow in next year’s 6th Congressional District primary. “Jason Crow has shown the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and help lead the effort to reduce…