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Ken Salazar endorses Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush in 3rd Congressional District primary
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Democratic congressional candidate Diane Mitsch Bush has been endorsed by former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, whose brother John Salazar was unseated by U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, the Republican incumbent Mitsch Bush is challenging, her campaign announced Thursday. Mitsch Bush, a former state lawmaker and Routt County commissioner from Steamboat Springs, is one of three Democrats…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election (March 4)
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STRIKE UP THE BAND … It is, after all, March Fourth. The celebration started a few days early in Colorado, when John Philip Sousa IV, the grandson of the composer and marching band icon, was on hand to endorse a pair of longshot Republican candidates – Greg Lopez, the former Parker mayor running for governor,…
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Former state Sen. Gail Schwartz endorses Democrat Phil Weiser for attorney general
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Gail Schwartz, a former Democratic state senator and congressional nominee, endorsed attorney general candidate Phil Weiser on Friday, saying the former University of Colorado Law School dean champion issues important to rural Colorado, including broadband access, the environment and public safety. “Phil Weiser is committed to serving all of the people of Colorado and ensuring…
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Arn Menconi joins race to unseat Rep. Scott Tipton in 3rd CD
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Former Eagle County commissioner and social justice advocate Arn Menconi said Monday he’s getting in the race to unseat incumbent Republican Rep. Scott Tipton of Cortez in the 3rd Congressional District. That puts him on a primary collision course, however, with former state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush of Steamboat Springs and Glenwood Springs city attorney Karl Hanlon.…
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Grand Junction Councilman Chris Kennedy drops out of 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary
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Grand Junction Councilman Chris Kennedy announced Wednesday that he’s withdrawing from the Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District seat held by Republican Scott Tipton. Kennedy said in a Facebook post that family health issues will require his time and attention. He told the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel that his mother has recently undergone heart…
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Democratic secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold announces slate of endorsements
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Jena Griswold, one of several Democrats running for secretary of state in next year’s election, unveiled a list of more than a dozen endorsements from current and former Democratic officials Monday. State Sens. Mike Merrifield, John Kefalas, Matt Jones and Rachel Zenzinger and state Rep. James Coleman added their names to a roster of Griswold…
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Democratic lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush declares bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton
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State Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, a Steamboat Springs Democrat, declared Thursday she’s challenging Republican Scott Tipton in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in next year’s election. Mitsch Bush, a former Routt County commissioner, said she decided to challenge Tipton after the four-term incumbent voted in May for a House Republican plan to repeal and replace the…
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Democrats celebrate Colorado as ‘pocket of sanity’ amid national election results
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Colorado Democrats celebrated sweeping wins across the state on Tuesday night at a hotel in downtown Denver, but the election-night watch party felt more like a wake as the national map on large-screen televisions slowly turned more and more red, depicting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s win over Democrat Hillary Clinton. Clinton carried the state’s…
