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Gary Hart remembers John McCain as a colleague and friend

Aug 28, 2018

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9News

By Rachel Leuthauser, 9News “It was inspiring to meet someone with that amount of courage,” says Gary Hart. An admiration became a friendship between Hart, a former U.S. senator from Colorado, and U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who died Saturday. Despite being on different sides of the aisle, the pair built a friendship that…
Former Colorado Gov. Dick Lamm endorses Democrat Mike Johnston in governor’s race

Feb 7, 2018

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Ernest Luning

Saying he’s never seen a more promising candidate, former Gov. Dick Lamm on Tuesday endorsed Democrat Mike Johnston to be Colorado’s next governor. Lamm, a Democrat, said he’s backing Johnston because he believes the former state senator from Denver is the candidate who can best steer the state toward “thoughtful growth paired with protection of…
Faith, family drive Larimer County Commissioner Lew Gaiter’s GOP gubernatorial bid

Dec 18, 2017

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Ernest Luning

There are a few things that define Lew Gaiter III, the Larimer County commissioner running in the Republican primary for governor. He’s a Christian and a cancer survivor. He’s a family man who built a business. After growing up in a family of prominent Colorado Democrats, he’s been a Republican since his college years. Until…
Q&A w/Dan Grossman: He stepped away from a promising political career — but keeps the door open

Nov 6, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

If you’re among the many Coloradans glad to no longer be enveloped by a cloud of cigarette smoke when entering a restaurant or bar, you can thank Dan Grossman. And if you are among the minority of Coloradans who still smoke and now feel left out in the cold – literally, when it’s winter –…
Gary Hart endorses Democrat Mike Johnston in Colorado’s gubernatorial primary

Aug 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Calling him “one of the most creative and thoughtful leaders on education” nationwide, former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart on Wednesday endorsed Democrat Mike Johnston to be Colorado’s next governor. “Ahead of almost all those in his emerging generation of leaders, Mike has understood the linkage between high quality public education, and continuing education, and employment…
From Wolverine to Gary Hart: Hugh Jackman cast in movie about Colorado senator’s derailed presidential run

Jul 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Australian movie star Hugh Jackman will play former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart in “The Frontrunner,” based on a recent bestseller about the Colorado Democrat’s ill-fated 1988 presidential run. Hart, who served two terms in the U.S. Senate, was the titular frontrunner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination after running a close second to Walter Mondale…
YESTERYEAR: Hart announces second run for president, legislator’s CORA request ignites kerfuffle

Apr 6, 2017

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Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics

Thirty Years Ago This Week in the Colorado Statesman … Colorado U.S. Sen. Gary Hart officially announced his second run for U.S. president on his home turf at Red Rocks Amphitheater, saying, among other remarks, “I guarantee you that I’ll make some mistakes.” At a press conference the next Tuesday, in Denver City Council chambers, he said that he had…
No silver bullets: Jim Carpenter stresses fundamentals, agility

Nov 3, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Jim Carpenter likes to tell a story about a campaign stop more than two decades ago in a small town on the Eastern Plains. It’s no coincidence the story stars former three-term Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, a man Carpenter describes as the master of quick thinking and innovative approaches to the surprises any politician is…
YESTERYEAR: Hart, Strickland discuss terrorism in wake of 9/11 attacks

Oct 20, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Fifteen Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart and Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Tom Strickland discussed the changing face of terrorism at a forum sponsored by the Colorado Young Democrats on the Auraria campus. “The events of Sept. 11, in my judgment, completely blurred the line between war…
YESTERYEAR: Owens signs immigration bills, DeGette rips Bush stem cell veto

Aug 4, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Ten Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Gov. Bill Owens ended a “scorching hot July” by signing 10 controversial immigration bills that emerged from a special session called at the beginning of the month. The centerpiece of the bipartisan package was a piece of legislation Owens called “the toughest law dealing with…