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Former congressional candidate George Leing won’t run for Colorado attorney general

Nov 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

There won’t be two Georges running for Colorado attorney general after all. Saying he believes it’s important for the GOP to “consolidate behind one candidate” for attorney general, George Leing, Colorado’s Republican National Committeeman and a former congressional candidate, announced Monday that he won’t be joining one-time gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler in the race. Brauchler, the…
Coffman’s switch to governor’s race could boost Democrats’ shot at electing an attorney general

Nov 13, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Attorney General Cynthia Coffman wasn’t only taking a gamble with her political future Wednesday when she jumped from a run for re-election to a slot in Colorado’s crowded Republican gubernatorial primary – she was creating an open seat a year before the election and throwing another curve into a cycle that’s been full of them.…
Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler considering switch to Colorado attorney general race

Nov 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican George Brauchler is considering jumping from Colorado’s crowded gubernatorial primary to a run for attorney general after Republican incumbent Cynthia Coffman announced Wednesday she was switching to the governor’s race, his campaign said. Coffman’s long-anticipated move leaves the attorney general race without a Republican candidate at the same time the GOP field for governor…
RNC members Vera Ortegon, George Leing urge Colorado Republicans to stick with primary election

Sep 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado’s Republican National Committee members are joining the chorus of GOP stalwarts urging the party’s central committee to reject a proposal to opt out of the primary election next year rather than allow unaffiliated voters to participate. State Republicans decide Saturday whether to go along with voter-approved Proposition 108 and let voters who aren’t affiliated…
Larimer County lawmaker Kevin Lundberg becomes fourth Republican in race for Colorado state treasurer

Jul 29, 2017

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Ernest Luning

After serving 15 years in the Legislature, state Sen. Kevin Lundberg, a Berthoud Republican, hopes to bring what he’s learned about Colorado government to the office of state treasurer. On Saturday, Lundberg declared he’s running for the open seat in next year’s election, becoming the fourth Republican in a primary race that’s likely to get even…
Colorado state treasurer candidates Justin Everett, Brita Horn and Steve Lebsock post fundraising numbers

Jul 19, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Three candidates for Colorado state treasurer – two Republicans and a Democrat – reported their campaign fundraising totals this week. While none of them broke the bank, they all said they’re happy with what they managed to raise in what was the initial reporting period for all three. State Rep. Justin Everett, a Littleton Republican,…
Colorado Republican Kevin Lundberg says he’s considering a run for treasurer, not Polis’ seat

Jun 16, 2017

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Ernest Luning

There’s been plenty of buzz about potential candidates of both persuasions for the open seat in the 2nd Congressional District next year now that five-term incumbent Democrat Jared Polis is running for governor. But state Sen. Kevin Lundberg, the Berthoud Republican who ran against Polis in 2012, wants to make it clear he isn’t one…
Routt County Republican, volunteer fire chief Brita Horn launches bid for state treasurer

Jun 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

When Routt County Treasurer Brita Horn and some of her neighbors realized they lived in a large, sparsely populated patch of the state that wasn’t covered by fire protection services, they put together their own volunteer fire department. Some 244 square miles between Steamboat Springs and Vail, it turned out, fell between areas covered by…
Littleton Republican Justin ‘Neverett’ Everett launches campaign for state treasurer in 2018

Apr 18, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Rep. Justin Everett, a Littleton Republican, announced Tuesday morning that he’s running for state treasurer in next year’s election. “We need a chief financial officer of the state who is willing to make tough decisions and weigh in on policy, whether it’s federal block grants or school finance or PERA [the state’s Public Employees’…
Adams County Democrat Steve Lebsock announces he’s running for state treasurer

Mar 25, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Rep. Steve Lebsock, a Thornton Democrat, announced Saturday that he’s running for state treasurer in next year’s election. “It’s so important that we have elected officials here in the state of Colorado that have your back and that care about freedom and liberty and opportunity to do what you need to do,” Lebsock told…