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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Backing for governor, treasurer, Congress hopefuls
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The endorsements keep coming as candidates running in Colorado primaries near the finish line. This week, the Communication Workers of America Colorado and Wyoming state councils threw their support behind former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy, one of four Democrats running for governor. “Colorado’s governor must be someone who is a champion for working families in our…
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Democrat Jared Polis kicks off gubernatorial campaign at employee-owned Colorado Springs grocery store
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Freshly minted gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis, a Democratic congressman from Boulder, visited an employee-owned grocery store in Colorado Springs on Monday for one of several Front Range stops meant to highlight key campaign themes. Standing in the produce section of a recently opened Save-A-Lot grocery store on North Academy Boulevard, Polis said he wants to…
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Jill Q. Citizen does D.C. — A local Democrat’s diary of the inauguration
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Editor’s Note: Denver Democrat Halisi Vinson attended President Barack Obama’s inaugural ceremony and many of the festivities surrounding the event along with her husband, Ricardo Crawley, and chronicled the historic occasion for The Colorado Statesman. A delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, she is the assistant secretary of the Denver Democratic Party…
