jake viano
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IN RESPONSE | Criticism of state GOP missed its mark by a mile
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Scapegoating is as old as the Bible. The word comes from the Book of Leviticus, where the chief priest laid the sins of the people on a goat which was then banished into the wilderness. The goat had done nothing to deserve odium, but it served an important purpose by alleviating the people’s psychological burden.…
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‘Red flag’ gun bill meets its expected demise in Colo. Senate
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A Colorado state Senate committee late Monday put an expected end to a “red flag” bill that would have allowed law enforcement or family members to legally remove firearms from mentally ill people deemed a threat to themselves or others. The Republican-led Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted down the “Zackari Parrish III…
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Harris County Republicans recognize Denver, state GOP officers for Hurricane Harvey relief effort
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Colorado Republican officers who organized a donation drive to help victims of Hurricane Harvey traveled to Houston Monday so the local GOP’s governing body can thank them for the relief operation, which sent four full truckloads of supplies to the Gulf Coast earlier this month. The Harris County Republican Party’s executive committee was scheduled to…
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RNC members Vera Ortegon, George Leing urge Colorado Republicans to stick with primary election
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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…
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Denver Republican Party chairman hears from White House after incident at LGBT pride parade
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Denver Republican Party Chairman Jake Viano can scratch a big item off his bucket list. On Monday, he received a phone call from the White House to thank him and GOP volunteers for remaining calm during an altercation with a protester at Sunday’s PrideFest Parade in Denver. “I was really stunned,” Viano told Colorado Politics.…
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Masked protester accosts Denver Republicans displaying Trump quote at Colorado LGBT pride parade
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A masked protester accosted Denver Republicans preparing to take part in Sunday’s annual PrideFest Parade, yelling obscenities while attempting to remove a banner featuring a Donald Trump quotation from the county party’s parade entry, the party’s chairman told Colorado Politics. “We were prepared for a lot of hateful rhetoric,” Denver County Republican Chairman Jake…
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Viano: GOP health insurance reform bill must stop Obamacare-induced bleeding
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Back in 2010, voters across the nation swept Republicans into office, giving the GOP the majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in years. Two years later, Americans allowed the Republicans to take control of the Senate, and the party has managed to maintain its majority in the federal legislative branch ever…
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Denver Republicans elect officers at county reorg meeting
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Republicans in Denver elected a new team of officers for the county party at the biennial reorganizational meeting on Saturday, Feb. 4, at West High School. Army veteran and small business owner Jake Viano ran unopposed for the chair position and was elected by acclamation. “We always know that we face a challenge in Denver…
