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Will GOP U.S. Senate candidates catch a national wave?
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A vacuum of well-known GOP leaders willing to step up and run for U.S. Senate in Colorado has created one of the largest fields of candidates in state history seeking to oust a sitting Democrat U.S. Senator. More than a dozen GOP candidates including state senators, county commissioners, veterans and entrepreneurs are vying to topple…
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Keyser turns in petitions for GOP Senate primary
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Former state Rep. Jon Keyser, R-Morrison, on Thursday afternoon became the second Republican U.S. Senate candidate to submit petitions to the secretary of state’s office in hopes of winning a spot on the June primary ballot. “Our campaign is dedicated to uniting a new generation of conservative activists with those who have been fighting on…
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GOP Senate candidate Graham first to turn in nominating petitions
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jack Graham submitted nominating petitions for the June primary ballot to the secretary of state’s office Monday morning, beating three other GOP Senate candidates who are also hoping to secure a spot in the primary by petition. “We’re pretty happy to be first and a week before the deadline,” said Graham…
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The Hot Sheet, March 23, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 49 | MARCH 23, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Good morning, and a happy Snowpocalypse Wednesday to those of you in the Denver metro area and happy snow day to the Colorado state House and Senate. “Whimps” says veteran state Capitol…
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GOP Senate hopeful Natividad shifts gears from petition toward assembly
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Calling the crowded field of Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls a “cattle call of career politicians,” Lakewood businessman Jerry Natividad said Tuesday he’s leaning toward seeking the primary ballot via the assembly process rather than petitioning on. Natividad announced his bid for the seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet on March 1, just hours before Republicans…
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Cruz, Neville topped one county straw poll as Republicans caucused statewide
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At least 60,000 Republicans turned out at schools, churches and community centers across Colorado Tuesday night for precinct caucuses, party officials said, kicking off the election season with ground-level party business. Attendance was up sharply from two years ago, when an estimated 25,000 Republicans showed up for the biennial neighborhood meetings, and roughly matched the…
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Keyser, Rosier OK’d to start circulating GOP Senate petitions
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The Colorado secretary of state’s office has given two more Republican U.S. Senate candidates the go-ahead to start circulating petitions for the June primary ballot, bringing to five the number of GOP candidates who could be gathering signatures for the race. Jefferson County Commissioner Don Rosier and former state Rep. Jon Keyser, R-Morrison, both have…
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Wadhams: GOP Senate candidate Graham’s Democratic past not that unusual
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jack Graham was registered as a Democrat until January 2015, his campaign manager confirmed Monday, but he also pointed out that it isn’t at all unusual for a former Democrat to be elected as a Republican senator from Colorado. “There’s a guy named Cory Gardner, who was a Democrat when he…
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GOP Senate candidate Keyser to seek ballot by petition
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser is planning to petition onto the primary ballot, sources with his campaign have confirmed to The Colorado Statesman. Keyser is the fourth Republican candidate petitioning for the nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, the lone Democratic incumbent considered vulnerable in this year’s Senate races. “It’s going to take…
