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Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington mulls challenge against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter

Jan 12, 2018

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Ernest Luning

Saying he wants to bring fun back into politics, Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington told Colorado Politics he’s strongly considering running against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter in the 7th Congressional District. Barrington, 39, a small business owner who works in sales, said he plans to decide within weeks whether to challenge the Arvada Democrat’s bid for…
Republicans scold Perlmutter for switch back into congressional race, still lack candidate for seat

Aug 21, 2017

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Ernest Luning

National and Colorado Republicans and their conservative allies piled on U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter after the Arvada Democrat announced Monday he’s changed his mind and plans to seek reelection in the 7th Congressional District, although the GOP doesn’t appear to have a candidate ready to challenge the six-term incumbent for the suburban seat. And while…
Adams County Democrat Dominick Moreno tosses hat in crowded 7th Congressional District primary

May 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat, on Wednesday officially launched his campaign for the 7th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who is running for governor in next year’s election. “My passion is helping people,” Moreno, 32, says in a video announcing his bid. “Right now, our country is headed…
Democrat Brittany Pettersen launches run for Ed Perlmutter’s congressional seat

Apr 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Just a half hour after U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter announced his campaign for governor on Sunday afternoon, state Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, launched her bid to represent the battleground 7th Congressional District seat Perlmutter has held for a decade. “Too many families in Colorado are facing tough times and we need leaders who understand those…
Three state Republican chair candidates pitch platforms to Highlands Ranch GOP

Mar 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

It was all elbows and Spartacus at a spirited forum featuring the candidates for state GOP chairman last Friday at a meeting of the Highlands Ranch Republicans. Former congressional candidate George Athanasopoulos, former El Paso County Republican Party Chairman Jeff Hays and Grand Junction activist Kevin McCarney, who chaired Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Mesa…
Perlmutter camp unimpressed at news national Republicans targeting his seat

Feb 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s campaign manager didn’t sound too concerned this week that his boss had landed on a national Republican group’s list of top Democratic targets in next year’s election. Perlmutter aide Clinton Thomas shrugged at news the National Republican Congressional Committee – the campaign arm of congressional Republicans – was including the five-term congressman among…
YESTERYEAR: Reagan lands at Stapleton to raise funds for Senate candidate Ken Kramer

Sep 22, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Thirty Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … President Ronald Reagan’s 90-minute visit to Colorado to headline a fundraiser for Republican Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Ken Kramer went off without a glitch and hauled in $912,000, the most ever raised at a single event in state history. “As we used to say on…
Perlmutter draws Republican opponent who vows to end immigration

Jan 26, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Republican Bruce Baker, a member of the Westminster City Council, is challenging five-term U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Golden Democrat, on a platform of ending immigration into the United States and slapping a punitive tariff on all imports into the country. “We need to end immigration — all immigration, not just illegal immigration,” Baker told…