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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Kamala Harris throws support behind Joe Neguse
With just five weeks remaining until Colorado voters start to receive primary ballots in the mail, candidate endorsements are falling as thick as crabapple blossoms on a blustery spring day. Here are some of the endorsements that have been announced over the past week: U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, the California Democrat high on lists of…
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INSIGHTS: CU’s investment strategy could cost political capital
Chancellor Phil DiStefano thinks he knows what’s best for the University of Colorado Boulder, and that it’s best if he oversees a purse worth about $21 million each year instead of CU Boulder’s student government leaders. “I want to inform you of a financial oversight decision I have made that is in the best long-term…
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Democrat Joe Neguse endorsed by abortion rights group in 2nd Congressional District primary
DENVER – NARAL Pro-Choice America, an abortion rights group and a leading progressive political advocacy organization, on Tuesday endorsed former University of Colorado Regent Joe Neguse, one of two Democrats running for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a candidate for governor. Neguse has also won the support of Nederland…
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Gabby Giffords backs Democratic congressional candidate Joe Neguse
DENVER – Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was wounded in a shooting in Arizona seven years ago, on Wednesday endorsed Democrat Joe Neguse, a candidate in the 2nd Congressional District. “Colorado needs bold new leaders like Joe Neguse who are committed to acting in the face of…
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Democrat Mark Williams turns in petitions, tees up primary with Joe Neguse in 2nd Congressional District
Mark Williams, a former chair of the Boulder Democratic Party running in the 2nd Congressional District, submitted nominating petitions Friday to the Colorado secretary of state – likely setting up a June primary with former University of Colorado Regent Joe Neguse for the seat held by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Democratic candidate for governor.…
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Democrat Cary Kennedy wins endorsement from Blue Rising Colorado in governor’s race
Democrat Cary Kennedy has won the endorsement of Blue Rising Colorado in the crowded gubernatorial race, the committee’s founders announced this week. “Blue Rising Colorado believes Cary Kennedy is the right choice for Colorado,” said Annette Moore, a founder of Blue Rising, in a statement. “Cary’s commitment to education and affordable healthcare, as well as…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, Feb. 18 edition
THEY GRABBED A CLIPBOARD … It looks like a lot of Coloradans took the advice of a certain soon-to-be-former president. In his farewell address, delivered just over a week before leaving office, President Barack Obama said an oft-quoted line – “If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run…
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Democratic congressional candidate pays himself salary from campaign fund
Democratic congressional candidate Mark Williams paid himself a salary out of his campaign funds for two months last year – but after Colorado Politics pointed to a federal election rule that limits the practice, Williams said he’ll return the money to his campaign account and delay putting himself back on the payroll until next month.…
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Coffman challenger Jason Crow leads state congressional candidates in quarterly fundraising
The battle for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District is shaping up to be an expensive one. Democrat Jason Crow, one of Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman’s challengers for the swing seat, raised more in campaign contributions than any other congressional candidate in the state for the quarter that ended the year – and Coffman came in…
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Democratic congressional candidate Joe Neguse tops $400,000 in fundraising for the year
Democrat Joe Neguse reported Wednesday his campaign to represent Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District brought in $161,761 in the final quarter of 2017, bringing his total donations for the year to just over $404,794. The former University of Colorado regent and executive director of Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies had $278,218 on hand at the end…