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Former US Attorney Jason Dunn backs Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea
Former U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn, Colorado’s top federal prosecutor during the Trump administration, on Friday endorsed construction company owner Joe O’Dea’s U.S. Senate campaign. O’Dea is one of eight Republicans challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is seeking a third term this year. “I’m proud to endorse Joe O’Dea,” Dunn said in a statement…
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Republican US Senate candidate Joe O’Dea launches radio ad campaign
Colorado Republican Joe O’Dea hits the airwaves statewide Wednesday with a radio ad pitching the U.S. Senate candidate’s working-class roots and status as a first-time candidate. The 60-second ad launches days after O’Dea announced that he plans to petition his way onto the June primary ballot. He’s one of seven Republicans seeking the nomination to…
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Gino Campana unloads on rival Joe O’Dea’s decision to petition into Colorado’s US Senate primary
Colorado Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana blasted primary rival Joe O’Dea on Friday after the latter announced plans to seek a spot on the June primary ballot by petition, suggesting O’Dea is too liberal to win support from GOP delegates at the state assembly. In turn, O’Dea, the owner of a Denver-based construction company,…
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Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea wins endorsement from Denver police union
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea has been endorsed by the largest local police union in Colorado, his campaign said Tuesday. The Denver Police Protective Association said the union’s more than 1,400 members can count on O’Dea, the son of a Denver police officer and owner of a construction company, to stand with them to…
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GOP Senate candidate Eli Bremer tests positive for COVID-19
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eli Bremer tested positive for COVID-19 and plans to cancel in-person campaigning until he meets medical guidelines to resume public appearances, his campaign said Tuesday. The 2008 Olympian and former El Paso County GOP official, one of eight Republicans seeking the nod to challenge Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet, told Colorado Politics…
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Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea posts $1 million haul for 4th quarter
Construction company owner Joe O’Dea, a Republican candidate for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat, plans to report receipts totaling more than $1 million through the end of the most recent fundraising period, including $500,000 he chipped in to his own campaign, a spokesman said Tuesday. O’Dea, one of eight Republicans running in a primary for the…
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Bob Schaffer endorses Republican Gino Campana in Colorado’s US Senate primary
Former Republican congressman and 2008 U.S. Senate nominee Bob Schaffer on Tuesday endorsed Republican Gino Campana in the GOP primary for the seat held by Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. Schaffer, headmaster of Liberty Common charter schools in Fort Collins and a former chairman of the Colorado State Board of Education, cited Campana’s views on education and…
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Multiple debates, forums on deck for Colorado’s Republican US Senate hopefuls
The Republican primary race for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat is about to kick into high gear, with at least six debates and candidate forums scheduled over a four-week period beginning in early January. At last count, seven Republicans are running for the nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is seeking a third…
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Federal complaints filed against three Colorado U.S. senate candidates
Three Coloradans running for the Republican U.S. Senate primary have failed to file required personal financial disclosures with the Secretary of the U.S. Senate*. Jarrod Munger, chair of the Stonewall Democrats Initiative and a recent vice chair of the Denver Democratic Party, on Monday filed complaints with the Department of Justice over those missing disclosures.…
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Trump homeland security advisor endorses Gino Campana in Colorado’s US Senate race
The retired Coast Guard rear admiral who served as former President Donald Trump’s third homeland security and counterterrorism advisor is endorsing Colorado U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana, calling the Fort Collins Republican the best choice to take on Democrat Michael Bennet in next year’s election. Peter J. Brown said Wednesday that Campana, the son of…