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State Rep. Steve Lebsock releases detailed response to sexual harassment complaints
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Hours after releasing a lie detector test he says debunk claims he sexually harassed a fellow lawmaker, state Rep. Steve Lebsock of Thornton made public his detailed response to a formal complaint filed last month by state Rep. Faith Winter, but the Westminster Democrat dismissed the polygraph as a stunt and said Lebsock’s statements don’t…
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Bernie-fied, Morgan Watters to run Rep. Joe Salazar’s campaign for attorney general
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Bernie Sanders campaigner Morgan Watters has been tapped to run state Rep. Joe Salazar’s bid for Colorado attorney general next year, the campaign said Monday. Salazar is in a crowded Democratic primary with well-financed opponents, including former University of Colorado law school dean Phil Weiser, Denver lawyer Brad Levin, Jefferson County assistant prosecutor Michael Dougherty…
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George Brauchler can be his own kind of Republican in the AG’s race
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George Brauchler, once lost in a primary pack running for governor, is walking on sunshine now that he’s the lone Republican in the attorney general’s race – an office Republicans usually win. Colorado Politics on Tuesday laid out the way the Brauchler found himself in this position, as four Democrats slug in out in what’s likely…
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‘We will become California’: Brauchler says Dems’ progressive ideology spurred switch to Colorado attorney general race
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When it came down to it, George Brauchler said it was the possibility Colorado could take a pronounced “lurch to the left” that persuaded him to drop his run for governor Monday and launch a campaign for attorney general. After the Republican incumbent, Cynthia Coffman, announced last week that she was running for governor instead…
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Former congressional candidate George Leing won’t run for Colorado attorney general
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There won’t be two Georges running for Colorado attorney general after all. Saying he believes it’s important for the GOP to “consolidate behind one candidate” for attorney general, George Leing, Colorado’s Republican National Committeeman and a former congressional candidate, announced Monday that he won’t be joining one-time gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler in the race. Brauchler, the…
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Michael Dougherty picks up endorsement from deputy Denver prosecutor in AG’s race
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The second-in-command of the Denver District Attorney’s office, Ryan Brackely, is endorsing Michael Dougherty in the Colorado attorney general’s race, Dougherty’s campaign says. “I have had the pleasure of knowing Michael for his entire legal career and it is a true honor to endorse him to be our next attorney general of Colorado,” Brackley said…
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19-year-old Denver Public Schools board candidate Tay Anderson: ‘I’ll continue to fight’
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Soon after the first round of results had posted at about 7 p.m. Tuesday, Auontai “Tay” Anderson, a candidate for a northeast Denver school board seat, spoke to the crowd gathered to watch election night returns at a popular food incubator in Denver’s trending RINO neighborhood. Anderson, a May graduate of Manual High School –…
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At Dougherty’s urging, Dem AG candidates mull holding forums in every judicial district in Colorado
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The Democrats running for Colorado attorney general are moving toward scheduling forums in all of the state’s judicial districts before next year’s primary in response to a suggestion by prosecutor Michael Dougherty, one of the five candidates in the race. “The forums are going to allow voters to learn who has the experience and vision…
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Former Colorado Attorney General J.D. MacFarlane backs Democratic AG candidate Phil Weiser
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J.D. MacFarlane, one of only two Democrats elected attorney general in Colorado in nearly 70 years, endorsed Democratic attorney general candidate Phil Weiser this week, saying the former University of Colorado Law School dean will bring “energy, innovation, and vision” to the office during a time he termed “challenging.” “I know from personal experience that…