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PRIMARY 2018: DeGette, Crow, Neguse win congressional primaries
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With decisive votes, Coloradans set the table in the June primary that ended Tuesday for seven fall congressional elections, settling most key races not long after voting ended by wide margins. Less than an hour after the 7 p.m. voting deadline, three of the state’s most interesting congressional races were already decided, and a fourth…
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Colorado lawmakers react to Trump dumping border policy
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Colorado lawmakers are weighing in on President Donald Trump’s decision to end a policy of dividing families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump signed an executive order Wednesday ending the detainment measure that was part of his zero-tolerance policy on border security. Republicans facing tough mid-term elections, including U.S. Reps. Mike Coffman of Aurora, a Republican,…
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Mitsch Bush launches TV ad in 3rd CD Democratic primary
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Diane Mitsch Bush joined primary rival Karl Hanlon on the 3rd Congressional District’s airwaves and cable wires Monday as the Democrat unveiled a TV ad touting her stance on issues and several prominent endorsements. Mitsch Bush, a former state lawmaker from Steamboat Springs, is facing Hanlon, a Carbondale rancher and water attorney, as well as…
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Democrat Karl Hanlon hits airwaves with ads blasting Tipton, Trump
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Democrat Karl Hanlon launched a TV ad campaign Wednesday in the primary race to challenge U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, a four-term incumbent, in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. Hanlon, a Carbondale rancher and water attorney, takes aim at Tipton and President Donald Trump in a trio of ads set to air on broadcast and cable in the…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Teachers union backs Neguse in 2nd CD Dem primary
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There isn’t much time left for politicians and organizations to announce their endorsements in Colorado’s primary races. Ballots will be arriving in mailboxes within a few weeks and voters will be soon be voting, so expect a flood of announcements by early June from the big enchiladas who want to help their favored candidates win.…
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Ritter throws support behind Mitsch Bush in 3rd CD Democratic primary
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Former Gov. Bill Ritter on Tuesday endorsed Diane Mitsch Bush, one of three Democrats running for the 3rd Congressional District seat held by four-term U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, maintaining that the former state representative is the only candidate who can oust the incumbent Republican. Noting that he first met Mitsch Bush in 2006, when he…
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Arn Menconi and Bill Rhea qualify for the ballot in Colorado congressional districts
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Two congressional candidates made the June ballot Monday when the Secretary of State’s office verified the signatures on their petitions. Former Eagle County Commissioner Arn Menconi will be on the June primary in Colorado’s Congressional District 3, in hopes of taking on Republican incumbent Scott Tipton of Cortez. Retired Texas judge Bill Rhea of Colorado…
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Ken Salazar endorses Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush in 3rd Congressional District primary
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Democratic congressional candidate Diane Mitsch Bush has been endorsed by former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, whose brother John Salazar was unseated by U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, the Republican incumbent Mitsch Bush is challenging, her campaign announced Thursday. Mitsch Bush, a former state lawmaker and Routt County commissioner from Steamboat Springs, is one of three Democrats…
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Welcome to the party, not so much, Arn Menconi
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Arn Menconi is the political scrapper of the high country, and it looks like he’ll start his congressional race in a tussle with local leaders of his own party. What did he expect? Menconi was the Green Party’s candidate against U.S, Sen. Michael Bennet in 2016, draining off 1.3 percent that could have mattered, if…
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Arn Menconi joins race to unseat Rep. Scott Tipton in 3rd CD
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Former Eagle County commissioner and social justice advocate Arn Menconi said Monday he’s getting in the race to unseat incumbent Republican Rep. Scott Tipton of Cortez in the 3rd Congressional District. That puts him on a primary collision course, however, with former state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush of Steamboat Springs and Glenwood Springs city attorney Karl Hanlon.…
