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Roy Romer endorses Democrat Phil Weiser in attorney general race
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Democratic attorney general candidate Phil Weiser has been endorsed by former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, his campaign announced Friday. “Phil Weiser will be an attorney general who will serve all of Colorado and help protect our citizens,” said Romer, who served three terms as governor beginning in the 1980s, in a statement. “He will listen…
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Rhonda Fields endorses Levi Tillemann in 6th Congressional District Democratic primary
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DENVER – State Sen. Rhonda Fields, an Aurora Democrat, has thrown her support behind Levi Tillemann in the two-way Democratic primary in the 6th Congressional District – giving the clean energy expert and author a boost with his first endorsement from a sitting legislator. Tillemann is facing attorney and veteran Jason Crow in a primary for…
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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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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, March 18 edition
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TREASURER HUNT … There are six Republicans running for state treasurer, and if current trends continue, primary voters could have nearly that many to choose from in June. Two of the candidates – Denver businessman Brian Watson and state Rep. Polly Lawrence of Roxborough Park – have turned in petitions, which are awaiting verification but…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election (March 4)
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STRIKE UP THE BAND … It is, after all, March Fourth. The celebration started a few days early in Colorado, when John Philip Sousa IV, the grandson of the composer and marching band icon, was on hand to endorse a pair of longshot Republican candidates – Greg Lopez, the former Parker mayor running for governor,…
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Ken Salazar endorses Ashley Wheeland in House District 9 Democratic primary
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Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar this week endorsed Ashley Wheeland, one of two Democrats running in a primary against state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in southeast Denver’s House District 9. “I have known Ashley since she began her career in policy in our state – working for me in my United States Senate office,” said Salazar, a…
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Rep. Faith Winter announces Latino endorsements in north metro Denver Senate race
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State Rep. Faith Winter has released a list of Colorado Latino leaders who are endorsing her candidacy for a state Senate seat in the northern metro area, including Ken Salazar, Polly Baca and other well-known Democrats. Winter, D-Westminster, is taking on Republican incumbent Beth Martinez Humanik, as well as unaffiliated candidate Adam Matkowsky, who is…
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State Sen. Irene Aguilar endorses Ashley Wheeland in HD 9 Democratic primary
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State Sen. Irene Aguilar, a Denver Democrat, this week endorsed Ashley Wheeland, one of two Democrats challenging state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in a primary in southeast Denver’s House District 9. “Ashley has a long record of fighting for Colorado communities and their health care, something I am passionate about as well,” Aguilar, a primary care physician,…
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FEEDBACK: End harassment at the Capitol; remember Wheeland in HD-9
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Response to Capitol’s culture of harassment is still inadequate The culture of sexual harassment pervading Hollywood and the U.S. Congress is now – finally – starting to get the attention it deserves. And the challenges women face when confronted with harassment and assault are starting to get the attention they deserve as well. When women object to mistreatment or file…
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Ken Salazar, state lawmakers endorse Democrat Dave Young for state treasurer
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State Rep. Dave Young, a Greeley Democrat, announced Wednesday that his campaign for state treasurer has won endorsements from former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and three current and former state lawmakers. Young is one of four Democrats running to replace term-limited State Treasurer Walker Stapleton, a Republican candidate for governor. “I am supporting Dave Young…
