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Routt treasurer — seeking state post — faces questions over snafu by her office
Schools, libraries and other public services in Routt County were shorted millions of dollars in tax revenue for months due to an error by the county treasurer’s office, and questions about the snafu are now dogging county Treasurer Brita Horn – who is campaigning for state treasurer. Steamboat Today reported on Tuesday that Horn acknowledged…
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Larimer County lawmaker Kevin Lundberg becomes fourth Republican in race for Colorado state treasurer
After serving 15 years in the Legislature, state Sen. Kevin Lundberg, a Berthoud Republican, hopes to bring what he’s learned about Colorado government to the office of state treasurer. On Saturday, Lundberg declared he’s running for the open seat in next year’s election, becoming the fourth Republican in a primary race that’s likely to get even…
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Colorado state treasurer candidates Justin Everett, Brita Horn and Steve Lebsock post fundraising numbers
Three candidates for Colorado state treasurer – two Republicans and a Democrat – reported their campaign fundraising totals this week. While none of them broke the bank, they all said they’re happy with what they managed to raise in what was the initial reporting period for all three. State Rep. Justin Everett, a Littleton Republican,…
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GOP state treasurer candidate Justin Everett bounces back onto campaign trail after bout of dehydration
It wasn’t how state Rep. Justin Everett, a Littleton Republican and candidate for state treasurer, planned on spending his day, but relentless campaigning – covering some 31 counties over three months without a day off, he says – landed the 45-year-old in the hospital for a spell on Thursday after suffering what turned out to…
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Nic Morse, former GOP congressional nominee, considering a run for state Senate in Larimer County
Nic Morse, the Republican who challenged Jared Polis in last year’s 2nd Congressional District, says he’s considering a run for state Senate next year. The Loveland entrepreneur would be a candidate for the Republican District 15 seat being vacated by term-limited Kevin Lundberg of Berthoud. Lundberg is considering a run for state treasurer, a race…
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Colorado Republican Kevin Lundberg says he’s considering a run for treasurer, not Polis’ seat
There’s been plenty of buzz about potential candidates of both persuasions for the open seat in the 2nd Congressional District next year now that five-term incumbent Democrat Jared Polis is running for governor. But state Sen. Kevin Lundberg, the Berthoud Republican who ran against Polis in 2012, wants to make it clear he isn’t one…
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Take 2 on B.J. Nikkel and whether she wants in on the CD 2 race …
…Courtesy of Colorado Peak Politics. The other day we cited Colorado Pols’ insights on which Republicans might want to vie for one of the longer shots in state politics – representing the GOP in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Jared Polis in the decidedly Democratic 2nd Congressional District. Citing “speculation,” Pols named state Sen.…
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There are, ahem, Republicans in Colorado’s 2nd CD …
…even if they don’t stand much of a chance of capturing the seat being vacated by five-term U.S. Rep. Jared Polis in the indelibly Democratic, Boulder-centered district. Still, thanks to Colorado Pols for profiling a couple of prospects for the GOP nomination in the upcoming race. Polis of course has announced his intention to run…
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Routt County Republican, volunteer fire chief Brita Horn launches bid for state treasurer
When Routt County Treasurer Brita Horn and some of her neighbors realized they lived in a large, sparsely populated patch of the state that wasn’t covered by fire protection services, they put together their own volunteer fire department. Some 244 square miles between Steamboat Springs and Vail, it turned out, fell between areas covered by…
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Republican lawmaker Kevin Lundberg exploring run for state treasurer
State Sen. Kevin Lundberg, a Berthoud Republican and former congressional candidate, announced Thursday he’s testing the waters for a campaign for state treasurer in next year’s election. “I’ll be looking at the spot of running for state treasurer and seeking counsel from those who want to give it,” the lawmaker and member of the powerful…