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Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell launches radio ad campaign

Jul 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican gubernatorial candiate Victor Mitchell is hitting the airwaves Friday with radio ads that portray him as an innovator prepared to tackle Colorado’s problems from the perspective of a successful businessman. The three ads, titled “Business Mind,” “Vocational” and “Regulation,” introduce Mitchell as “our kind of guy for governor” and include the candidate talking about…
Republican George Brauchler raises just over $190,000 for Colorado gubernatorial campaign

Jul 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler raised $190,696 in the just-completed fundraising quarter – nearly all of it from Colorado residents and with donors to date in all 64 of the state’s counties, his campaign said Monday. Brauchler received contributions from 673 donors, with just over 95 percent of them from Colorado. After spending $46,731, he ended…
Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell calls on primary rival Doug Robinson to return Utah contributions

Jul 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell on Monday called on primary rival Doug Robinson to return campaign contributions he’s received from Utah residents – including Mitt Romney, Robinson’s uncle, and other members of the Romney clan – but Robinson rejected the demand and mocked Mitchell’s fundraising record. Robinson, a former investment advisor, reported raising $206,532…
Self-funding Colorado GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell reports modest fundraising haul

Jul 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell, who launched his candidacy by writing his campaign a check for $3 million in February, plans to report he still has $2.65 million in the bank after raising $13,098 in the most recent fundraising quarter, a campaign aide told Colorado Politics Thursday. While that might not sound like much for…
Colorado conservation leaders, gun owners rally around gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler

Jul 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Dozens of leaders in Colorado’s wildlife conservation and gun-rights communities gathered to launch the Sportsmen and Gun Owners for Brauchler coalition in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler last Saturday in Douglas County. “This coalition solidifies statewide support for the Brauchler for governor campaign with a very important, reliably Republican constituency,” said coalition co-chair…
Colorado’s GOP gubernatorial hopefuls hit Hickenlooper with blizzard of criticism over climate order

Jul 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republicans who want to take his place after next year’s election pelted Gov. John Hickenlooper with criticism Tuesday when the Democrat declared that Colorado would join the U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition supporting a global climate agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While praise poured in for Hickenlooper’s move from Democrats and environmental groups, four GOP…
Emily’s List endorses Democrat Cary Kennedy for Colorado’s 2018 gubernatorial race

Jun 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A national Democratic fundraising group that backs women running for office endorsed Colorado gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy on Wednesday. “Colorado has a long history of strong women’s leadership, but has never before elected a woman as governor,” said EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock in a statement. “Cary will not only break through that glass ceiling…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell touts key social media milestone

May 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell has amassed more than 10,000 fans of his candidate page on Facebook, the businessman and former state lawmaker said this week, achieving what his campaign maintains is a significant benchmark 18 months before the election. “Our campaign is off to an incredible start, and it’s humbling that so many have…
Democrat Noel Ginsburg kicks off statewide gubernatorial campaign tour at business he founded

Apr 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Noel Ginsburg, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in next year’s election, launched a series of campaign events taking place across Colorado with a rally in Pueblo on Friday and a scheduled rally on Saturday in Denver at the manufacturing firm he founded nearly four decades ago. The entrepreneur and nonprofit leader plans to…
Romney nephew Doug Robinson quietly rolls out campaign for governor of Colorado

Apr 25, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican Doug Robinson, a former investment banker and Mitt Romney’s nephew, entered the race for Colorado’s next governor this week with an email to Republicans and online ads pointing to his campaign website. Robinson is the fourth GOP candidate in a fast-growing primary field for the chance to take over when Gov. John Hickenlooper, a…