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Q&A with Roger Barris | ‘I want a government so small that we don’t have to fight over it’
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It’s tough enough trying to get noticed as a third-party candidate. It’s tougher still in a race perennially dominated by only one of the two major parties. In such cases, a third party’s pick doesn’t even get a chance to tip the scales between a Democrat and a Republican. None of that deterred Roger Barris, the…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate discloses cannabis investments
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Libertarian Senate candidate discloses cannabis investments SANTA FE – U.S. Senate candidate Gary Johnson of New Mexico has disclosed personal financial interests in the cannabis sector that include stock holdings, a profit sharing agreement and recent capital gains on investment sales, according to filings reviewed by The Associated Press. Johnson in Senate filings in September…
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Independent Nick Thomas submits signatures to run in CD2
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Nick Thomas said Thursday he submitted more than 1,300 signatures to get on the ballot in November as an independent candidate in the 2nd Congressional District. The Secretary of State’s Office still has to verify at least 800 of them as registered voters from the district for Thomas to stay in the race to succeed…
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Libertarian candidate for Colorado governor Scott Helker has eye on future races
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Scott HelkerParty: LibertarianHometown: GoldenAge: 62Occupation: lawyerPolitical experience: Former Republican and bipartisan campaign volunteer, including for U.S. Rep. Ed PerlmutterFamily: Wife, Lisa; daughter, Eleanor This is a weekly series of personal interviews Colorado Politics is doing on all the candidates, so we can learn who they are as people before we tear into their political positions.…
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Out West Roundup: They’re big, white and majestic. And you might be able to spot one in Kansas
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Kansas They’re big, white and majestic. And you might be able to spot one in Kansas It’s somewhat rare to see a snowy owl in Kansas. But you may have a better chance this year than most to catch a glimpse of one. They are popping up at various locations around the state. Snowy owls…
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Perennial candidate Gary Swing joins Unity Party, plans run in 1st Congressional District
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He once sought swing voters in the swingiest of swing seats and ran for president of Arizona as the favorite son candidate – according to his mom, at least – but Gary Swing is trying on a different party for next year’s election. After several congressional runs on the Green Party ticket and a Boiling…
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Unity Party fields two more candidates, declares its primaries will be open to unaffiliated voters
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The Unity Party of Colorado decided at its first meeting as an official minor political party that it wants unaffiliated voters to have the chance to vote in its primaries – and the party’s founder welcomes a primary challenger in his run for governor next year. The party also tripled the number of candidates running…
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Unity Party sets inaugural state convention as Colorado’s newest official minor party
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Now that the Unity Party has been elevated to minor party status in Colorado, its organizers say it’s time for a state convention to adopt bylaws, elect officers and approve a platform. And nachos. Anyone affiliated with the party – there were 1,002 as of last Monday, the secretary of state’s office said – can…
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Unity Party gains official status as minor political party in Colorado
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After logging more than 1,000 members earlier this week, the Unity Party officially became a minor party in Colorado, Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced, and its founder couldn’t be happier. “This is very exciting,” said Bill Hammons, who has appeared on the ballot four times on the ticket and is running for governor in…
