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Q&A with Sen. Mark Baisley | Senator on building coalitions while voting contrarian
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When the Colorado legislature passes a new law, chances are Sen. Mark Baisley voted against it. The Woodland Park Republican was the state Senate’s designated contrarian during the 2023 legislative session, voting against more than half of the bills that became law and being the only “no” vote on a dozen different bills. But that didn’t…
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Colorado House passes ‘red flag’ gun bill, moving it to Senate
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Colorado’s so-called “red flag” bill will proceed to the Senate after the state House voted Monday to approve it, largely along party lines. The vote on House Bill 1177, which would allow a judge to order the removal of firearms from those deemed a risk to themselves or to others, was 38-25, with two Democrats – Reps.…
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Colorado bill to reimburse Masterpiece Cakeshop baker for losses fails
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An effort by a conservative Colorado House Republicans to find a way to force the state to reimburse Jack Phillips, the owner of Lakewood’s Masterpiece Cakeshop, for attorney fees and loss of business income failed to gain sympathy from a Democratic-controlled House committee Tuesday. House Bill 1081, sponsored by Republican Rep. Dave Williams of Colorado…
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Douglas County Republican Mark Baisley throws hat in ring for House District 39 seat
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Vowing to uphold the Republican Party platform, Douglas County Republican Mark Baisley announced Saturday that he’s running in next year’s election for the House District 39 seat held by state Rep. Polly Lawrence who is seeking the GOP nomination for state treasurer. The cybersecurity expert and one-time aerospace engineer declared his intentions at the Douglas County…
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Robert Blaha plays Trump card in endorsement of Kevin McCarney for state GOP vice chair
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Scattering Trumpisms throughout, Robert Blaha, chair of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s 2016 Colorado campaign, endorsed Grand Junction activist Kevin McCarney for vice chair of the state Republican Party, McCarney’s campaign announced this week. McCarney, who chaired the Mesa County Trump campaign, is running against Colorado Springs organizer and strategist Sherrie Gibson in the state…
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After briefly stepping into GOP chair’s race, Baisley steps back out
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Having just launched his late-in-the-game bid to lead the state Republican Party, longtime Douglas County party activist Mark Baisley already has withdrawn. Baisley briefly announced his exit in the same forum he had used to announce his entry into the race two days earlier, Facebook: Folks, I am withdrawing from the Chairman’s race. Or to put it more accurately,…
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Veteran party activist Mark Baisley says he’s in Colorado GOP chair’s race
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Just weeks from the April 1 election for a new state Republican Party chair, GOP activist and former Douglas County Republican chair Mark Baisley announced via Facebook he will enter the race. That brings the candidate total to four, including former 2016 7th Congressional District candidate George Athanasopoulos, outgoing El Paso County Republican Chair Jeff Hays,…
