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Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, state Sen. Irene Aguilar endorse Crow in 6th Congressional District

Aug 17, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Jason Crow, who is seeking to replace Colorado’s Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the 6th Congressional District, received impressive endorsements from top Democrats Thursday. Former U.S. senator and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar – one of the state’s highest profile and most respected Colorado Democrats – threw his support behind Crow. State Sen. Irene Aguilar…
Democrat Trish Zornio, scientist and community activist, weighing run against Gardner

Aug 15, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Trish Zornio’s resume says scientist, but it could soon say candidate. The 32-year-old biomedical scientist from Superior is putting noticeable research into her consideration of running against U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in 2020. A Democrat from a family of New Hampshire Republicans, she has a detailed website about her potential candidacy. Monday evening she held…
Primary opponent, GOP strategist warn past clients could haunt Democrat Jason Crow

Aug 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Will voters care if Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow represented some unsavory characters early in his career as an attorney? It’s a serious vulnerability, says one of his primary opponents, and a veteran Republican strategist who won two statewide races in Colorado thanks to similar attacks on another Democrat agrees. Crow’s campaign team, however, says…
Colorado Senate Democrats’ campaign organization names Michael Whitehorn as executive director

Aug 1, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The campaign organization that works to elect Democrats to the Colorado Senate has named political veteran Michael Whitehorn as its executive director, it announced Monday. Whitehorn, who was most recently U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette’s campaign manager and senior counsel to the Denver Democrat’s congressional office, takes over from Andrew Short, who helmed the Democratic Senate…
Republican Darryl Glenn declares he’s challenging Colorado U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn: ‘Our country is in the balance’

Jul 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Declaring that the 5th Congressional District needs someone who will “fight for what he knows is right” and not just vote the right way, Darryl Glenn, the GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate in Colorado last year, announced on Monday that he’s running for the seat held by incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, another Colorado…
Bianchi: Is Colorado still a swing state?

Jun 22, 2017

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Chris Bianchi

The quick answer: yes. The real answer: it’s complicated. Helped by an influx of transplants drawn to Colorado’s liberal marijuana laws, high-tech economy and overall high quality of life, the state, by most metrics, is in a considerable economic boom. That same associated population growth, by the way, likely means that the upcoming 2020 census…
Colorado Democrat Joe Neguse launches bid for 2nd Congressional District seat: ‘It’s up to us to fight back’

Jun 13, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Vowing to fight President Donald Trump’s “disastrous agenda,” Democrat Joe Neguse, the son of Eritrean immigrants and a former CU regent, declared Tuesday he’s running for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. “As refugees and naturalized citizens, my parents never forgot or…
Strategist: Democrat Joe Neguse ‘near certain’ to run for Jared Polis’ 2nd District congressional seat

Jun 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Democrat Joe Neguse, executive director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies and a former CU regent, is “near certain” to run for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by fellow Democrat Jared Polis, who announced Sunday morning he’s running for governor, according to a top Democratic strategist close to Neguse. Neguse, the 2014 Democratic nominee…
Staff picks: The 5 most important Colorado Politics stories of the week

Jun 4, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

From Republican Sen. Cory Gardner’s meeting with a “murderous strongman” to the hot-button issue of climate change getting plenty of time in the limelight thanks to the United States’ departure from the Paris Accord, the week after Memorial Day proved to be a warm start to the summer season in Colorado politics. Here are five stories…
Mark Udall raising money for Jason Crow in 6th Congressional District giving cred and establishment tag

Jun 1, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Former U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is endorsing Jason Crow’s bid to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in eastern metro Denver’s 6th Congressional District. “To effectively serve, you need courage of conviction, passion for making your community a better place, and the support of your friends and neighbors,” the Democratic Party elder says in a…