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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…
Q&A w/Andy McElhany: A former legislative leader surveys the landscape

May 18, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Colorado Springs Republican Andy McElhany spent 14 years in Colorado’s General Assembly, from 1994 to 2008. He served in both chambers and as a member of the minority as well as the majority, ending his tenure in elected office as state Senate minority leader. His lengthy legislative record ranged from a bill repealing the “marriage penalty tax” to legislation…
Cory Gardner honored as Friend of the Outdoor Industry by leading trade association

Apr 26, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is one of four recipients of the Outdoor Industry Association’s 2017 Friend of the Outdoor Industry Awards, the Boulder-based trade organization said Wednesday. Gardner, a Yuma Republican, and his fellow lead sponsors of the Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act are being recognized as champions of the industry and for…
Political veteran Dick Wadhams outlines ‘redprint’ for Republican victory in Colorado elections

Apr 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Dick Wadhams, who chaired the state Republican Party for two terms and had a hand in electing the statewide officials who set the tone for the Colorado GOP across three decades, has a message for the party: Republicans have never had it easy in Colorado. “This has always been a competitive state; this has never…
Polis signs on to bill to protect against phone searches at airports, borders

Apr 4, 2017

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John Tomasic

Colorado U.S. Rep. Jared Polis has joined a bipartisan effort on Capitol Hill to protect mobile phones from national border and airport searches, his office announced Tuesday. “The government should not have the right to access your personal electronic devices without probable cause,” he said. “Whether you are at home, walking down the street, or…
Owen Hill formally launches primary challenge against congressional incumbent Doug Lamborn

Apr 3, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Owen Hill, a Colorado Springs Republican, formally launched his primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn with a Monday morning email saying he plans to bring a bold approach to Congress instead of merely voting the right way. “Over the past several years, so many in our district have approached me with a…
Republican Owen Hill set to announce he’s running for congressional seat held by Doug Lamborn

Apr 2, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Owen Hill, a Colorado Springs Republican, plans to announce on Monday that he’s running for the 5th Congressional District seat held by six-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, The Colorado Statesman has learned. Although he’s long been rumored to be considering a run for state treasurer in next year’s election, Hill confirmed Saturday that he intends…
Insights: Are tax-backed gun ranges part of the nanny state?

Mar 13, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Is it the nanny state if the gov’mint is building gun ranges? Does it matter if bureaucrats are doling out tax dollars paid on guns and ammo? Does it change the equation if liberals are behind the idea to get gun owners to practice? Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, a Clintonite from Denver, is in a bipartisan quartet…
PHOTOS: Ytterberg reflects on tenure as Jeffco GOP chair, looks toward future under Trump administration

Feb 16, 2017

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Ernest Luning

On his last day as chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party, Don Ytterberg had a few things to say. After welcoming several hundred members of the county GOP’s central committee – along with family, friends and a handful of Republican candidates – to the party’s biennial reorganization meeting on Feb. 4, at Green Mountain…
No silver bullets: Jim Carpenter stresses fundamentals, agility

Nov 3, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Jim Carpenter likes to tell a story about a campaign stop more than two decades ago in a small town on the Eastern Plains. It’s no coincidence the story stars former three-term Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, a man Carpenter describes as the master of quick thinking and innovative approaches to the surprises any politician is…