mike weissman
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Photos: Inside the 10th annual Patricia Schroeder dinner
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In Aurora, at the Arapahoe County Democratic Party’s 10th annual Patricia Schroeder dinner, lots of political insiders mingled with heavy-hitter progressive U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-MN5, who even donned a Broncos hat out of respect for the Centennial State during the Saturday night festivities. The dinner was named for former U.S. Rep. Patricia Nell Scott “Pat”…
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That’s politics: Fresh-faced candidate for key statehouse seat sent packing
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Gail Bell, a 48-year-old U.S. Army veteran and an idealistic political novice, filed to run as an independent candidate May 10 for the hotly contested Colorado House District 36 seat. Bell dumped nearly $900 of her own money into the race. Then she got a lesson in politics and, on Friday, she dropped out. Bell…