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Colorado Democrats launches statewide tour to organize voters
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The state party said Tuesday it will roll out the Colorado Democrats’ 2018 Action Tour across the state to organize its voters starting this weekend in Gunnison and Saguache counties. The aim is to rev up supporters for this year’s elections. “Democratic enthusiasm for the 2018 election is off the charts, evidenced by the fact…
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Sen. Randy Baumgardner prevails in Senate vote on expulsion
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DENVER – The Colorado Senate tied 17-17 over whether to expel Sen. Randy Baumgardner Monday night, falling seven votes short of the two-thirds needed to remove him. The Republican from Hot Sulphur Springs is accused by a former legislative aide who said he “grabbed and slapped her buttocks on four separate occasions” during the legislative session…
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Aaron Harber rolls out TV talk with Colorado candidates
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DENVER – If they can’t make to a rally, Coloradans can see and hear candidates for statewide office as veteran public affairs host Aaron Harber sits down for an hour to question them on the issues. “The Aaron Harber Show” airs across the state over the airwaves, on cable and online, with a new episode each Sunday.…
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Report on sexual harassment allegations against Baumgardner raises questions of credibility
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DENVER – The Jan. 18 report on a series of sexual harassment allegations against Colorado state Sen. Randy Baumgardner of Hot Sulphur Springs shows an investigator conflicted over the “he said, she said” nature of the allegations and a lack of witnesses to back up the complainant’s side of the events. As a result, the…
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Democrat David Aarestad suspends congressional campaign, endorses primary rival Jason Crow
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DENVER – David Aarestad is pulling out of the Democratic race in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District Tuesday and endorsing primary rival Jason Crow, saying the Army veteran has the best chance of unseating five-term U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the Republican incumbent, Colorado Politics has learned. The Aurora attorney said he decided to end the campaign…
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Adams County vacancy committee to choose Lebsock’s replacement March 23
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A vacancy committee from the Adams County Republican Party will meet March 23 to select a replacement for expelled Colorado state Rep. Steve Lebsock, according to state GOP spokesman Daniel Cole. The most likely replacement may be the person who’s already filed to run for the seat, Republican Casey Cole of Thornton, a real estate…
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Democrat Cary Kennedy wins gubernatorial preference poll at Colorado caucuses
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy scored a win at Colorado’s precinct caucuses Tuesday night, receiving exactly 50 percent of the vote in a preference poll conducted to kick off a multi-step process to qualify for the June primary ballot. The former state treasurer prevailed over U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, who scored 32.5 percent of the…
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Former Rep. Steve Lebsock’s decision to join GOP likely expels him from treasurer’s race
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When former Rep. Steve Lebsock of Thornton decided to change his party affiliation Friday afternoon, it may have changed a lot more for him than that. According to several sources, it may have disqualified him for the state treasurer’s race that he so vigorously tried to hold onto during Friday’s expulsion debate. Lebsock, according to…
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State Rep. Faith Winter speaks out on effort to expel Lebsock
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Colorado state Rep. Faith Winter of Westminster, whose allegations against fellow Democrat Rep. Steve Lebsock helped launch a series of investigations at the state Capitol, Tuesday afternoon called on her fellow lawmakers to expel the Thornton Democrat. The resolution to expel Lebsock was introduced late Tuesday afternoon. Among other things, it stated that “additional credible…
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Democrat Jason Crow unveils campaign reform package, challenges Coffman to reject ‘dark money’
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Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow on Tuesday released a set of proposals to “end the corrupting influence of big money in politics” and called on U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the Republican incumbent, to join him in a pledge to keep undisclosed “dark money” spending out of the race for the suburban swing seat. “We don’t…
