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Congressional candidate Levi Tillemann says top House Democrat Steny Hoyer urged him to end primary campaign
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Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 Democrat in House leadership, encouraged Democrat Levi Tillemann to end his primary campaign in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District during a December meeting at a Denver hotel, saying that state and national congressional and party leaders had decided “very early on” to consolidate their resources behind another…
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Ads thanking Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman for tax vote to air this week
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Next Wednesday, ads supporting the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will start airing on metro Denver TV, and those ads will encourage viewers to thank U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman for his votes on the law. According to the Washington Post, the ads are coming from American Action Network and will air in 23 congressional…
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Q&A with Morgan Carroll: ‘There is no greater calling than fighting for people, our rights and our planet’
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Regardless of their politics, those who have served in elected office alongside Morgan Carroll will tell you she’s one politician who doesn’t flinch. Now the chair of the state Democratic Party, Carroll is a veteran of the campaign trail who carved out a reputation as a dogged warrior. After years in the legislature, where she…
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Passion and Pinocchios run high as Colorado leaders react to tax reform
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After Republicans in the U.S. Senate passed its version of a tax reform bill early Saturday, passions, rhetoric and threats rippled across the Colorado political landscape this weekend, proving hyperbole is the mother’s milk of politics. Republicans, predictably, argued that lower taxes, especially on corporations, is the salve the economy needs to help lower and…
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House Speaker Crisanta Duran to fellow Democrat Steve Lebsock: ‘Do the right thing and resign’
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House Speaker Crisanta Duran on Wednesday reiterated her call for state Rep. Steve Lebsock to resign from the Colorado Legislature in response to her fellow Democrat’s statement that he intends to defend himself against complaints he sexually harassed a fellow lawmaker and a former lobbyist. “I’m disappointed in Rep. Lebsock’s attempts to shift attention to…
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Pilar Chapa named executive director of Colorado Democratic Party
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The Colorado Democratic Party announced Tuesday that campaign and advocacy veteran Pilar Chapa has been hired as the party’s new executive director. Chapa has most recently worked as the communications and outreach specialist for the Campaign for a Strong Colorado, an advocacy organization associated with ProgressNow Colorado. Before that, she was political outreach director for…
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Embattled Rep. Steve Lebsock challenges harassment allegations: ‘All I am asking for is due process’
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State Rep. Steve Lebsock said Tuesday he’s eager to tell investigators his side of the story as they examine complaints he sexually harassed a fellow Democratic legislator and a former lobbyist. The Thornton Democrat also said he intends to resist calls to resign from the Legislature and plans to continue campaigning for state treasurer. Lebsock…
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A Republican running for statehouse wants to be like Mike (Coffman)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehxaRM1ZTeo Colorado Politics has told you before that other Republican candidates could learn a lot about politicking from Mike Coffman. Now a statehouse candidate has. The congressman from Aurora has been running races in Colorado since before people knew Milli Vanilli was fake. And in 29 years, Coffman has never lost a race – not…
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Erik Underwood gets the cold shoulder from his new party in the governor’s race
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Update: Eric Walker, spokesman for the state Democratic Party, provided Colorado Politics a statement about Underwood’s assertions: “Per our charter, the Colorado Democratic Party is neutral in open-seat Democratic primaries, and we take this requirement extremely seriously.” *********************** Original post: Erik Underwood thinks Colorado Democrats are pushing him out of the governor’s race much same…
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Several women who work at Colorado Capitol dispute allegations of misconduct by Sen. Jack Tate
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In the days since additional claims of sexual misconduct by Colorado legislators emerged in a news report, numerous women who have worked with state Sen. Jack Tate, one of the lawmakers accused of improper behavior, have come forward to challenge anonymous allegations about Tate. They say they’re alarmed the Centennial Republican could be unfairly caught…
