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AP source: GOP committee suffers midterm election email hack

Dec 5, 2018

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The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Thousands of emails were stolen from aides to the National Republican Congressional Committee during the 2018 midterm campaign, a major breach exposing vulnerabilities that have kept cybersecurity experts on edge since the 2016 presidential race. The email accounts were compromised during a series of intrusions that had been spread over several months and…
Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington launches ‘fun’ run against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter

Feb 22, 2018

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Ernest Luning

Politics can be fun again. Just ask Mark Barrington, the Lakewood Republican who launched a bid this week to unseat six-term U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, an Arvada Democrat, in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Barrington, a 39-year-old salesman, says he looks forward to campaigning door-to-door on a Hoverboard and plans to hold a campaign kick-off event…
Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington mulls challenge against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter

Jan 12, 2018

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Ernest Luning

Saying he wants to bring fun back into politics, Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington told Colorado Politics he’s strongly considering running against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter in the 7th Congressional District. Barrington, 39, a small business owner who works in sales, said he plans to decide within weeks whether to challenge the Arvada Democrat’s bid for…
Republicans Jerry Natividad, Mark Barrington weigh run against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter

Sep 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Two Lakewood Republicans are considering whether to challenge U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s bid for a seventh term in the 7th Congressional District, Colorado Politics has learned. Jerry Natividad, who mounted a brief campaign last year for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet, and Mark Barrington, who has run for legislative and city…
Republicans scold Perlmutter for switch back into congressional race, still lack candidate for seat

Aug 21, 2017

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Ernest Luning

National and Colorado Republicans and their conservative allies piled on U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter after the Arvada Democrat announced Monday he’s changed his mind and plans to seek reelection in the 7th Congressional District, although the GOP doesn’t appear to have a candidate ready to challenge the six-term incumbent for the suburban seat. And while…
Democratic lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush declares bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton

Jul 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, a Steamboat Springs Democrat, declared Thursday she’s challenging Republican Scott Tipton in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in next year’s election. Mitsch Bush, a former Routt County commissioner, said she decided to challenge Tipton after the four-term incumbent voted in May for a House Republican plan to repeal and replace the…
As Levi Tillemann enters 6th Congressional District primary, national Republicans gleefully stoke Democratic divisions

Jun 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The National Republican Congressional Committee on Wednesday rolled out the red carpet to welcome Democrat Levi Tillemann into an already crowded primary race for the chance to challenge GOP incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. Sounding positively gleeful, NRCC regional spokesman Jack Pandol used the occasion to invoke tried-and-true GOP bogeyman…
Adams County Democrat Dominick Moreno tosses hat in crowded 7th Congressional District primary

May 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Sen. Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat, on Wednesday officially launched his campaign for the 7th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who is running for governor in next year’s election. “My passion is helping people,” Moreno, 32, says in a video announcing his bid. “Right now, our country is headed…
Mike Coffman challenger Jason Crow talks about the battle in front of him

May 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Denver attorney and decorated combat veteran Jason Crow says he decided to run for Congress soon after the November election, when it was clear to him that the world had changed overnight. “After the election, my wife and I, like many people, were trying to figure out what our world looked like and how we…
Mike Coffman draws second Democratic challenger as Aurora attorney David Aarestad announces run

Apr 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Saying he was moved to run when U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman endorsed the GOP replacement to Obamacare, Democrat David Aarestad announced Thursday he’s challenging the five-term Republican in next year’s election. The Aurora attorney is the second Democrat to launch a campaign in the 6th Congressional District, joining Army combat veteran Jason Crow, a Denver…