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Group backing vets furious with Republicans for ‘demeaning’ Coffman challenger Crow’s military service
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A bipartisan organization that encourages veterans to run for office demanded an apology Tuesday for comments made by a national Republican campaign group about combat veteran Jason Crow’s announcement that he’s challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, also a combat veteran, in next year’s election. While no one apologized, the swiftly escalating war of words — centered…
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Lakewood Democrat Andy Kerr plans to announce run for 7th Congressional District seat Wednesday
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With a promise to fight for education, jobs and the Colorado way of life, state Sen. Andy Kerr, a Lakewood Democrat, plans to announce on Wednesday afternoon he’s running for the 7th Congressional District seat represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who declared Sunday he’s running for governor in next year’s election. “The working families…
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Denver attorney, combat veteran Jason Crow launches Democratic challenge to Mike Coffman
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Democrat Jason Crow, a Denver attorney and decorated Army Ranger veteran, announced Tuesday he’s running against U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the battleground 6th Congressional District in next year’s election. “As a combat veteran and father of young children, I’m running for Congress because our political system is broken, and we’re not going to solve…
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Democrat Brittany Pettersen launches run for Ed Perlmutter’s congressional seat
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Just a half hour after U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter announced his campaign for governor on Sunday afternoon, state Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, launched her bid to represent the battleground 7th Congressional District seat Perlmutter has held for a decade. “Too many families in Colorado are facing tough times and we need leaders who understand those…
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Perlmutter camp unimpressed at news national Republicans targeting his seat
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s campaign manager didn’t sound too concerned this week that his boss had landed on a national Republican group’s list of top Democratic targets in next year’s election. Perlmutter aide Clinton Thomas shrugged at news the National Republican Congressional Committee – the campaign arm of congressional Republicans – was including the five-term congressman among…
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Pelosi to Ryan: Don’t use hacked documents in campaigns
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urged Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday to keep Republican candidates from using hacked Democratic documents in this year’s election campaigns, the latest political twist in a summer of revelations of digital break-ins believed linked to Russia. “Russia’s cyber attack is an unprecedented assault on the sanctity of our democratic process,”…
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Coffman, Carroll spar over debate schedule
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A dispute about debates between Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman and his challenger, state Sen. Morgan Carroll, ramped up this week as both sides charged the other with ducking confrontations, all while framing the controversy in what has become familiar invective in the hotly contested 6th Congressional District race. As things stand, the two candidates…
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Morgan Carroll reserves $1.2 million for fall TV ads
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Democrat Morgan Carroll reserved just under $1.2 million in fall television advertising at the end of the week, bringing to $12.75 million the broadcast and cable TV spending set for the 6th Congressional District race between Carroll and incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, The Colorado Statesman has learned. Carroll’s reservation nearly matches the $1.2…
