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Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne raises more than $384,000 in Democratic gubernatorial race

Oct 12, 2017

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Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, a Democratic candidate for governor, plans to report bringing in $384,335 during the most recent fundraising quarter, her first since jumping in the crowded primary, her campaign said Thursday. The former Kaiser Permanente executive plans to report her campaign had 792 individual donors and had $321,558 cash on hand at the end…

Republican George Brauchler announces energy industry support for gubernatorial campaign

Sep 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Several leaders in Colorado’s energy industry on Thursday announced they’re supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler, the 18th Judicial District attorney. “George Brauchler understands the importance of Colorado’s oil and gas community and its significant impact on Colorado’s economy,” said Ted Brown, CEO of Denver-based energy consulting firm Confluence Resources. The other industry figures backing…

Gubernatorial candidates Walker Stapleton, Jared Polis throw punches over energy industry setbacks

Sep 27, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Gubernatorial candidates Walker Stapleton and Jared Polis traded barbs Tuesday over Colorado’s setback requirements for oil and gas operations – and got in a few insults for good measure. Stapleton, the Republican state treasurer who launched his campaign over the weekend, threw a punch at Polis, a wealthy Democratic congressman, when the topic came up…

Hickenlooper talks Amazon after Western Governors speech

Sep 18, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

Colorado and its western neighbors have done well economically, according to Gov. John Hickenlooper, but a low unemployment rate, at around 2.4 percent, is creating its own problems: Workers lack the the skills necessary to attract new businesses or help expand existing ones. Hickenlooper, along with South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard, spoke on Monday at…

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Johnston sets Spanish-language town hall on DACA

Sep 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Democrat Mike Johnston, a gubernatorial candidate and former state senator, will be holding a bilingual town hall Saturday in Aurora to discuss President Trump’s decision to rescind the DACA program for immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children. Johnston plans to conduct the meeting in Spanish and English – possibly the first statewide…

Colorado Lt. Gov Donna Lynne joins Democratic primary field for governor

Sep 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Lt. Gov Donna Lynne, a former top executive at Kaiser Permanente, entered the Democratic gubernatorial primary field Thursday saying her experience running big organizations makes her the ideal candidate to take over for term-limited Gov. John Hickenlooper. “Colorado has made a lot of progress under Gov. John Hickenlooper, but there’s more to be done,”…

EMILY’s List sticking with Cary Kennedy endorsement as Donna Lynne enters gubernatorial primary

Sep 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

EMILY’s List, a national group that recruits and helps fund Democratic women candidates, is doubling down on its endorsement of former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy as Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne prepares to join her in the Democratic primary for governor of Colorado. “The fact that we have multiple women running for governor in Colorado, a…

State Rep. Pete Lee reveals bid for Mike Merrifield’s Senate seat at Democratic forum in Colorado Springs

Sep 3, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Rep. Pete Lee, a term-limited Colorado Springs Democrat, announced Saturday night that he’s running for the Senate District 11 seat held by state Sen. Mike Merrifield in next year’s election. Lee was among several candidates for Congress, the Colorado Legislature and statewide offices at a three-hour forum sponsored by the El Paso County Democratic…

Tom Tancredo changes registration from unaffiliated to Republican ‘just in case’ he decides to run for governor

Sep 1, 2017

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Ernest Luning

If former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo decides to jump into Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary, there’s one step he won’t have to take. Tancredo changed his registration from unaffiliated to Republican two weeks ago “just in case,” he told Colorado Politics, although he said he’s still weighing whether to get in the race. After what he…

Former Republican gubernatorial candidate JoAnne Silva endorses George Brauchler

Aug 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Loveland Republican JoAnne Silva, who was running for governor until late July, is endorsing George Brauchler in the race, although she wishes he’d clean up his language just a bit. The retired banker told Colorado Politics she decided to end her bid after realizing she wouldn’t be able to raise the funds needed “to get to…