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Colorado gubernatorial candidates react to Comey firing along partisan lines
Reaction among Colorado gubernatorial candidates to President Trump’s termination of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday split along partisan lines, with Democrats expressing outrage and calling for an independent investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, while Republicans either declined to weigh in or said it was time to look ahead. “Clearly (Donald Trump)…
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Democrat Noel Ginsburg kicks off statewide gubernatorial campaign tour at business he founded
Noel Ginsburg, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in next year’s election, launched a series of campaign events taking place across Colorado with a rally in Pueblo on Friday and a scheduled rally on Saturday in Denver at the manufacturing firm he founded nearly four decades ago. The entrepreneur and nonprofit leader plans to…
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Romney nephew Doug Robinson quietly rolls out campaign for governor of Colorado
Republican Doug Robinson, a former investment banker and Mitt Romney’s nephew, entered the race for Colorado’s next governor this week with an email to Republicans and online ads pointing to his campaign website. Robinson is the fourth GOP candidate in a fast-growing primary field for the chance to take over when Gov. John Hickenlooper, a…
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell calls for redirecting all higher ed spending to support STEM disciplines
Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell on Thursday proposed redirecting all of Colorado’s higher education funding to support degrees in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — and tripling the number of graduates in the fields. The entrepreneur and former state legislator also said state colleges and universities are “ripping our families off, they’re ripping…
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Republican Victor Mitchell to report $3 million quarter for 2018 Colorado governor’s race
Douglas County Republican Victor Mitchell, an entrepreneur and former state lawmaker, plans to report that his gubernatorial campaign banked just over $3 million in the first three months of the year, nearly all of it in the form of a loan from the candidate, The Colorado Statesman has learned. And Mitchell says he’s prepared to pour plenty more…
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Democrat Cary Kennedy talks opportunity as she launches campaign for governor of Colorado
For Democrat Cary Kennedy, a former state treasurer and former deputy mayor of Denver, it’s all about opportunity, and that’s what she wanted to talk about as she prepared to make her run for governor of Colorado official. Kennedy is the fourth Democrat to jump in the primary race for the chance to take…
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Congressman Ed Perlmutter officially declares he’s running for governor of Colorado
Declaring that he’ll stand up for Colorado in the face of threats from the Trump administration, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, an Arvada Democrat, made his campaign for governor official on Sunday afternoon at a grocery store in Golden. “I love this state, and I want to continue to lead the fight for freedom, equality and…
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Democrat Mike Johnston’s gubernatorial campaign sets ‘Day of Service’ rebuilding community garden
Democrat Mike Johnston’s gubernatorial campaign is sponsoring the first of what organizers say will be a series of “Days of Service” on Saturday in Arvada. He’s teaming up with the Leadership Jefferson County group to rebuild and replant the community garden at Foster Elementary School in Arvada and is inviting supporters and acquaintances to help…
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Democrat Cary Kennedy set to launch campaign for governor of Colorado on Monday
Former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy, a Denver Democrat, is expected to declare Monday she’s running for governor of Colorado in next year’s election, sources close to her campaign say. Her announcement will come a day after U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter is planning to get in the race. Both Kennedy and Perlmutter have been considered top…