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Democratic US Sen. John Hickenlooper qualifies for Colorado primary by petition, will skip assembly
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U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper has qualified for Colorado’s Democratic primary after the first-term incumbent submitted enough valid petition signatures to make the ballot, state officials said. Hickenlooper is facing primary challenges from state Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, and university professor Karen Breslin, who are both vying for spots in the June 30 primary at the…
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Democrat Matt Cavanaugh ends campaign in Colorado’s 5th CD, says petition firm came up short
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Democratic congressional candidate Matt Cavanaugh said Wednesday that he was ending his bid to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th District because the firm his campaign hired to gather petition signatures failed to deliver. Cavanaugh, an Army combat veteran and author, registered as a Democrat in late December after launching an independent…
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Primary rival sues to prevent Democrat Eileen Laubacher from going through assembly in Colorado’s 4th CD
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Democratic congressional candidate Trish Calvarese on Monday asked a judge to prevent one of her primary rivals, Eileen Laubacher, from participating in the caucus and assembly process to seek the nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. Calvarese and the party’s congressional district chair, who is currently on leave,…
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Democrat Michael Bennet turns in petitions for Colorado’s gubernatorial primary, plans to skip caucuses
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democratic candidate for governor, submitted nominating petitions for Colorado’s June primary ballot on Friday, his campaign and the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said. Bennet plans to rely on his petitions to get on the ballot, skipping the caucus and assembly process, his campaign said. The three-term senator is facing…
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Republican Darryl Glenn qualifies for 5th Congressional District primary ballot by petition
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Republican congressional candidate Darryl Glenn will be on the primary ballot in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, the secretary of state’s office said Tuesday after ruling the El Paso County commissioner submitted a sufficient number of valid signatures on his petitions. Glenn, one of four Republicans challenging six-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, is the first candidate…
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Democrat Julie Gonzales turns in petitions, wins incumbent Lucia Guzman’s backing in Senate primary
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Senate Democratic Leader Lucia Guzman on Tuesday endorsed immigrant rights advocate Julie Gonzales to take her place representing Denver’s Senate District 34 – the same day Gonzales turned in her nominating petitions, her campaign said. Gonzales, one of four Democrats running in a primary, has a proven ability to “listen to all voices and bring…
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Democrat Mike Johnston first to submit nominating petitions in Colorado gubernatorial race
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Democrat Mike Johnston on Wednesday will be the first Colorado gubernatorial candidate to submit nominating petitions, his campaign said. The former state senator from Denver plans to turn in roughly twice the number of signatures required to qualify for the June primary ballot. Johnston, one of five leading Democrats running for the office held by term-limited…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, Feb. 18 edition
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THEY GRABBED A CLIPBOARD … It looks like a lot of Coloradans took the advice of a certain soon-to-be-former president. In his farewell address, delivered just over a week before leaving office, President Barack Obama said an oft-quoted line – “If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run…
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Petitioning Democrat Noel Ginsburg says he’ll add caucus route to bid for governor
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Noel Ginsburg announced this week he plans to secure a spot on the June primary ballot by going through the caucus and assembly process in addition to gathering petition signatures. Ginsburg joins leading candidates Jared Polis, a five-term congressman, and Cary Kennedy, a former state treasurer, wooing the party faithful – starting…
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Colorado Democrats lash Cynthia Coffman for petition-to-caucus ‘switcheroo’
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Colorado Democrats jeered Thursday at news Attorney General Cynthia Coffman plans to abandon petitioning onto the Republican gubernatorial primary ballot and instead pursue the nomination through the caucus and assembly process. Saying she “felt removed from the grassroots” and that her “heart just wasn’t in it,” Coffman made the announcement Tuesday night in a telephone…