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GOP gubernatorial candidates Walker Stapleton, Victor Mitchell, Doug Robinson petitioning onto ballot
Three of the Republicans running for governor – Walker Stapleton, Victor Mitchell and Doug Robinson – are planning to petition their way onto Colorado’s primary ballot, their campaigns tell Colorado Politics, potentially leaving GOP voters with as many as a half dozen candidates to choose from in June. Candidates can begin gathering petition signatures Tuesday…
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Colorado Republicans unveil plans to hold 2018 state assembly at Coors Event Center in Boulder
Colorado Republicans will convene this year’s state assembly at the Coors Event Center on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder on Saturday, April 14, returning to the same hall where the GOP assembled four years ago, party officials said Friday. “We looked for a venue in Colorado, but they were all booked,” said state party…
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Republican state treasurer candidate Polly Lawrence plans to petition onto primary ballot
Republican Polly Lawrence, a candidate for Colorado’s state treasurer, plans to petition onto the June primary ballot rather than pursue the nomination through the caucus and assembly process, her campaign said. “She’s going to take it straight to the people,” her campaign manager, Sara Boyd, told Colorado Politics. “She’s absolutely committed to the people in…
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn launches bid for reelection, weighs petitioning onto primary ballot
Calling himself a “proven and reliable conservative” and a friend of the Trump administration, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn made it official Tuesday: the Colorado Springs Republican is running for a seventh term representing the 5th Congressional District. Lamborn, who is facing three primary challengers, is considering whether to petition for a spot on the June…
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Democratic attorney general candidate Michael Dougherty to seek primary ballot through caucus process
Democrat Michael Dougherty, a prosecutor and one of five Democrats running for attorney general, said Wednesday he plans to seek a spot on Colorado’s June primary ballot through the caucus and assembly process. “For me, the decision was an easy one,” he told Colorado Politics in a statement. “I have seen first-hand the enthusiasm across our…
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Democrat Jared Polis says he’ll go through caucuses and circulate petitions to get on primary ballot for governor
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis said Thursday he plans to take two approaches to getting on Colorado’s June primary ballot – by going through the caucus and assembly process and by gathering petition signatures. He’s one of five leading Democrats running for the office held by term-limited Gov. John Hickenlooper. Two of the others –…
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Noel Ginsburg to petition, Cary Kennedy to go through caucus to get on Democratic primary ballot
Democratic gubernatorial candidates Cary Kennedy and Noel Ginsburg said this week they’re taking different routes to try to get on the primary ballot, with Kennedy planning to go through the caucus and assembly process and Ginsburg telling Colorado Politics he intends to get on by petition. Kennedy, a former state treasurer, and Ginsburg, a business…
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Colorado Republican Doug Robinson looks ahead in gubernatorial run: ‘We’re not going to drift to a better place’
Doug Robinson compares winning the Republican nomination for governor of Colorado to getting hired after a really long job interview, and he believes his background and experience will give him the edge. One of seven declared GOP candidates for next year’s election – with at least three heavyweights waiting in the wings – Robinson speaks…
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Medical marijuana petition unlikely to make November ballot in Oklahoma
A petition to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma is unlikely to go before voters in November because advocates say they will challenge the attorney general’s rewording of the ballot title -a legal process certain to push the measure beyond the general election. But state officials say it’ll be delayed because supporters of State Question 788…