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Republican delegates advance Lamborn challenger Dave Williams to 5th CD primary ballot
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State Rep. Dave Williams won top-line designation Saturday on Colorado’s Republican primary ballot in the 5th Congressional District, guaranteeing that U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn will face at least two GOP challengers in his bid for a ninth term. Williams, a three-term state lawmaker from Colorado Springs, was the only candidate to emerge from the Republicans’…
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El Paso GOP chair attacks Lamborn after he cites ‘troubling irregularities’ in assembly process
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Long-simmering tension between competing factions in the local Republican Party spilled into public view on March 31 when El Paso County GOP Chairwoman Vickie Tonkins tore into U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in a combative email denouncing the Colorado Springs Republican as dishonest and corrupt after Lamborn accused Tonkins and her allies of rigging the nomination…
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Boebert challenger Alex Walker qualifies for Democratic primary ballot by petition
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Congressional candidate Alex Walker, one of eight Democrats hoping to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, has qualified for the June primary ballot, the secretary of state’s office said late Friday in a statement declaring Walker submitted enough valid signatures on his nominating petitions. The 31-year-old Eagle County resident and first-time candidate…
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Experts, candidates testify in lawsuit attempting to block Colorado campaign contribution limits
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A collection of former and current Republican candidates testified in federal court on Wednesday about the struggles they faced running campaigns with Colorado’s constitutionally-mandated contribution limits in an attempt to convince a judge to block the enforcement of those caps heading into the 2022 election. At the same time, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office questioned…
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Boebert challenger Alex Walker submits petitions for spot on Democratic primary ballot
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Democrat Alex Walker on Thursday became the first candidate hoping to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert to submit nominating petitions for the June primary to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. Walker, who turned heads when he officially launched his campaign last week with an online video that depicts flying feces, told Colorado Politics…
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Republican US Rep. Doug Lamborn qualifies for June primary ballot in bid for 9th term
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has qualified for the Republican ballot in the 5th Congressional District after turning in a sufficient number of petition signatures, state officials said Wednesday, making the eight-term incumbent the first congressional candidate to secure a spot in Colorado’s June primary election. “We had way more names than we actually needed,” Lamborn…
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Bennet challenger Gino Campana announces statewide grassroots team
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana on Monday unveiled his campaign’s grassroots team, including more than 85 current and former elected officials and community and business leaders from across the state. The former Fort Collins City Council member is one of seven Republican candidates seeking the nomination in Colorado’s June primary for the chance to…
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Republican Doug Lamborn turns in nominating petitions, anticipates ‘spirited campaign’ for 9th term
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn on Thursday became the first Colorado congressional candidate to turn in nominating petitions for the June primary to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. “I look forward to a spirited campaign if there are any other people that make the ballot,” the Colorado Springs Republican, who is seeking a ninth term, told Colorado…
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COVER STORY | Colorado’s Republican US Senate candidates introduce themselves to voters
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The eight Republicans running for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat shared the stage for the first time on a snowy night in Fort Lupton for a mostly cordial opportunity to pitch themselves to conservative voters as the candidate best-suited to take on Sen. Michael Bennet, the two-term Democratic incumbent. The Feb. 3 forum, sponsored by the…
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Gov. Jared Polis touts record on campaign tour, vows to make Colorado ‘more affordable’
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Gov. Jared Polis hit the campaign trail Wednesday with stops in seven Front Range cities on the second day of a four-day, statewide tour that formally kicked off the Democrat’s reelection bid. Accompanied by his running mate, Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, Polis said he accomplished much of what he set out to do in his…
