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Nearly a dozen Republicans pack primary to replace Colorado’s Ken Buck | COVER STORY
With just weeks until precinct caucuses and less than a month to go before nominating petitions are due, it’s crunch time in the Republican primary for Colorado’s safest GOP-held congressional seat. At last count, 11 candidates are vying for the chance to replace Republican Ken Buck, the former state GOP chairman who said in early…
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Lauren Boebert finishes in middle of the pack in straw poll at inaugural GOP primary debate
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s middling finish in a straw poll Thursday night drew gasps from the crowd that had just witnessed the Colorado lawmaker face off against eight other Republicans in a congressional primary debate at a rec center in Fort Lupton. The headline-grabbing incumbent’s performance in the decidedly non-scientific survey – Boebert landed in…
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Colorado House OKs increasing minimum age to criminally charge kids after heated debate
The Colorado House approved a bill on Monday to stop charging children under 13 with most crimes, advancing it to the Senate for consideration. Currently, the minimum age for criminal prosecution in Colorado is 10. House Bill 1249 would raise the age to 13, except when a child is suspected of committing homicide. This would remove children aged…
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Challenger files campaign finance complaint against Richard Holtorf in northeastern Colorado GOP primary
The contest between two northeastern Colorado Republicans for House District 63 ratcheted up Monday, when one accused the other of writing checks to himself without explaining their purpose and improperly filing contributions. Primary challenger Jessie Vance, a resident of Eckley, filed a campaign finance complaint on June 10 against Rep. Richard Holtorf of Akron, alleging…
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2022 SESSION: Quirkiest Moments
The 2022 session did not lack for bizarre moments – thanks to quirky behavior by lawmakers and others. The most delicious – or stomach-turning – moment, depending on your taste: The Rocky Mountain oyster-eating contest, part of the Colorado Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Day, occurred on April 21. For Easterners or other Colorado newbies, Rocky Mountain oyster is what…
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Q&A with Rep. Richard Holtorf | As long as they aren’t shooting at him, he’s fine
Richard Alonso Holtorf never sought political office. It sought him. The Akron-based representative for House District 64 was content to work on his Buffalo Springs ranch, until Rep. Kimmi Lewis, R-Kim, passed away in December 2019 from breast cancer. Even though he had no elected experience and wasn’t particularly active in the Republican Party, several people…
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Lawmaker drops gun while rushing to vote, speaker says that created ‘dangerous situation’ at Colorado Capitol
Rep. Richard Holtorf, R-Akron, on Monday dropped a gun in the lobby outside the House chambers as he was rushing in to cast a vote on an amendment to a state House bill that would affirm the right to abortion in state law. The gun did not go off and no one was injured, according…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
The wait is over. And the scramble has begun. Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has approved new state House and Senate maps, candidates are crafting designs to run for more competitive seats that also appear to shrink the influence of rural communities at the state Capitol. The new maps will reshape Colorado’s political landscape, and,…