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Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington mulls challenge against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter
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Saying he wants to bring fun back into politics, Lakewood Republican Mark Barrington told Colorado Politics he’s strongly considering running against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter in the 7th Congressional District. Barrington, 39, a small business owner who works in sales, said he plans to decide within weeks whether to challenge the Arvada Democrat’s bid for…
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Democrat Brittany Pettersen launches run for Ed Perlmutter’s congressional seat
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Just a half hour after U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter announced his campaign for governor on Sunday afternoon, state Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, launched her bid to represent the battleground 7th Congressional District seat Perlmutter has held for a decade. “Too many families in Colorado are facing tough times and we need leaders who understand those…
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Perlmutter camp unimpressed at news national Republicans targeting his seat
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s campaign manager didn’t sound too concerned this week that his boss had landed on a national Republican group’s list of top Democratic targets in next year’s election. Perlmutter aide Clinton Thomas shrugged at news the National Republican Congressional Committee – the campaign arm of congressional Republicans – was including the five-term congressman among…
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YESTERYEAR: Owens signs immigration bills, DeGette rips Bush stem cell veto
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Ten Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Gov. Bill Owens ended a “scorching hot July” by signing 10 controversial immigration bills that emerged from a special session called at the beginning of the month. The centerpiece of the bipartisan package was a piece of legislation Owens called “the toughest law dealing with…
