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Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens endorses Joe O’Dea in US Senate primary
Former Gov. Bill Owens on Wednesday endorsed fellow Republican Joe O’Dea in Colorado’s GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. Pointing to the construction company O’Dea founded while in college, Owens said that the first-time candidate has the real-world experience to represent Colorado and help tackle national problems in a…
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Tina Peters, Ron Hanks to headline ‘election truth’ rally featuring Mike Lindell
An “election truth” rally is expected to draw hundreds of people to the Colorado state Capitol today. Several of Colorado’s conservative firebrands, including Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and Rep. Ron Hanks, R-Cañon City, plan to speak at the rally organized by a prominent group with an associated militia. Sherronna Bishop, a Garfield County resident who…
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COVER STORY | Colorado’s Republican US Senate candidates introduce themselves to voters
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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TRAIL MIX | Is Ron Hanks the next Darryl Glenn? GOP delegates and primary voters will decide
At some point in the next few months as Colorado’s primary election approaches, one of the Republicans hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet might pause during a primary debate, turn to rival Ron Hanks and start channeling Texas Democrat Lloyd Bentsen. Bentsen, the 1988 Democratic vice-presidential nominee, was serving his third term in…
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Republican US Senate candidate Joe O’Dea launches radio ad campaign
Colorado Republican Joe O’Dea hits the airwaves statewide Wednesday with a radio ad pitching the U.S. Senate candidate’s working-class roots and status as a first-time candidate. The 60-second ad launches days after O’Dea announced that he plans to petition his way onto the June primary ballot. He’s one of seven Republicans seeking the nomination to…
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Colorado lawmakers spar over voting rights resolution
Evoking apartheid-era voting restrictions and warning of a dire end for America’s democracy, Senate Democrats on Tuesday passed a resolution urging Congress to pass comprehensive voting rights legislation to counteract actions by several states they believe have made it more difficult for voters to cast a ballot. House Democrats replicated the Senate’s action soon after. …
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Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea posts $1 million haul for 4th quarter
Construction company owner Joe O’Dea, a Republican candidate for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat, plans to report receipts totaling more than $1 million through the end of the most recent fundraising period, including $500,000 he chipped in to his own campaign, a spokesman said Tuesday. O’Dea, one of eight Republicans running in a primary for the…
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Bob Schaffer endorses Republican Gino Campana in Colorado’s US Senate primary
Former Republican congressman and 2008 U.S. Senate nominee Bob Schaffer on Tuesday endorsed Republican Gino Campana in the GOP primary for the seat held by Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. Schaffer, headmaster of Liberty Common charter schools in Fort Collins and a former chairman of the Colorado State Board of Education, cited Campana’s views on education and…
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Federal complaints filed against three Colorado U.S. senate candidates
Three Coloradans running for the Republican U.S. Senate primary have failed to file required personal financial disclosures with the Secretary of the U.S. Senate*. Jarrod Munger, chair of the Stonewall Democrats Initiative and a recent vice chair of the Denver Democratic Party, on Monday filed complaints with the Department of Justice over those missing disclosures.…
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Trump homeland security advisor endorses Gino Campana in Colorado’s US Senate race
The retired Coast Guard rear admiral who served as former President Donald Trump’s third homeland security and counterterrorism advisor is endorsing Colorado U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana, calling the Fort Collins Republican the best choice to take on Democrat Michael Bennet in next year’s election. Peter J. Brown said Wednesday that Campana, the son of…