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State GOP officer candidates make case at county meetings
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The announced candidates for the Colorado Republican Party’s statewide officer elections made the rounds in the metro area on Saturday, pressing the flesh and making their pitches at GOP county reorganizations. All four of the Republicans in the running – chair hopefuls George Athanasopoulos, a former congressional candidate, and Jeff Hays, the outgoing chair of…
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Sherrie Gibson set to launch bid for Colorado Republican Party vice chairman
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Colorado Springs Republican activist and campaign operative Sherrie Gibson plans to launch her campaign for vice chairman of the Colorado GOP officially on Thursday night in Pueblo at the county party’s reorganization meeting, her campaign said. “I will continue to support and develop an unparalleled grassroots effort which encourages activism and inclusion amongst all Republicans…
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Republican legislative leaders say solutions, ‘red meat’ on tap for session
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Leading Republican lawmakers told a group of GOP donors last week to expect some solutions to longstanding problems from the divided Colorado Legislature but said the party won’t be shy about waging a no-holds battle in the messaging war with an eye toward next year’s election. Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, and his House counterpart,…
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Reason mag: Clear the Bench’s Arnold clogs the courts with campaign complaints
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Matt Arnold reputedly resides on the political right, but over the years the pugnacious political activist has stirred at least as much controversy – and drawn as much fire from detractors – within his own philosophical ranks as he has across Colorado’s political landscape in general. Now, a national magazine of libertarian bent is calling him out…
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State GOP secretary Brandi Meek says she’s seeking a second term
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Brandi Meek said this week she’s running for a second two-year term as secretary of the Colorado Republican Party, and she has the backing of nearly every one of the state’s top Republicans. Republicans choose statewide officers, including chair, vice chair and secretary, at the party’s biennial reorganization meeting, set for Saturday, April 1, 2017,…
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Early voting, polling centers changes mulled
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A bill proposing to make changes in early voting and how voter service polling centers operate could include other election-related changes, after discussions by the Colorado Secretary of State‘s Bipartisan Election Advisory Committee. State Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, attended the Thursday, Jan. 26, meeting and offered to consider adding some committee recommendations to his Senate…
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State GOP vice chair Derrick Wilburn says he won’t be seeking top party post
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Incumbent Colorado Republican Party Vice Chairman Derrick Wilburn on Wednesday told The Colorado Statesman he won’t be running for state GOP chairman in upcoming party elections. That leaves two candidates for the top spot: former congressional nominee George Athanasopoulos and El Paso County Republican Party Chairman Jeff Hays. Wilburn had said earlier in January that he would…
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Athanasopoulos stresses grassroots, counterinsurgency tactics in bid for state GOP chair
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Former congressional candidate and Army veteran George Athanasopoulos is running an aggressive campaign for Colorado Republican Party chairman, unafraid to call out the party and his current opponent as he argues the GOP should pick him to turn the state red. “I am the one person that will change the Republican Party in a way…
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House says he won’t seek another term as GOP chair
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Colorado Republican Party Chairman Steve House isn’t seeking a second term heading the state GOP, and he isn’t going to run for governor, either, he said Monday. Instead, House said in a statement he plans to focus on improving the health care system and raise money to support next year’s Republican nominee for governor. House…