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Senate Democratic Leader Lucia Guzman takes on Republicans over #MeToo
Colorado Senate Democrats pushed back hard on the Senate Republicans’ request for Denver District Attorney Beth McCann to get involved in statehouse sexual harassment cases Wednesday afternoon. And they maintained the drumbeat for the expulsion of Sen. Randy Baumgardner, one of three Senate Republicans accused of improper conduct. Last, backed by GOP women, Senate President…
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El Paso County delegation almost unanimous in vote to expel Rep. Steve Lebsock
The eight members of the Colorado House from El Paso County were nearly unanimous on whether or not to expel Rep. Steve Lebsock. Seven of the eight voted in favor of the resolution to expel the Thornton Democrat. The lone “no” vote came from the El Paso delegation’s newest member, Republican Rep. Shane Sandridge, who…
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HUDSON: At last, a turning point on sexual harassment at the Capitol
Weathering a seven-hour public hearing is a chore that usually falls to reporters and lobbyists who are compensated for their misery. Last week’s expulsion drama in the Colorado House of Representatives, however, packed the public gallery with young women wearing black (mostly interns and legislative aides), together with a smattering of the curious. A century…
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Republican Brian Watson first to turn in nominating petitions for state treasurer’s race
Republican Brian Watson, a candidate for Colorado state treasurer, on Monday turned in petition signatures to the secretary of state’s office in hopes of securing a spot on the June primary ballot. The real estate CEO is one of six Republicans running for the office held by term-limited Walker Stapleton, a GOP candidate for governor.…
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Former Rep. Steve Lebsock’s decision to join GOP likely expels him from treasurer’s race
When former Rep. Steve Lebsock of Thornton decided to change his party affiliation Friday afternoon, it may have changed a lot more for him than that. According to several sources, it may have disqualified him for the state treasurer’s race that he so vigorously tried to hold onto during Friday’s expulsion debate. Lebsock, according to…
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Reaction to expulsion of now-former Rep. Steve Lebsock includes tears, end of fears
Rep. Faith Winter of Westminster was the first of at least five women to come forward and accuse former Rep. Steve Lebsock of Thornton of sexual harassment. Friday, she participated with, and listened to, fellow House members as they debated for seven hours on whether to expel Lebsock. Friday marked the final chapter in a…
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Colorado House expels Rep. Steve Lebsock, 52-9
The Colorado House voted to expel Rep. Steve Lebsock, a Democrat from Thornton, Friday, the first such move since a member was found to take a bribe on a floor of the chamber in 1915. Lebsock left the Capitol as soon as the vote was taken without speaking to the press. Within an hour before…
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House Republicans attempt to block expulsion vote; joint caucus grills investigator
Colorado House Republicans tried to stall an expulsion vote on Democratic Rep. Steve Lebsock Thursday, including a call for a prosecutor to get involved. The chamber was a flurry of activity heading into the final hours of the investigation into 11 allegations of sexual misconduct, as Lebsock tussled with his own members and Republicans sought…
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Rep. Steve Lebsock’s calendar claim disputed by Colorado Department of Agriculture employee
Embattled Colorado state Rep. Steve Lebsock was not at home on March 24, 2015, at 1:30 p.m., as he maintains, but in a meeting near his office, according to a state Department of Agriculture official, further calling into question Lebsock’s whereabouts on a day he allegedly committed an act of sexual misconduct. Lebsock told Colorado…