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TRAIL MIX | Crow flies to Duckworth for House speaker instead of Pelosi
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Newly minted U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, an Aurora Democrat, stuck to his guns Thursday by refusing to vote for Nancy Pelosi for House speaker and instead cast his vote for U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois. The other members of Colorado’s House delegation voted for the nominees put forward by the two party caucuses –…
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Center for American Women and Politics hails Crisanta Duran as a first
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Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran represents a first for women in 2017, The Center for American Women and Politics said on Twitter Sunday. Last January Duran went down in Colorado history as the first Latina speaker of the Colorado House. On Jan. 10 she begins her second session leading the chamber with a comfortable Democratic…
