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Democrat Sullivan challenges Tate for Senate District 27 seat
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The father of an Aurora theater shooting victim launched his run Tuesday against state Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, who was appointed to represent the heavily Republican Senate District 27 in December. Democrat Tom Sullivan — a retired postal worker, Air Force veteran and member of the AFL-CIO Colorado executive board — has been a regular…
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Tom Sullivan weighing run against Tate in SD 27
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The father of an Aurora theater shooting victim is considering whether to announce next week that he’s challenging state Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, who was appointed to his seat in December, The Colorado Statesman has learned. Tom Sullivan, a retired postal worker and registered Democrat, has campaigned for gun control and death penalty reform since his…
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Lundberg bill signals continuing divide over death penalty policy
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The Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee voted down a bill Wednesday that would have made it less difficult for juries to deliver the death sentence in Colorado. Opponents of the bill who packed the hearing room celebrated the committee’s decision and the swing vote cast by Chairperson Ellen Roberts, a Republican from Durango. “I was dumbfounded…