tom tancredo
-
Democrat Ken Toltz suspends campaign in primary for Jared Polis’ 2nd Congressional District seat
—
by
Democrat and gun control activist Ken Toltz on Monday announced he’s suspending his campaign for the congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, who is running for governor. Toltz said in a release he’s putting the campaign he launched in early October on hold to focus his attention on what he called a serious…
-
Pardoned Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio raising money for Tom Tancredo’s race for governor
—
by
The Colorado Democratic Party quickly seized on freelance reporter Sandra Fish’s tweet Thursday afternoon saying Tom Tancredo has a notable but not surprising new fundraiser, former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio shares the Colorado gubernatorial candidate’s passion for strident immigration reform, which landed him with a criminal contempt of court conviction for his unyielding enforcement…
-
Colorado politicos react to Supreme Court hearing on Masterpiece Cakeshop case
—
by
Both sides agree it’s a question of rights but differ sharply whose rights should prevail under the law in a case argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court – whether it’s the baker and his religious beliefs or the same-sex couple and their right to be treated like any other customers. As the divisive case…
-
Tom Tancredo on sanctuary cities: Texas sheriff ‘has right idea’
—
by
“This Texas Sheriff has the right idea,” one of Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial candidates, Tom Tancredo, said in a tweet Monday. “What will it take to get Denver, Boulder and other sanctuary cities in ….” Tancredo then posted an opinion piece from The Hill titled “Texas sanctuary city crackdown should go nationwide.” “Sanctuary policies create…
-
Tom Tancredo denies being recruited by Bannon to run for Colorado governor
—
by
Republican Tom Tancredo denies that his run for Colorado governor is part of a larger agenda spearheaded by political operative, former White House chief strategist and current Breitbart executive chairman Steve Bannon. “First of all, he did not recruit me, as identified in many [reports],” Tancredo told The Washington Examiner. “We met in Colorado Springs.…
-
Insights: Cynthia Coffman’s running a curious race for governor
—
by
We waited for months to see if Cynthia Coffman, Colorado’s attorney general, would run for governor. She broke the news at an inopportune time: the morning after Election Day, when the core of the political press and politically engaged voters were still trying to figure out the previous night’s significance. Questions about her candidacy then…
-
Michelle Malkin endorses Tom Tancredo at gun club fundraiser
—
by
Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin endorsed Tom Tancredo for governor at a fundraiser at a gun club in Colorado Springs Saturday night. His campaign sent a press release about the endorsement, but it did not notify Colorado Politics about the event in advance. “Tom and I go back 15 years and I have long identified as…
-
Walker Stapleton clobbers primary competition in straw poll at GOP gubernatorial forum
—
by
Colorado State Treasurer Walker Stapleton notched a landslide win in a straw poll conducted Monday night at a Weld County forum for Republican gubernatorial candidates, attracting a hair under half the vote. Out of 85 votes cast in the non-binding straw poll, Stapleton received 42, ahead of runner-up Tom Tancredo, the former congressman who launched…
-
George Brauchler drops out of Colorado governor’s race, announces bid for attorney general
—
by
George Brauchler, the district attorney who prosecuted the Aurora theater shooting, is abandoning his race to become Colorado’s next governor and running for state attorney general instead, the Republican announced Monday. “My decision to run for office has always been about my commitment to serving Colorado far more than it has been about the title…