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Complaint charges Democrat Levi Tillemann went beyond ‘testing the waters’ while exploring congressional run

Jul 21, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A former Democratic elected official is accusing Levi Tillemann, an Aurora Democrat, of acting as a congressional candidate when he was operating an exploratory committee to determine whether to challenge U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, a five-term Republican, in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. But Tillemann, one of three Democrats running for the swing seat, said his…
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman surpasses challenger Jason Crow’s quarterly fundraising in Colorado’s 6th District

Jul 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, hauled in roughly $364,000 in the most recent fundraising quarter, his campaign said Thursday, outpacing the $300,000 his Democratic challenger Jason Crow plans to report in contributions in the battleground race for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. Coffman increased his fundraising slightly over the previous quarter when he raised…
Straight outta #copolitics: Family feud

Jul 12, 2017

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Dan Njegomir
As Levi Tillemann enters 6th Congressional District primary, national Republicans gleefully stoke Democratic divisions

Jun 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The National Republican Congressional Committee on Wednesday rolled out the red carpet to welcome Democrat Levi Tillemann into an already crowded primary race for the chance to challenge GOP incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. Sounding positively gleeful, NRCC regional spokesman Jack Pandol used the occasion to invoke tried-and-true GOP bogeyman…
Democrat Levi Tillemann plans to make it official — he’s running in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District

Jun 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

After weeks of publicly considering whether to run in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District next year, Democrat Levi Tillemann told Colorado Politics on Tuesday that he plans to announce on July 9 that he’s campaigning for the seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman. The former Obama administration official and expert in clean energy will…
Aurora Democrat, energy expert Levi Tillemann exploring run against Mike Coffman

May 18, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Aurora Democrat Levi Tillemann, a former Obama administration official and expert in clean energy technologies, announced Thursday that he’s formed an exploratory committee to consider challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the 6th Congressional District in next year’s election. If Tillemann gets in the race, he’ll be the fourth Democrat seeking the nomination to…
Mike Coffman challenger Jason Crow talks about the battle in front of him

May 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Denver attorney and decorated combat veteran Jason Crow says he decided to run for Congress soon after the November election, when it was clear to him that the world had changed overnight. “After the election, my wife and I, like many people, were trying to figure out what our world looked like and how we…
Election forecaster calls Mike Coffman’s race against Democrat Jason Crow a toss-up

May 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Mike Coffman has a race on his hands, according to the venerable Cook Political Report. In the wake of last week’s vote by House Republicans to approve a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, the election forecaster shifted the contest for the Aurora Republican’s 6th Congressional District seat from “Lean Republican” to…
Mike Coffman draws second Democratic challenger as Aurora attorney David Aarestad announces run

Apr 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Saying he was moved to run when U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman endorsed the GOP replacement to Obamacare, Democrat David Aarestad announced Thursday he’s challenging the five-term Republican in next year’s election. The Aurora attorney is the second Democrat to launch a campaign in the 6th Congressional District, joining Army combat veteran Jason Crow, a Denver…
Group backing vets furious with Republicans for ‘demeaning’ Coffman challenger Crow’s military service

Apr 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A bipartisan organization that encourages veterans to run for office demanded an apology Tuesday for comments made by a national Republican campaign group about combat veteran Jason Crow’s announcement that he’s challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, also a combat veteran, in next year’s election. While no one apologized, the swiftly escalating war of words — centered…