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GOP congressional candidate Tim Reichert pours $500K into race, adds $340K in donations
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Jefferson County Republican Tim Reichert, who launched his bid to represent Colorado’s 7th Congressional District in January by loaning his campaign $500,000, plans to report raising an additional $339,409 during the first three months of 2022, bringing his total receipts for the quarter to nearly $840,000, his campaign told Colorado Politics. Reichert is one of…
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Caraveo wins backing from all Democrats in Colorado’s US House delegation
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Every Democratic member of Colorado’s U.S. House delegation is supporting Yadira Caraveo, the presumptive Democratic nominee in the state’s newest congressional district, following the state legislator’s receipt on Monday of a trio of endorsements. Democratic U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, Joe Neguse and Jason Crow said they’re backing the Thornton pediatrician’s campaign, adding their names to…
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Former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway headlines reception for Bennet challenger Gino Campana
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Kellyanne Conway, the first woman to run a winning presidential campaign, is slated to appear at a reception for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gino Campana Friday night in Colorado Springs ahead of the Colorado GOP’s state assembly. Conway, a veteran pollster and longtime advisor to former President Donald Trump, managed Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and…
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Doug Lamborn endorses Bennet challenger Eli Bremer in Colorado’s Republican US Senate primary
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn is throwing his support behind U.S. Senate candidate Eli Bremer, one of seven Republicans hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. Lamborn, who is serving his eighth term representing the El Paso County-based 5th Congressional District, is so far the only Republican member of Colorado’s congressional delegation to make an…
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Joe O’Dea makes Colorado’s Republican US Senate primary ballot by petition
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Construction company owner Joe O’Dea has qualified for the Republican primary for the nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, election officials said Monday. O’Dea is the first Republican to secure a spot on Colorado’s June 28 primary ballot for the seat. Seven other Republicans are vying to make the ballot at Saturday’s state…
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SONDERMANN | Pro-choice is not the same as pro-Roe
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Eric Sondermann Some weeks down the road, likely in June, it is quite probable that we will be treated to breaking news of a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning in whole or part the 49-year-old case of Roe v. Wade. Such a decision will be presented as earth-shattering by breathless media. Certainly, many will receive…
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Republican delegates advance Lamborn challenger Dave Williams to 5th CD primary ballot
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State Rep. Dave Williams won top-line designation Saturday on Colorado’s Republican primary ballot in the 5th Congressional District, guaranteeing that U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn will face at least two GOP challengers in his bid for a ninth term. Williams, a three-term state lawmaker from Colorado Springs, was the only candidate to emerge from the Republicans’…
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Republican Jan Kulmann 1st to qualify for primary ballot in Colorado’s new congressional district
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Republican Jan Kulmann, the mayor of Thornton, on Friday became the first candidate to qualify for the primary ballot in Colorado’s newly created 8th Congressional District after election officials determined she submitted a sufficient number of valid signatures on nominating petitions. Kulmann, an oil and gas engineer, is one of five Republicans seeking the nomination…
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Michael Bennet lands endorsements from environmental, foreign policy groups
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A leading national conservation group and an organization that advocates for American involvement in global affairs endorsed U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s bid for a third term, with both citing the Colorado Democrat’s leadership on issues they peg as important to state voters. The National Resources Defense Council Action Fund hailed Bennet as a “climate champion”…
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Boebert challenger Alex Walker submits petitions for spot on Democratic primary ballot
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Democrat Alex Walker on Thursday became the first candidate hoping to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert to submit nominating petitions for the June primary to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. Walker, who turned heads when he officially launched his campaign last week with an online video that depicts flying feces, told Colorado Politics…
