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Democrat Yadira Caraveo defeats Barb Kirkmeyer in Colorado’s 8th CD | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
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Democratic state Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a Thornton pediatrician, has won the election to represent Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District, defeating Republican state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer in a race that came down to the wire. The race likely lived up to its billing as the most competitive congressional seat in the state, with the contest remaining…
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WATCH: Democrats slam Kirkmeyer over GOP candidate’s support for national abortion ban in new TV ad
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National Democrats took to the air Tuesday in Colorado with a TV ad linking Republican congressional candidate Barb Kirkmeyer to a potential national ban on abortion. The 30-second spot, released by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s independent expenditure arm, includes archival footage of the GOP nominee in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District saying she “[doesn’t] agree…
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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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Democrat Yadira Caraveo qualifies by petition for primary ballot in Colorado’s new 8th CD
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State Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a Thornton pediatrician, became the first Democrat on Tuesday to qualify for the party’s primary in Colorado’s newly created 8th Congressional District after election official determined she submitted more than enough signatures to make the ballot. The announcement came just hours before Caraveo was set to compete with Adams County Commissioner…
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Republican congressional candidate Barb Kirkmeyer qualifies for 8th CD primary ballot by petition
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State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer on Friday became the third Republican to qualify for the June primary ballot in Colorado’s newly created 8th Congressional District by submitting enough valid signatures on nominating petitions, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said. Kirkmeyer, a former Weld County commissioner, is one of five GOP candidates running in the evenly…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Dave Williams wins support from conservative pundit Michelle Malkin
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State Rep. Dave Williams, one of four Republicans challenging eight-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s bid for reelection in a primary, has been endorsed by conservative author and commentator Michelle Malkin, his campaign said. Malkin, a Colorado Springs resident, called Williams “exactly the kind of proven conservative warrior we need in Congress” in a statement that…
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Labor lining up behind Tedesco in Democratic primary for Colorado’s new congressional seat
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Democratic congressional candidate Charles “Chaz” Tedesco, an Adams County commissioner and former local union president, this week added more unions to an already labor-heavy list of endorsers. Tedesco is facing three Democrats in a primary to represent Colorado’s new, highly competitive 8th Congressional District, which covers suburban Adams County and parts of Weld County, including…
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Latino Victory Fund backs Democrat Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s new congressional district
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A national group that works to increase the number of Latino members of Congress on Thursday endorsed state Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a Thornton pediatrician, in the Democratic primary in Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District. Nathalia Reyes, head of the Latino Victory Fund, said Caraveo has demonstrated with her medical practice and in the General Assembly…
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California Democrat Katie Porter endorses Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s new congressional district
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The California congresswoman known for wielding a dry-erase whiteboard to illustrate her points has endorsed state Rep. Yadira Caraveo, the Thornton pediatrician running in the Democratic primary in Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, an Irvine Democrat, said in a release that Caraveo is the best candidate to represent the district, which…
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Democrat Chaz Tedesco raises $162K after launching bid in Colorado’s new congressional district
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Democrat Charles “Chaz” Tedesco, the Adams County commissioner seeking the Democratic nomination in Colorado’s new congressional district, plans to report raising $162,000 for the quarter that ended last week, his first in the race, his campaign said Thursday. Tedesco, a former union president, is one of four Democrats running in the battleground 8th Congressional District,…
