Tag: 8th Congressional District
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Sparks fly in debate between Democrats in Colorado’s 8th CD primary
The two Democrats running for the chance to take on the Republican incumbent in Colorado’s most competitive congressional district traded blows during a feisty televised debate Monday night, sparring over their approaches to reining in the Trump administration’s immigration policies and their records delivering results in the legislature. The winner of the June 30 primary…
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Democrat Evan Munsing suspends campaign in primary to challenge Gabe Evans in Colorado’s 8th CD
Democratic congressional candidate Evan Munsing announced Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans in Colorado’s most competitive U.S. House district, saying his bid to run as an outsider committed to reform has been drowned out by a flood of spending by Washington insiders. Munsing’s withdrawal less than two…
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Evans challenger Evan Munsing qualifies by petition for Democratic primary ballot in Colorado’s 8th CD
Thornton Democrat Evan Munsing, one of three major Democratic candidates challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans’ bid for a second term, became the first candidate to qualify for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District primary after submitting a sufficient number of valid petition signatures, state officials said Friday. Munsing, a Marine Corps combat veteran and investment executive,…
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Democrat Shannon Bird to step down from Colorado legislature to campaign full-time for Congress
State Rep. Shannon Bird, a Westminster Democrat, said Sunday that she plans to resign from the Colorado legislature next month in order to focus on running for the 8th Congressional District seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans. Bird is one of four Democrats — two of whom are state lawmakers — seeking the…
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Colorado Democrat Yadira Caraveo drops bid to win back 8th Congressional District seat
Former U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo announced on Friday that she was ending her campaign to reclaim the Colorado congressional seat the Thornton Democrat lost last year in one of the closest U.S. House races in the country. Caraveo, a pediatrician and the first Latina to represent the state in Washington said in a statement that…
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Democrat Yadira Caraveo defeats Barb Kirkmeyer in Colorado’s 8th CD | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Colorado Board of Ed: Peggy Propst poised to win Republican Primary for 8th District state BOE
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Peggy Propst appeared to win the Republican nomination for the Colorado Board of Education’s new 8th District, according to the unofficial tally of early ballots. Propst, who served on the state board from 2004 to 2010, was nearly 11 percentage points ahead of her opponent,…
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Caraveo wins backing from all Democrats in Colorado’s US House delegation
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
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…