Tag: Colorado Democratic Party
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Kelly Brough secures endorsements of Chris Hansen in Denver mayor’s race
Sen. Chris Hansen, who ran for Denver mayor in the April 4 election, decided to endorse Kelly Brough. Brough, a former business chamber CEO, faces Mike Johnston, a former legislator, in the runoff election in June. Brough’s campaign said Hansen and advocates seeking to prevent gun violence will join her today at the steps of…
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El Paso County grand jury indictment shows two counts against state Sen. Pete Lee
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Aug. 3 El Paso County grand jury indictment charging state Sen. Pete Lee with falsifying residency information pertains to votes he cast in El Paso County elections in 2019 and 2020. The indictment contains two counts: a violation of CRS 1-13-709.5, which says any person…
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Colorado GOP vows legal action against fliers claiming it endorsed Ron Hanks in U.S. Senate primary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Republican Party plans to pursue criminal charges against whoever is producing fliers that claim the GOP has endorsed one of the two primary candidates running for the state’s U.S. Senate seat. While the organization that is paying for the fliers is unknown —…
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D.C.-based GOP elections group targets Colorado General Assembly
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Republican State Leadership Committee has drawn a bead on the Colorado General Assembly, primarily the state Senate, in this year’s election. Colorado is one of two states where the RSLC intends to flip one or more chambers. The other is Minnesota. Mason DiPalma, RSLC’s deputy…
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TRAIL MIX | Ken Salazar’s roots, political rise tell a uniquely Colorado story
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save They go way back. On July 28, U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper introduced their predecessor and fellow Democrat Ken Salazar at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Salazar’s nomination to be ambassador to Mexico. During his remarks, Hickenlooper noted that he first…
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Colorado Democrat Joe Neguse launches bid for 2nd Congressional District seat: ‘It’s up to us to fight back’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Vowing to fight President Donald Trump’s “disastrous agenda,” Democrat Joe Neguse, the son of Eritrean immigrants and a former CU regent, declared Tuesday he’s running for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.…