Tag: Congress
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GOP congressional candidate Tim Reichert pours $500K into race, adds $340K in donations
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
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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Colorado Springs flight school, MSU Denver partner to train airline pilots
Nolan Shell has dreamed of becoming a pilot for a major airline since taking a flight on a family vacation when he was a child. Now he’s on a path to realizing that dream in about 3½ years as part of a new program. The 18-year-old has already received his pilot’s license and will get…
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Former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway headlines reception for Bennet challenger Gino Campana
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
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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Tina Peters, Ron Hanks to headline ‘election truth’ rally featuring Mike Lindell
An “election truth” rally is expected to draw hundreds of people to the Colorado state Capitol today. Several of Colorado’s conservative firebrands, including Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and Rep. Ron Hanks, R-Cañon City, plan to speak at the rally organized by a prominent group with an associated militia. Sherronna Bishop, a Garfield County resident who…
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Joe O’Dea makes Colorado’s Republican US Senate primary ballot by petition
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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Republican delegates advance Lamborn challenger Dave Williams to 5th CD primary ballot
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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National Democratic super PAC reserves $4.4 million for TV ads in Denver market
The House Democrats’ chief political action committee is booking $4.4 million worth of TV advertising this fall in the Denver market, part of a massive early ad reservation that suggests which races the Democrats consider their midterm battlegrounds. While the House Majority PAC has yet to target individual contests, the Denver TV market covers voters…
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Bennet challenger Joe O’Dea hits airwaves with Spanish-language radio ad
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea has released a Spanish-language radio ad narrated by his wife, whose grandparents immigrated to the United States from Mexico in the early part of the last century, his campaign said. O’Dea, a wealthy construction company owner and one of seven GOP candidates running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet,…