Tag: Lori Saine
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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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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…
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Republican congressional candidate Barb Kirkmeyer qualifies for 8th CD primary ballot by petition
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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Latino Victory Fund backs Democrat Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s new congressional district
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Tancredo backs Lori Saine in Republican CD 8 primary
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo on Monday threw his support behind fellow Republican Lori Saine in the GOP primary for Colorado’s new congressional district, citing the Weld County commissioner and former state lawmaker’s record of standing up to the Democrats, her campaign said. Saine, one of six Republicans running for the nomination in the toss-up 8th…
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Democrat Chaz Tedesco raises $162K after launching bid in Colorado’s new congressional district
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,…
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Kulmann tops $150K in 4th quarter fundraising, lands endorsement from state Sen. John Cooke
Republican congressional candidate Jan Kulmann, the mayor of Thornton and one of six GOP hopefuls in Colorado’s new 8th District, plans to report raising more than $150,000 in a matter of weeks during the just-completed fourth quarter, her campaign said Tuesday. Kulmann received an endorsement at the same time from state Sen. John Cooke, R-Greeley,…
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Former Green Beret joins crowded GOP primary for Colorado’s new congressional seat
A decorated Army Special Forces combat veteran and first-generation immigrant on Monday became the sixth Republican to launch a campaign to represent Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District. “Everything I fought for on the battlefield is at risk both at home and abroad from the radical liberal policies being pursued in Washington, DC.,” said Tyler Allcorn, 37,…
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Democrat Yadira Caraveo adds endorsements from state lawmakers, local officials for 8th CD run
Democratic congressional candidate Yadira Caraveo said on Monday that she has received new endorsements from more than a dozen current and former state and local elected officials. Caraveo, a Thornton pediatrician and state representative, is one of three Democrats seeking the nomination in Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District, a likely battleground seat covering suburbs, cities…
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8th CD candidate Chaz Tedesco wins endorsements from Andrew Romanoff, Joe Salazar
Former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, former state Rep. Joe Salazar and community leader Nita Gonzales are among a group of endorsers announced Monday by Democratic congressional candidate Charles “Chaz” Tedesco, an Adams County commissioner and former union president. Tedesco is one of three Democrats seeking the nomination in Colorado’s new battleground 8th Congressional District,…