Tag: Ron Hanks
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Colorado congressional elections see over $9M in ad reserves from House Democrats’ super PAC
Meanwhile, Republican group reserves $5.5 million in Denver market The leading House Democratic super PAC is booking more than $9 million in fall TV and digital advertising across three Colorado media markets as part of an aggressive move to win control of the chamber in this year’s midterm elections. The House Majority PAC, a group…
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Republican Ron Hanks plans ‘grassroots’ primary challenge to US Rep. Jeff Hurd in Colorado’s 3rd CD
Colorado Republican Ron Hanks, a former state lawmaker, plans to challenge first-term U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in the 3rd Congressional District primary by seeking a spot on the June ballot at the GOP’s district assembly in Pueblo on Friday, Colorado Politics has learned. Hanks, who lost the nomination to Hurd in the 2024 primary in…
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Secretary of State says recount will cost Peters, Hanks roughly $256,000 each
The Secretary of State’s office released what it would cost five GOP candidates to obtain machine-tabulated recounts tied to the June 28 primary – and the expenses have gone up. All the candidates will have to provide certified funds to cover the recount costs by close of business Thursday. Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters,…
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Tina Peters announces raising $230,000 to pay for recount
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters said she has raised enough money to pay for the recount she’s seeking from the Secretary of State’s office. Peters continues to insist on a hand recount, which is not available under state election rules. Those rules dictate…
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Peters, Hanks seek another recount
Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters and state Rep. Ron Hanks, R-Canon City, have both filed a second request for hand recounts tied to the June 28 primary. Hanks is seeking a recount only in El Paso and Pueblo counties. Peters, meanwhile, is seeking a statewide recount. Peters lost by 14 percentage points to…
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The return of the flaming moderates: Primary election a victory for the Great American Middle | Vince Bzdek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hail to the flaming moderates. If this past Tuesday’s primary election was anything, it was a victory for the Great American Middle. Across Colorado, moderate, mainstream Republicans won their races against more extreme ones. The GOP candidates who supported election conspiracy theories and questioned the…
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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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Owens slams Democrats’ ads boosting ‘2nd-tier’ GOP candidates for Colorado governor, US Senate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens on Friday denounced expensive ad campaigns launched this week by Democratic groups as a “disingenuous” attempt to influence the state’s Republican primaries for governor and U.S. Senate by encouraging GOP voters to nominate candidates he describes as “second tier.” “The…
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Republicans O’Dea, Ganahl cry foul over Democratic-funded ads branding primary rivals ‘too conservative’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Democratic-aligned committees began flooding Colorado airwaves on Wednesday with ads calling a pair of Republican candidates for governor and U.S. senator “too conservative” for the state, drawing swift condemnation from the targeted candidates’ primary opponents, who described the move as a meddling attempt to yield…
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Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens endorses Joe O’Dea in US Senate primary
Former Gov. Bill Owens on Wednesday endorsed fellow Republican Joe O’Dea in Colorado’s GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. Pointing to the construction company O’Dea founded while in college, Owens said that the first-time candidate has the real-world experience to represent Colorado and help tackle national problems in a…