Author: Ernest Luning
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FEC complaint alleges Colorado GOP illegally backed party chair Dave Williams’ congressional campaign
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A veteran Republican campaign operative and political commentator filed a formal complaint on Thursday alleging that the Colorado GOP and its chairman, Dave Williams, violated campaign finance law by improperly spending party funds to support Williams’ congressional campaign. Kelly Maher, a political expert with Colorado…
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Republican Jeff Hurd wins endorsements from Scott Gessler, Walker Stapleton in Colorado’s 3rd CD
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republican Jeff Hurd’s bid to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District has been endorsed by two former Republican statewide officeholders, his campaign said. Former Secretary of State Scott Gessler and former State Treasurer Walker Stapleton this week threw their support behind the first-time candidate, calling the…
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Republicans tee up primary between Gabe Evans, Janak Joshi in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republican congressional candidates Gabe Evans and Janak Joshi will face off in the GOP primary to decide who challenges Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s most closely divided district. Evans, a first-term state representative from Fort Lupton, won top-line designation at the GOP’s 8th…
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Lauren Boebert treated for blood clot in leg, expects ‘full recovery’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert expects a full recovery after undergoing a medical procedure on Tuesday at UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland to remove a blood clot from her leg, the Colorado Republican’s campaign said. After experiencing “severe swelling” in her upper left…
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Colorado Democrats nominate Trisha Calvarese to run in special election for seat vacated by Ken Buck
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save First-time candidate Trisha Calvarese won the Democratic nomination for Colorado’s special election to replace former Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck on Monday in an online convention. She’ll face Republican nominee Greg Lopez, a former Parker mayor and two-time gubernatorial candidate, in the June 25 election,…
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Lauren Boebert trails Democrat Ike McCorkle by 7 points, potential challenger’s internal poll shows
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An internal poll released late Sunday by one of the Democrats hoping to face Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District shows Democrat Ike McCorkle leading the two-term Republican by 7 percentage points with a large number of undecided votes in the…
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Colorado GOP picks Greg Lopez to fill Ken Buck’s vacant US House seat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Republican committee on Thursday night nominated former Parker Mayor and two-time Colorado gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez to run in a June special election to serve out the remainder of former U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s term. Pitching himself as a “placeholder” candidate, Lopez argued that…
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Republican congressional candidate Deborah Flora qualifies for 4th CD primary ballot by petition
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County Republican Deborah Flora, one of nine GOP candidates running for the Colorado congressional seat formerly held by Republican Ken Buck, has qualified for the primary ballot by submitting a sufficient number of petition signatures, state election officials said Tuesday. The nonprofit founder and…
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Throng of petitioning Republicans could yield historic primary ballot to replace Ken Buck
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This year’s Republican primary ballot in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District could be the longest of any congressional primary in state history. As many as nine GOP candidates could make the June 25 primary for the seat held for five terms by Ken Buck, whose resignation…
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Republican state chair Dave Williams wins top-line in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District primary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dave Williams, the chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, won top-line designation Saturday in the GOP’s 5th Congressional District primary amid complaints the former state lawmaker has used party resources to promote his campaign and bash a primary opponent. Williams will face at least one…