Tag: petitioning
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Independent gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez, a former GOP congressman, qualifies for Colorado ballot
Unaffiliated gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez, a former Republican congressman from Elizabeth who left the GOP to run as an independent, has qualified for the ballot by submitting enough petition signatures, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said Tuesday. He’ll face Democratic nominee Phil Weiser, the state’s two-term attorney general, and Republican Victor Marx, a first-time…
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Democrat Matt Cavanaugh ends campaign in Colorado’s 5th CD, says petition firm came up short
Democratic congressional candidate Matt Cavanaugh said Wednesday that he was ending his bid to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th District because the firm his campaign hired to gather petition signatures failed to deliver. Cavanaugh, an Army combat veteran and author, registered as a Democrat in late December after launching an independent…
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Democrat Michael Bennet turns in petitions for Colorado’s gubernatorial primary, plans to skip caucuses
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democratic candidate for governor, submitted nominating petitions for Colorado’s June primary ballot on Friday, his campaign and the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said. Bennet plans to rely on his petitions to get on the ballot, skipping the caucus and assembly process, his campaign said. The three-term senator is facing…