DeGette has served in Congress since 1997
1st Congressional District
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Crisanta Duran, once a rising Democratic star, abandons bid to unseat Diana DeGette
Crisanta Duran on Friday ended her insurgent bid against a 12-term Democratic congresswoman from Denver without explanation. Once considered a rising star in the party, the former state House speaker ran a lackluster campaign in which she failed to galvanize enough support or raise much money to mount a competent challenge to U.S. Rep. Diana […]
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Crisanta Duran: “Never again” must be more than just words
Our Colorado communities know all too well the deep pain caused by gun violence. From the Columbine shooting in 1999 to the May shooting at the STEM school of Highlands Ranch, gun violence has made a lasting impact on our communities. The shootings of the past couple of weeks in Dayton, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois, […]
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Nicolais: Is Crisanta Duran a Centennial State AOC?
Has any politician been more influential over the past eight months than U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Carpal-tunnel-inducing Twitter rants and liberal fan-fiction policy proclamations aside, Ocasio-Cortez seems to have touched off a revolution among progressive Democrats across the country. In Colorado, Crisanta Duran appears to have picked up the banner and begun marching. Her shock […]
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Former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran launches primary challenge to Democrat Diana DeGette
Former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran announced Sunday night that she is launching a primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a fellow Democrat, a decision that will have ripple effects in the 2020 race to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner. “This was not an easy decision to make, but the simple truth is […]