A group of Colorado Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Secretary of State Jena Griswold seeking to prevent unaffiliated voters from participating in the June 28 primary election. The lead attorney on the lawsuit is John Eastman, the conservative, controversial former visiting scholar at the University of Colorado who, while employed by CU, also […]
Election 2022
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Here’s how to caucus in Colorado when Republicans and Democrats start gathering next week
Colorado’s grassroots nomination process for this year’s election gets underway for Democratic and Republican party members next week. Precinct caucuses, which lead to county, congressional district and state nominating assemblies, are one way to make the June 28 primary election ballot. Candidates may also gather petition signatures, which are due to the Secretary of State’s […]
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Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, fresh off arrest, announces bid to become Colorado’s top election official
Embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was briefly jailed last week on charges of obstructing a peace officer and obstructing government operations, said she is running to become Colorado’s top election official. Peters, a Republican, announced her candidacy to become Colorado secretary of state on Monday on a show run and hosted by Steve […]
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Heidi Ganahl, a GOP candidate for governor, backs out of pledge to limit her campaign’s spending
Heidi Ganahl’s gubernatorial campaign can now spend without limit after the Republican last week backed out of her pledge to cap her campaign spending but accept more money from individual donors. As the Colorado Sun reported earlier, the spending-limit pledge is rarely used, and candidates often agree to it only in error. But Ganahl and […]
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Some Colorado congressional candidates received federal financial help during COVID crisis
Republicans running this year to win back one of Colorado’s U.S. Senate seats often extol their fiscal conservative bona fides and criticize government spending. A Colorado Sun analysis shows several received federal loans or unemployment payments to weather the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. One GOP Senate candidate received a Paycheck Protection Program […]
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Two wealthy Colorado Republicans running for U.S. Senate each injected more than $500,000 into their campaigns
Two wealthy Republicans aiming to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in November each injected more than $500,000 dollars into their campaigns in the last three months of last year. Those loans and personal contributions put Gino Campana, a former Fort Collins city councilman, and Joe O’Dea, a Denver businessman, near or over the […]
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Republican businessman Timothy Reichert files to run in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District
Timothy Reichert, a Republican who is president and CEO of Denver-based Economics Partners, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday to run in Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Reichert, who lives in Golden, is expected to self-fund much of his campaign. He is spending $500,000 of his own money to kick off his congressional bid. […]
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring
By Mark Sherman and Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court, two sources told The Associated Press Wednesday. Breyer, 83, has been a pragmatic force on a court […]
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Ethics investigators find “substantial reason” to believe Congressman Doug Lamborn misused official resources
Congressional ethics investigators said Monday that they found evidence that gives them “substantial reason” to believe U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn misused official resources and solicited or accepted improper gifts from his subordinates. Aides to the Colorado Springs Republican told nonpartisan investigators from the Office of Congressional Ethics that they were frequently asked to run errands […]
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Colorado’s Democratic statewide officeholders began 2022 with a significant campaign cash advantage
Incumbent Democrats holding the offices of governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer significantly outraised their Republican opponents in the final three months of 2021, according to campaign finance filings submitted Tuesday. But super PACs supporting Republican state Senate candidates in Colorado narrowed the gap with their Democratic counterparts, getting help from a national GOP […]