Barbara Kirkmeyer, a conservative state senator and a fixture in Weld County politics, won the Republican primary in Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District on Tuesday, teeing up what’s expected to be one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. House races. The Associated Press called the race just after 8 p.m. Tuesday. Despite the lack of […]
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GOP candidates in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District must balance wooing conservatives now, winning over moderates later
Lori Saine, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Jan Kulmann and Tyler Allcorn are battling over their Republican credentials now. But to win in November they’ll have to woo unaffiliated and Hispanic voters who may be more moderate.
Where the four Republicans running to represent the 8th Congressional District stand on the big issues
We reached out to the campaigns for Barbara Kirkmeyer, Lori Saine, Tyler Allcorn and Jan Kulmann to learn their positions on big issues like gun violence and immigration
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 […]
Thornton Mayor Jan Kulmann, a Republican, jumps into crowded 8th Congressional District primary
Thornton Mayor Jan Kulmann, a Republican, has jumped into the crowded 8th Congressional District primary. “I’m an oil and gas engineer, a mayor and a mom,” Kulmann said in a written statement announcing her candidacy Tuesday morning. “Solving problems is what I do. But I also know, sometimes you’ve got to stand up and fight. America is […]