Young won his second term after defeating Republican Lang Sias
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Jared Polis injects another $5.2 million into his campaign as Republicans lag Democrats in all statewide contests
Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, a multimillionaire, poured $5.2 million of his own money into his reelection campaign in the first four months of this year, signaling that he is willing to open his pockets to secure another four years leading Colorado. Polis used that infusion to schedule $3.4 million worth of TV advertising for September […]
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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 […]
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Republican Lang Sias launches bid to unseat Colorado Treasurer Dave Young
Former state Rep. Lang Sias, a Republican, is reentering politics with a bid to unseat Colorado Treasurer Dave Young, a Democrat, next year. “I’m going to provide some common-sense balance on economic and fiscal issues,” Sias told The Colorado Sun on Tuesday as he launched his campaign. Sias has been out of politics since he […]
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As the financial crisis hits Colorado, PERA’s new oversight commission is sidelined
Two years ago, when Colorado lawmakers agreed to rescue the state pension plan from the financial brink for the second time in a decade, they insisted on new safeguards. Among them: A special oversight commission with a subcommittee comprised of lawmakers and outside financial experts to monitor the reforms, vet pension-related legislation, and — if […]
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Carman: “Code of silence” around Tailhook, Kavanaugh is keeping justice at bay
Let’s start with the facts. Walker Stapleton’s running mate, Lang Sias, had to have known what he was getting into when he flew his commanding officer to Las Vegas in a fighter jet to attend the Tailhook Symposium in 1991. Reports going back to at least 1985 had described the dubiously branded “symposium” as “a […]
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The Tailhook scandal shook the Navy, and the GOP candidate for lieutenant governor found himself in the middle of it
Lang Sias’ military records as a Navy fighter pilot gush with praise. “Combat proven aviator.” “A rising star.” “The top lieutenant.” Now Colorado’s Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, Sias had a Navy career that spanned more than 11 years and included medals for combat operations in Desert Storm and the most prestigious position at the […]