Author: John Schroyer
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El Paso County legislative races raise almost $500,000
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Legislative candidates in El Paso County have raised almost $500,000 so far this election season, most of it for the June 26 primary. Thus far, candidates have collected $454,049 in 10 campaigns in El Paso…
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El Paso County legislative races raise almost $500,000
Legislative candidates in El Paso County have raised almost $500,000 so far this election season, most of it for the June 26 primary. Thus far, candidates have collected $454,049 in 10 campaigns in El Paso County, and $278,469 has been spent on campaign flyers, signs, stickers, and more, according to the Colorado Secretary of State.…
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PRIMARY 2012: Landgraf v. Sweet
A fairly quiet state House of Representatives race in southern El Paso County is in a district with no incumbent. In HD 21, it’s a classic case of an established politico versus an unknown but enthusiastic citizen. Former Fountain City Councilwoman Lois Landgraf is up against local Albert Sweet. When asked what the most important…
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PRIMARY 2012: Looper v. Stephens
State House District 19 has defined the phrase “cat fight” during the past six months, ever since House Majority Leader Amy Stephens and Rep. Marsha Looper were put into the same district in December. The pair were at each other’s throats throughout the 2012 legislative session, and they haven’t let up in the past three…
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Lamborn panel axes photo over child-porn concern
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Congressman Doug Lamborn helped ignite a firestorm in his House of Representatives subcommittee on Friday when he agreed to ban a photo of a little girl in a bathtub from a hearing. The naked 5-year-old…
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PRIMARY 2012: Hill v. Liston
State Senate District 10 opened up this year with the forced retirement of Sen. Keith King, R-Colorado Springs, after state Democrats redrew legislative district boundaries. And when they did, they created a vicious primary between a term-limited representative and an articulate upstart for the June 26 primary. Rep. Larry Liston, who has served in the…
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Lamborn panel axes photo over child-porn concern
Congressman Doug Lamborn helped ignite a firestorm in his House of Representatives subcommittee on Friday when he agreed to ban a photo of a little girl in a bathtub from a hearing. The naked 5-year-old girl in the photo was curled up in a pool of brownish slime-looking water, in a depiction of the impact…
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Blaha claims Lamborn broke law with ad
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A political campaign ad by Congressman Doug Lamborn’s has a bank co-founded by his Republican primary opponent, Robert Blaha, claiming the incumbent has broken the law. At issue is whether Lamborn used falsehoods to undermine…
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Blaha claims Lamborn broke law with ad
A political campaign ad by Congressman Doug Lamborn’s has a bank co-founded by his Republican primary opponent, Robert Blaha, claiming the incumbent has broken the law. At issue is whether Lamborn used falsehoods to undermine the bank. The ad, titled “Honor,” alleges that Integrity Bank and Trust, which Blaha helped start, is “currently rated below…
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PRIMARY 2012: Lamborn v. Blaha
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republicans have a choice to make for the 5th Congressional District: a longtime politician or a businessman with zero political experience. Incumbent Republican congressman Doug Lamborn is up for re-election again, but unlike his 2010…