Tag: doug lamborn
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Department of Defense awards $42.7 million for Douglass Valley Elementary rebuild
Academy District 20 will receive $42.7 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to help rebuild and expand Douglass Valley Elementary School, the military announced on Thursday. The cost of the project is expected to total $54.1 million, and once construction is finished, the school, located on the U.S. Air Force Academy base, will offer…
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Combat veteran, author Matt Cavanaugh launches independent challenge to Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th CD
Army combat veteran and author Matt Cavanaugh on Tuesday launched an independent bid to challenge first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, predicting that its voters are hungry for an alternative to what he termed the “broken two-party system.” “I’m as unhappy with this same old, broken Washington as everybody else…
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A six-step plan for keeping Space Command in Colorado | Vince Bzdek
Two short months and a lifetime ago, U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs celebrated its fifth birthday after expanding from “a rag-tag band of about 100 people” when it was reestablished in 2019 to a fully operational headquarters employing 1,700 people today. This week, the Command looks to be at risk of interrupting operations and…
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A six-step plan for keeping Space Command in Colorado | Vince Bzdek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two short months and a lifetime ago, U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs celebrated its fifth birthday after expanding from “a rag-tag band of about 100 people” when it was reestablished in 2019 to a fully operational headquarters employing 1,700 people today. This week, the…
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Crank defeats Gassen in Congressional District 5 race
Colorado’s Republican Party maintained its decades-long grip on Congressional District 5 as radio personality Jeff Crank was well ahead of his Democratic opponent, educator and researcher River Gassen, in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Doug Lamborn. While votes were still being counted as of Sunday morning, Crank had garnered nearly 55% of the vote…
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Early returns show Crank leading Gassen in Congressional District 5 race
Colorado’s Republican Party appeared to be poised to maintain its decades-long grip on Congressional District 5 on Tuesday as early unofficial returns showed radio personality Jeff Crank well ahead of his Democratic opponent, educator and researcher River Gassen, in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Doug Lamborn. As of 10 p.m. Tuesday, Crank had garnered…
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Congressional District 5: Radio personality Crank, educator Gassen compete to replace Lamborn | Voter Guide
Radio personality Jeff Crank, a Republican, and researcher and educator River Gassen, a Democrat, will compete in November to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn. Crank previously worked as the CEO of Americans for Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group, and in Washington D.C., has a congressional staffer during the 1990s. Gassen worked as a researcher…
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Harrison D-2 celebrates 150th anniversary with a look back at its history
It was 150 years ago Tuesday that Harrison School District 2 opened its first school, and the community highlighted its past while looking toward its future. “Our ethos has been about providing opportunities for students and inviting the community in to partner,” D-2 Superintendent Wendy Birhanzel said. To mark the district’s sesquicentennial, administrators welcomed students,…
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In likely Gassen-Crank matchup, voters in Colorado’s 5th CD have ‘real choice’
Two candidates vying to become the newest face in nearly two decades to represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional District will likely present starkly dissimilar views on the issues as voters prepare to head back to the ballot box this fall. Republican Jeff Crank, a former talk radio host and executive with the Koch network-backed Americans For…
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In Gassen-Crank matchup, voters in Colorado’s 5th CD have ‘real choice’
Two candidates vying to become the newest face in nearly two decades to represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional District will likely present starkly dissimilar views on the issues as voters prepare to head back to the ballot box this fall. Republican Jeff Crank, a former talk radio host and executive with the Koch network-backed Americans For…