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Outgoing El Paso County commissioner Stan VanderWerf reflects on tenure
Stan VanderWerf has stepped down this year into an uncertain future from the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners. He served two four-year terms on the board, the most allowed. He came to the board with military career experience, having served in the Air Force in various roles. His tenure was marked by the…
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Outgoing El Paso County commissioners Stan VanderWerf, Longinos Gonzalez reflect on tenure
Two long-serving politicians are stepping down this year into uncertain futures from the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners. Republicans Stan VanderWerf and Longinos Gonzalez have each served two four-year terms on the board, the most allowed. Their successors, both Republicans elected in November, will be sworn in on Jan. 14. Both came to…
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Marc Snyder ‘feeling better and better’ about Senate District 12 win
Marc Snyder is set to win the close state Senate District 12 race, returning the moderate Democrat to the state legislature. Snyder held a 1,110-vote lead over El Paso County Commissioner and Republican Stan VanderWerf in the final but uncertified election results from El Paso County released on Thursday. Snyder received 48.9% of the votes,…
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Razor-thin race for Colorado House District 16 qualifies for a recount
An especially tight race for Colorado House District 16, which came down to a mere seven-vote difference on Thursday, has qualified for an automatic recount, El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleiker announced. Final unofficial election results updated by Schleiker’s office at 8:23 p.m. show Republican challenger Rebecca Keltie, a Navy veteran, with a…
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State House roundup for the Colorado Springs area: Democratic candidate may succeed Snyder
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story contained an incorrect biographical detail about House District 16 candidate Rebecca Keltie. Initial election results report that Democratic candidate Amy Paschal will be succeeding Democrat Marc Snyder in Colorado’s state House District 18 and Republican Chris Richardson will replace Rod Bockenfeld in District 56. Unofficial results in…
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Youth at the polls: Quiet and ‘uncomfortable’ times for young Colorado Springs voters
“Are you registered?” was the repeated question from volunteers with the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region at their get-out-the-vote booth inside the University of Colorado Colorado Springs student center. The responses varied from “Already mailed in my ballot” to “How do I start?” as students filtered through on their way…
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Colorado Senate District 12 race: VanderWerf vs. Snyder | Voter Guide
Two well-known local politicians, Republican El Paso County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf and Democratic state Rep. Marc Snyder, are competing for the open state senate seat in District 12. The district, currently represented by outgoing Republican Sen. Bob Gardner, is considered competitive, leaning 2% Republican, and encompasses areas west of town along with Manitou Springs and…
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Man arrested for alleged death threats against El Paso County commissioner
Colorado Springs police arrested a man Friday for threatening El Paso County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf, a candidate in a high-profile state Senate race. Casey Jones, 30, was arrested on suspicion of harassment and menacing, department spokeswoman Caitlin Ford said. He does not have a prior criminal record. VanderWerf, a Republican, said he reported death threats…
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Colorado transit-oriented housing bill nears compromise with amendments
Updated 4/26/24 Could a compromise finally be on the way for the significant housing bill of the 2024 session? It’s not there yet, but amendments under consideration by the Senate sponsor of House Bill 1313, the transit-oriented housing bill, could move the needle in that direction. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); The Senate Local Government and Housing…