Tag: River Gassen
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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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In the digital age, local campaigns still prioritize door knocking
How do you reach 245,000 unaffiliated voters in El Paso County? For local campaigns, it’s any way they can. Independent voters represent a little more than 50% of the electorate in the county, more than Democrats and Republicans combined. So the race to woo them is intense, with text messages, ads, postcards and perhaps a…
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In the digital age, local campaigns still prioritize door knocking
How do you reach 245,000 unaffiliated voters in El Paso County? For local campaigns, it’s any way they can. Independent voters represent a little more than 50% of the electorate in the county, more than Democrats and Republicans combined. So the race to woo them is intense, with text messages, ads, postcards and perhaps a…
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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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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…
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Gassen overtakes Reagan in Dem primary for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District
Overnight, educator River Gassen overtook her opponent Joe Reagan, a military veteran, in Tuesday’s 5th Congressional District Democratic primary election. Unofficial returns from the Secretary of State’s Office last updated just before 1:15 a.m. showed Gassen leading Reagan by 459 votes, earning 20,639 votes, or 50.6%, to Reagan’s 20,180, or 49.4%. Reagan had maintained a…
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Gassen overtakes Reagan in Dem primary for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District
Overnight, educator River Gassen overtook her opponent Joe Reagan, a military veteran, in Tuesday’s 5th Congressional District Democratic primary election. Unofficial returns from the Secretary of State’s Office on Wednesday showed Gassen leading Reagan by 482 votes. Gassen had 20,717 votes, or 50.6%, to Reagan’s 20,235, or 49.4%. Reagan had maintained a narrow lead throughout…
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Colorado’s 5th Congressional District: GOP slugfest, Dems competing, too | Cronin and Loevy
Colorado has eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Colorado Springs and its suburbs have been in the 5th Congressional District ever since it was created by the state legislature in the early 1970s. The 5th District used to include about 10 counties, stretching out to Salida, Leadville, Golden and Elizabeth. Now, it is…