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Boebert wins 4th District assembly, qualifies for place on Republican primary ballot
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Boebert wins 4th District assembly, qualifies for place on Republican primary ballot

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice PUEBLO -- A week that began with an unexpected surgery ended with a pleasant result for Lauren Boebert. "I didn't care if I had to come here on a stretcher," she said. "I was going to honor the delegates and this valued process in Colorado." Boebert collected 40.8% of delegates here Friday in the 4th District Assembly and earned a spot on the Republican Party's primary ballot for the U.S. House. Jerry Sonnenberg, who was the leading declared primary candidate in the special election meeting but did not advance to that ballot, earned 18.2% of delegates Friday to keep his chances of qualifying for the ballot through petition alive. Richard Holtorf earned 15.4% support, also allowing him the opportunity to potentially qualify for the ball...
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Weins opens 4th District assembly quoting Ronald Reagan, praising delegates in Pueblo
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Weins opens 4th District assembly quoting Ronald Reagan, praising delegates in Pueblo

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice PUEBLO -- It was an early Friday morning and a long day here for some residents of Eastern Colorado. Countless Republican Party delegates from the far reaches of Colorado's 4th Congressional District woke before daylight Friday, driving as far as four-plus hours to reach the State Fairgrounds, with the task to decide those who will appear on the primary ballot in a pair of offices. "It is not lost on me how important process is," said 4th District Chair Tom Weins, opening the assembly of delegates. "I know you share that belief, or you wouldn't be here." As he introduced the business of the moment, Weins reflected on President Ronald Reagan, a theme which has always played well in the district. "Freedom is no more than one generatio...
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Democrats select Trisha Calvarese to be their nominee for the special election to replace Ken Buck
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State, The Colorado Sun

Democrats select Trisha Calvarese to be their nominee for the special election to replace Ken Buck

By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun Trisha Calvarese, a former congressional and campaign staffer, was selected Monday by a Democratic vacancy committee to be the party’s nominee for the June 25 special election that will determine who serves out the term of Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.  “I will fight to defend Social Security, to get the government out of reproductive choices and freedoms, I will work to create paths to well paid union jobs and apprenticeships right out of high school,” Calverese told committee members. “We can flip this seat.” Calvarese faces steep odds in the special election. The 4th District, which includes Douglas County and Loveland and spans the Eastern Plains, is highly favorable to Republicans. Buck,...
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Placeholder won, but voting signaled who’s leading in race to replace Buck
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Placeholder won, but voting signaled who’s leading in race to replace Buck

By Colorado Peak Politics Republican delegates rolled through six rounds of balloting before finally choosing Greg Lopez to serve as a placeholder for the remainder of Ken Buck’s congressional term representing the 4th District. But first, Lopez must win the special General Election on June 25 against whomever the Democrats chose as their candidate. Democrats are already attacking on social media with old clips of Kyle Clark throwing mud at Lopez, the former mayor of Parker and GOP gubernatorial candidate. Media coverage this morning is also focused on rehashing Lopez’s previous negative media coverage in an attempt convince Republicans not to support him. This is a strong conservative district, so it’s unlikely a Democrat could pull off a win. Meanwhile, the balloting si...
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Greg Lopez takes special election, but result of delegate convention may not mean much for primary
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Greg Lopez takes special election, but result of delegate convention may not mean much for primary

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice HUGO -- Greg Lopez, who many years ago at age 27 became the mayor of Parker, was the last man standing here Thursday, as for the first time in 41 years Republicans' Congressional Vacancy Committee met to nominate a single candidate in a special Congressional election. Lopez will appear on the special election ballot in June with the candidate selected by the Democratic Party to decide who will serve the remainder of U.S. Rep. Ken Buck's unexpired term. "It was a bit of a surprise when our Congressman resigned," said 4th District Chairman Tom Weins. Buck gave a two-week notice and resigned effective March 22, citing his desire "not to be here anymore". He has said allegations that the timing of the resignation were aimed at boxing in or...
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Who was Jack Swigert, the last congressman to be replaced by special election?
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Who was Jack Swigert, the last congressman to be replaced by special election?

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice HUGO -- As he opened the first Congressional Vacancy Convention in 41 years here Thursday, March 28, to nominate a Republican to the 4th District special election ballot, Chairman Tom Weins noted the last time such a meeting was needed by the party. Jack Swigert had been elected to the newly created 6th District in Colorado. The Republican won election to the seat on Nov. 2, 1982, but on Dec. 27, 1982, Swigert died of respiratory failure seven days before taking office. "This is not business as usual," Weins said. "We last replaced a congressman through this process in 1983, following the death of my good friend Jack Swigert." But, just who was Jack Swigert, some of the younger delegates in the room Thursday may have asked? Here's a lo...
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Candidates quizzed on new issues in Douglas County GOP Women’s forum; Flora wins 64% of straw poll vote
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Candidates quizzed on new issues in Douglas County GOP Women’s forum; Flora wins 64% of straw poll vote

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice LONE TREE -- A smaller collection of Republican candidates vying for the 4th District seat in the U.S. House offered potential delegates and voters an opportunity to get into more detail Wednesday here during the Douglas County Republican Women's forum. Five candidates vying for either a place in the special election or the party's primary were quizzed on their priorities, national defense, the House Speaker, inflation, positions on diversity, equity and inclusion in government, and more. "I will never give up, never stop fighting and never abandon you in this district," said Douglas County resident and candidate Deborah Flora, who again decisively won a straw poll in the county. She was joined on the panel by Lauren Boebert, Richard H...
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Everything you need to know about CD4’s special election to replace Ken Buck
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Everything you need to know about CD4’s special election to replace Ken Buck

By Tori Ganahl | Rocky Mountain Voice Colorado's Congressional District 4 is poised for a political showdown as the race to replace outgoing Representative Ken Buck heats up, especially since March 22nd was his last day. Here's what you need to know about this critical special election to replace Buck until the actual election happens in November: With 11 Republican candidates and five Democrats vying for the primary ballot, and one Libertarian candidate for the general election, the field is crowded and competitive. Buck's unexpected resignation, accelerated from his previously announced departure at the end of his term in January 2025, has triggered a special election ordered by Governor Jared Polis. This election, scheduled for June 25, coincides with Colorado's prima...
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Ken Buck announces he will leave Congress on March 22, scrambling race to replace him that includes Lauren Boebert
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National, The Colorado Sun

Ken Buck announces he will leave Congress on March 22, scrambling race to replace him that includes Lauren Boebert

By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun U.S. Rep. Ken Buck will leave Congress on March 22, the Windsor Republican announced Tuesday in a decision that’s sure to scramble the already highly contentious and competitive race to replace him that includes Lauren Boebert. “It has been an honor to serve the people of Colorado’s 4th District in Congress for the past nine years,” Buck said in a written statement. “I want to thank them for their support and encouragement throughout the years. Today, I am announcing that I will depart Congress at the end of next week. I look forward to staying involved in our political process, as well as spending more time in Colorado and with my family.” Buck, who was already planning to retire after his current term ends in January 2025, didn’t p...
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While Boebert’s fundraising has slowed, she still holds big cash lead in new district
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National, The Colorado Sun

While Boebert’s fundraising has slowed, she still holds big cash lead in new district

By Sandra Fish | The Colorado Sun Lauren Boebert started the year with a large campaign cash advantage over her Republican primary opponents in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, even as the congresswoman’s fundraising slowed in the last three months of 2023, according to federal campaign finance reports filed Wednesday. Some of Boebert’s opponents in the 4th District, which includes the Eastern Plains and sweeps into Loveland and Douglas County, received financial help from big-name GOP donors, while others injected money into their own campaigns.  The reports, covering federal campaign fundraising and spending from Oct. 1 through the end of the year, are the first filed since U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a Windsor Republican who represents the 4th District, announced in November...
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