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Brown, Owens, Suthers, Stapleton announce support for Mitt Romney

By | 06.20.11 | 12:16 pm

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney today announced the support of several Colorado Republican heavyweights including former senators Hank Brown and Wayne Allard, former Governor Bill Owens, former Congressman Bob Beuprez, current Attorney General John Suthers and current Treasurer Walker Stapleton.

GOP heat is on to get Maes out of gov’s race by Friday

By | 09.02.10 | 10:30 am

Will GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes step down? Pressure is mounting. Wednesday former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown withdrew his endorsement of Maes.

At the same time, former Congressman Bob Beauprez, who lost to Gov. Bill Ritter in the last gubernatorial…

Statesman draws curtain on Tancredo-Wadhams effort to oust Maes

By | 08.20.10 | 1:25 pm

Editor Jody Strogoff at the Colorado Statesman rolls out some gems in her column this week, including an insider look into the back-channel conversations Colorado GOP Chairman Dick Wadhams and right-wing icon and third-party gubernatorial spoiler Tom Tancredo conducted…

McInnis served on Republicans for Choice board for nearly a decade

By | 06.09.10 | 7:05 am

Anti-abortion Republican candidate for governor Scott McInnis says he does not remember serving on the advisory board of Republicans for Choice, a political action committee ostensibly dedicated to supporting pro-choice candidates.

Buck campaign: ‘He’s the underdog and proud of it’

By | 02.03.10 | 7:16 am

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck got creamed on the numbers this week. He drew $40,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to GOP frontrunner Jane Norton’s $550,000 haul. Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet pulled in a cool $1.1 million.

“That’s today’s story,” said Buck campaign manager Walt Klein.

GOP Senate candidate Norton goes on the record: ‘I’ve not been a lobbyist’

By | 01.29.10 | 12:10 am

In an interview with a Colorado Springs radio talk show host Tuesday, former lieutenant governor and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Jane Norton said she has never worked as a lobbyist. She was responding to callers looking to feel out her conservative credentials.

“On the lobbyist thing, I’ve not been a lobbyist,” she said.

Former CU Regent calls David Skaggs the clear choice for CSU prez

By | 12.01.08 | 5:50 pm

Sen. Wayne Allard has floated his name out there. State Rep. Bernie Buescher says he’d do it. Perennial college presidential favorite Hank Brown has been mentioned. And now former Republican CU Regent Jim Martin is promoting the man he thinks is the obvious choice to lead Colorado State University: former congressman and current executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education David Skaggs.

Take Me To Your Leader, Part II

By | 03.04.08 | 8:00 am

After Bruce Benson was installed as the new president of the University of Colorado, we introduced you last week to 10 Colorado college and university leaders. By popular demand, here now are the biographies of six more. Note: Benson,

Take Me To Your Leader: A Colorado College Round-Up

By | 02.25.08 | 7:00 am

With all the recent hullabaloo over Bruce Benson voted to head up the University of Colorado, let’s take a look at the bios of some of Colorado’s other college presidents and provosts.

Hank Brown Resigns As CU President

By | 01.18.07 | 1:10 pm

University of Colorado President Hank Brown resigned today in a surprise announcement. The former Colorado senator and representative has been in the position for only about a year and half, after taking over for embattled President Elizabeth Hoffman in August…