Tag: Lauri Clapp

The contested race for a state Senate seat located south of Denver is heating up. Democratic challenger Linda Newell released a statement today accusing Republican opponent Lauri Clapp of operating a stealth campaign and demanding that her competitor make a public appearance.

The Denver Post has endorsed Republican candidate Lauri Clapp for a contested state senate seat located in the southern suburbs of Denver, despite the fact that the daily has had apparent qualms with the candidate in the past—reservations that motivated the paper to endorse three of Clapp's legislative challengers in the last ten years.

The race for a state Senate seat located south of Denver is getting stranger, with Democratic candidate Linda Newel wondering why Republican competitor Lauri Clapp is skirting public appearances.

The campaign for Linda Newell, a Democrat who is running for office in a state Senate district south of Denver, released polling data Wednesday that depicts Newell with a 4-point lead over Republican challenger and former House member Lauri Clapp.

Years ago I remember seeing yardsigns for Monday's Colorado Independent cover girl Lauri Clapp, who represents a district right near where I grew up. This fire-brand of the far-right accomplished little in the House -- who knows what she'll do in the Senate should she win in November against her Democratic opponent Linda Newell.

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Before being elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in the late 1990s, Lauri Clapp served on the Englewood city council for three years, focusing on the redevelopment of blighted neighborhoods. She also helped implemented the state's first anti-smut technology to be used in public libraries.

No doubt about it. Conservative firebrand Lauri Clapp is one of the more colorful officials to have frolicked about the Colorado House of Representatives in recent years.

The Western Skies Coalition, a conservative Virginia corporation with an office in Littleton, is allegedly being used by state Sen. Josh Penry (R-Fruita) to raise funds from oil and gas companies in a bid target several key Colorado state Senate races and win back a Republican majority in 2010, according to several sources.

Over the weekend Colorado Confidential reported that three former state legislators had joined forces to start their own business. Democrat Fran Coleman and Republicans...

So whatever happened to former Republican legislators Joe Stengel and Lauri Clapp? The pair resigned from their seats early to allegedly steer clear of provisions...