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• Congressman Lamborn bails on Maes

  October 21, 2010 6:57 PM

  5th District Congressman Doug Lamborn has thrown his support behind third party candidate Tom Tancredo in the Colorado Governor's race. It's an unprecedented development in what has become a bizarre election. Lamborn is a Republican who represents the Republican stronghold of Colorado Springs. Tancredo is a former Republican congressman... more »

• Tancredo wins support of former Congressman Joel Hefley

  October 1, 2010 5:43 PM

  American Constitution candidate for governor Tom Tancredo has won another string of endorsements from high profile Colorado Republicans. Last week Tancredo ads began featuring former Congressman Bob Beauprez endorsing Tancredo over Republican Dan Maes. Friday former 5th District Congressman Joel Hefley added his name to the list of... more »

• Maes releases Kansas termination letter

  September 28, 2010 2:40 PM

  GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has released personnel files showing his boss knew that he was investigating a gambling ring and meeting with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Maes provided his termination letter from 1985 to The Associated Press. In it, Liberal, Kansas Police Chief Richard Kistner told Maes... more »

• GOP candidate Maes raised only $14,000 in last two weeks

  September 21, 2010 6:49 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is reporting that he raised only $14,000 the past two weeks, leaving political analysts wondering how he can continue to the November election. Tom Tancredo, who bolted from the Republican Party to run on the American Constitution Party ticket, reported... more »

• Tancredo can stay in governor race

  September 14, 2010 5:16 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A judge has ruled that third-party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo can stay on Colorado's ballot in November. Denver District Court Judge William Hood ruled Tuesday that the secretary of state was correct in certifying Tancredo as a candidate running on the American Constitution Party ticket. The... more »

• Balink resigns from Maes campaign

  September 9, 2010 6:20 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The campaign treasurer for embattled Colorado gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has resigned three weeks into the job. Maes' campaign confirmed Thursday that treasurer Bob Balink has quit as volunteer treasurer. Maes spokesman Nate Strauch says that Balink resigned because of a long commute from El Paso... more »

• Gubernatorial debate schedule announced

  September 7, 2010 8:35 PM

  The Republican and Democratic nominees for Colorado governor have agreed to a fall debate schedule. Dan Maes and John Hickenlooper will participate in 10 debates, including the Colorado Decides 2010 "Gubernatorial General Election Debate" that aired last week. The debate schedule is based on invitations to the candidates and... more »

• Maes says he won't drop out

  September 3, 2010 6:08 PM

  Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes announced Friday afternoon he will not drop out of the race. In a statement released before 4 p.m. Maes said he has given it thought over several days. "After speaking with, and hearing from, numerous Coloradans - from former Senators to family farmers -... more »

• Another top Republican removes support for Maes

  September 2, 2010 5:54 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes says he's standing by his claims about his work in law enforcement and urging his supporters to keep up the fight. Maes made the comments on his Facebook page on Thursday, a day after media reports raised questions about his... more »

• Hank Brown withdraws support for Maes

  September 2, 2010 12:19 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The campaign of Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is facing more problems. Former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown withdrew his support for Maes Wednesday after reading about inconsistencies in Maes' police background in Kansas. Meanwhile, The Denver Post reports that former congressman Bob Beauprez says Maes... more »

• Hickenlooper promises clean campaign

  August 18, 2010 7:02 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper is promising to run a "clean" campaign. The Denver mayor's campaign is rolling out his first television ad featuring Hickenlooper in the shower. The campaign says it has reserved $1.2 million in television time through election day. Hickenlooper says in the... more »

• Maes to pick Colorado lieutenant governor running mate

  August 16, 2010 8:22 AM

  GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes spent the weekend choosing a running mate. Spokesman Nate Strauch says Maes was interviewing four or five candidates, and he will have an announcement early in the week. The deadline for choosing a running mate under state law is Tuesday. Democratic candidate John... more »

• Election results (unofficial)

  August 11, 2010 11:14 AM

  U.S. Senate Democrat 100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING Michael Bennet (Inc.) 183,521 54% Andrew Romanoff 155,016 46% U.S. Senate GOP 100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING Ken Buck 209,967 52% Jane Norton 197,143 48% U.S. Senate Libertarian 100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING Maclyn Stringer 1,178 52% John Finger 1,066 48% U.S. House District 3 GOP 100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING Scott Tipton 39,491 56% Bob McConnell 31,360 44%... more »

• Primary Election: GOP voters face gubernatorial choice

  August 10, 2010 8:16 AM

  Colorado's Republican voters have a tough -- and to some, dispiriting -- choice in Tuesday's gubernatorial primary. Former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis endured a plagiarism scandal in which he was paid $300,000 for issuing policy papers written by someone else. His opponent, businessman Dan Maes, cheated on campaign finance... more »

• Governor candidates speak at cattle confab

  June 15, 2010 1:45 PM

  Three candidates running for governor spoke at the Colorado Cattleman's Association Tuesday morning at the Pueblo Convention Center. Republicans Scott McInnis and Dan Maes and Democrat John Hickenlooper appeared to answer questioned from cattle raisers. That convention runs through Wednesday. All three plan to appear before Action 22... more »

• Nationally recognized CBI arson dog dies

  May 13, 2010 7:28 PM

  Not all dog stories are happy ones. The Colorado Bureau of Investigations first accelerant-sniffing K-9,"Erin", lost her battle with cancer on Wednesday. "Erin" came to the CBI in 2000 and retired in May of 2007. Erin, a black Labrador and CBI Agent Jerry Means responded to more than 800 calls... more »

• Ianne report still not released

  April 23, 2010 5:40 PM

  A special prosecutor's report into the grand jury proceedings that resulted in indictments against Pueblo businessman Tony Ianne was to have been released Friday, but last week the Pueblo District Attorney's Office filed a motion to keep it private. It's the latest chapter in a convoluted mortgage fraud case.... more »