Colorado: Jay Fawcett

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 16:13

Twenty apply for Sec. of State opening

Twenty people have applied for the open Colorado Secretary of State position. The deadline for applicants was Monday.

The applicants range from A-listers like House Speaker Andrew Romanoff (D-Denver) and state Rep. Bernie Buescher (D-Grand Junction) to party insiders like Republican attorney Scott Gessler and Colorado Democratic Party Executive Director Sherry Jackson.

An energy executive and a U.S. Geological Survey research scientist are also on the applicant list.

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Wed, 07/09/2008 - 12:02

Bidlack's 2Q fundraising breaks CO-5 Dem records

[img_assist|nid=1753|title=Bidlack talks to supporters|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=130|height=173]Fifth Congressional District Democratic candidate Hal Bidlack raised $102,703 in the second quarter of 2008 -- the most ever raised by a CO-5 Democratic candidate through June.

That also beats all previous quarterly fundraising by any of the three Republican candidates in the CO-5 race, though none of them have yet reported their second-quarter numbers.

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Thu, 05/08/2008 - 19:13

Bidlack opens campaign office, hopes to make CD-5 history

[img_assist|nid=1119|title=Bidlack talking to supporters|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=269]COLORADO SPRINGS- Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Hal Bidlack opened his congressional campaign office in Colorado Springs on Thursday, telling supporters he plans to be the first Democrat ever elected in the heavily conservative 5th Congressional District.

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