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Colorado: Matt Chandler

February 11, 2009 - 03:04 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Colo. Senate pick continues to stump insiders

However, it's unclear whether Gov. Bill Ritter seriously considered many of them.

In hundreds of e-mails released by Ritter's office, Coloradans proposed dozens of people to fill the job of Democratic Sen. Ken Salazar, who has been tapped to become U.S. interior secretary. Suggestions included state lawmakers, sitting and former U.S. House members, favorite relatives and a football star.

Not one of the e-mails made public through an open records request suggested the man chosen by Ritter, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet.

Ritter, a Democrat, announced Jan. 3 he would appoint Bennet, a millionaire lawyer-turned-educator who advised President-elect Barack Obama on education policy.

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There have been 25 comments posted in response to this story.

February 4, 2009 - 02:04 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Colo. Senate pick continues to stump insiders

However, it's unclear whether Gov. Bill Ritter seriously considered many of them.

In hundreds of e-mails released by Ritter's office, Coloradans proposed dozens of people to fill the job of Democratic Sen. Ken Salazar, who has been tapped to become U.S. interior secretary. Suggestions included state lawmakers, sitting and former U.S. House members, favorite relatives and a football star.

Not one of the e-mails made public through an open records request suggested the man chosen by Ritter, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet.

Ritter, a Democrat, announced Jan. 3 he would appoint Bennet, a millionaire lawyer-turned-educator who advised President-elect Barack Obama on education policy.

Read More at Denver Post >
There have been 34 comments posted in response to this story.

January 14, 2009 - 02:12 pm
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Colo. Senate pick continues to stump insiders

However, it's unclear whether Gov. Bill Ritter seriously considered many of them.

In hundreds of e-mails released by Ritter's office, Coloradans proposed dozens of people to fill the job of Democratic Sen. Ken Salazar, who has been tapped to become U.S. interior secretary. Suggestions included state lawmakers, sitting and former U.S. House members, favorite relatives and a football star.

Not one of the e-mails made public through an open records request suggested the man chosen by Ritter, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet.

Ritter, a Democrat, announced Jan. 3 he would appoint Bennet, a millionaire lawyer-turned-educator who advised President-elect Barack Obama on education policy.

Read More at Denver Post >
There have been 23 comments posted in response to this story.

Mon, 07/14/2008 - 17:28

Presidential campaigns start to take shape in Colorado

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

With a little more than 100 days to go before Election Day, the presidential campaigns for Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are beginning to build their Colorado organizations.

Obama's campaign has announced it will open four campaign field offices on Tuesday in Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, and Pueblo - with more on the way, said spokesperson Matt Chandler.

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There have been 50 comments posted in response to this story.