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Former congressman and gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez is thinking seriously about joining a growing field of Republicans looking to challenge Democrat Michael Bennet for his seat in the U.S. Senate. "I'm thinking and talking to friends, trying to assess the situation," Beauprez said. "I'm in the kicking the tires phase." Beauprez, who lost the 2006 governor's race to Bill Ritter by a large margin, said he's troubled by the "direction things are headed in Washington" and the current GOP field of candidates. Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck and Aurora Councilman Ryan Frazier have already announced, but weak fundraising efforts...

Elway Dials Voters, Beauprez Hits the Road Final election push in full swing October 30th, 2006 MP3 Audio here -http://blog.beauprezforgovernor.com/2006/10/john_elway_call_1.htmlLatest poll - (Beauprez Takes the Lead, Zogby-WSJ Poll Shows) http://blog.beauprezforgovernor.com/2006/10/beauprez_takes_.htmlFort Morgan, CO - Denver Broncos legend John Elway placed a phone call Sunday to thousands of Colorado families asking them to support Bob Beauprez for Governor. "I'm calling this evening to ask you to join me in supporting my good friend Bob Beauprez to be Colorado's next Governor," said Elway. "Having been through a few close games in my career, I know what it takes to win--and Bob Beauprez has...

DENVER -- The immigration issue took center stage in the Colorado governor's race after reports that Democratic candidate Bill Ritter approved plea deals allowing legal and illegal aliens to avoid deportation during his tenure as Denver district attorney.     From 1998 to 2004, Mr. Ritter oversaw plea bargains in 152 cases that permitted defendants to plead guilty to agricultural trespass instead of more serious charges, including assault, drug trafficking and vehicle theft, that carry a penalty of mandatory deportation, according to court documents.     In one case, an attorney for Ernesto Leon Reyes, a resident alien facing deportation after being charged with...

Political crossovers are in. So, I'll make my own cross-party comparison and predict that Bob Beauprez, the GOP nominee for governor, might become this year's Harry Truman. Notwithstanding the recent Denver Post poll showing Ritter ahead 50 percent to 35 percent, this thing's not over yet. What Truman, the scrappy underdog, did to his favored challenger in 1948 could be the template for a come-from-behind Beauprez win. Ritter as a latter-day Thomas E. Dewey - imagine that. Winner or not, Battlin' Bob gets my vote for at least 10 reasons: immigration, judges, jobs, taxes, education, health care, highways, water, values...

Colorado governor's race appears to be tossup after missteps by GOP candidate Bob Beauprez (AP) First came word that the running mate picked by GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez had compared same-sex marriage to bestiality. Then Beauprez apologized for overstating the abortion rate among blacks. Since late August, it has been one problem after another for Beauprez, a congressman from the Denver suburbs who was once considered the front-runner in the race to succeed outgoing Republican Gov. Bill Owens. Instead, he is in a dogfight with Democrat Bill Ritter, a former Denver district attorney who has tried to shed his...

Democrat Take-Away In Colorado State House: In an election for Governor of Colorado today, 9/28/06, Democrat Bill Ritter defeats Republican Bob Beauprez 55% to 38%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KUSA-TV Denver. The election is in 40 days, on 11/7/06. Since an identical SurveyUSA KUSA-TV poll 6 weeks ago, Ritter has gained 5 points and Beauprez has lost 2 points. Ritter's lead has grown from 10 to 17 points. Ritter leads by 29 points among women and by 6 points among men. Ritter gets 89% of Democrat votes. Beauprez gets 74% of Republican votes. 20% of Republicans...

A new poll released by Zogby in today's Wall Street Journal shows Democrat Bill Ritter's lead of Republican Bob Beauprez evaporating in his quest to be Colorado's governor, replacing Republican Bill Owens. The poll shows what was once a solid double-digit lead now down to within the margin of error. Ritter leads Beauprez 45%-43%, with a margin of error of 4%. The poll is good news for a Beauprez campaign that had little momentum in a race that increasingly looked to turn Colorado solidly Democratic. All of this comes in the wake of the conservative 527 Trailhead Group's newest ad...

This article really shows why activists in Colorado must get behind Bob Beauprez. The RAT nominee for governor, Bill Ritter is pushing a plan to subsidize health insurance for some 770,000 Coloradans, putting them on the state health insurance plan. If you care about conservative principles, hit Beauprez's website and send him a donation, especially if you are outside of Colorado.

Well, there were two new anti-Beauprez spots from some new 527 group running nearly back to back on Channel 9 News tonite. One used a distorted vote against a bonus for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just plain sickening, plus another both-ways-Bob thing...

A vote by U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez to allow banks to accept an ID card the Mexican government gives to illegal immigrants has raised the issue of whether Beauprez faced a conflict of interest and voted to protect his own bank. Used Car Blowout! 1999 Ford Expedition $188/mo or $10,988;2003 Infiniti M45 Loaded $23,988 The use of "matricula consular" cards has been controversial in Colorado. The cards, which are issued by the Mexican consulate, are intended to help illegal immigrants prove their identity in the U.S. In 2003, the Colorado legislature passed a law forbidding state and local governments from...

DENVER - Mayor John Hickenlooper said Monday he will not run for governor, disappointing some Democrats who hoped for a more liberal alternative to former Denver District Attorney Bill Ritter, an abortion opponent. Hickenlooper said he still has tasks he wants to complete as mayor. "The time right now is for me to focus on the city," he said. Some Democrats have expressed reservations about Ritter because of his views on social issues. Ritter declined to comment immediately but scheduled his own news conference later. Independent poll-taker Floyd Ciruli said Ritter won't get a big boost from Hickenlooper's decision because...

DENVER (AP) - Calling for a criminal investigation, Republican gubernatorial candidate Marc Holtzman on Monday accused the campaign of his primary opponent, Rep. Bob Beauprez, of stealing a detailed list of Holtzman's friends and business associates. The Holtzman campaign said it wanted the Denver district attorney to investigate possible criminal charges. "It's very valuable. It's worth millions of dollars for what we're doing. It was stolen from Marc in June or July," said Dick Leggitt, Holtzman's campaign manager. Lynn Kimbrough, spokeswoman for Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey, said the complaint letter was sent to the wrong fax number and Holtzman's...

Mayor John Hickenlooper ruled out a run for governor in an e-mail sent to city employees Friday, but some say he didn't completely shut the door. The e-mail comes on the heels of a Time magazine article this week that anointed Hickenlooper one of the five top big-city mayors in the nation and has led to increased speculation about his political future. "As you may be aware, there has been much speculation in the media about whether I should run or will run for governor in 2006," he wrote. "Let me assure you, I'm not - nor have I been...

The 10 members are Reps. Bob Beauprez (Colo.), Mike Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Jim Gerlach (Pa.), Marilyn Musgrave (Colo.), Anne Northup (Ky.), Jon Porter (Nev.), Dave Reichert (Wash.), Rick Renzi (Ariz.), Rob Simmons (Conn.) and Mike Sodrel (Ind.).

House Republican leaders last night notified their 10 most vulnerable lawmakers that they will be the lucky beneficiaries of this year's first ROMP (Retain Our Majority Program) fundraiser. The list provides an early preview of who GOP leaders think need the most help from their fellow lawmakers. It also lets potential Democratic challengers know that any run will be expensive. The 10 members are Reps. Bob Beauprez (Colo.), Mike Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Jim Gerlach (Pa.), Marilyn Musgrave (Colo.), Anne Northup (Ky.), Jon Porter (Nev.), Dave Reichert (Wash.), Rick Renzi (Ariz.), Rob Simmons (Conn.) and Mike Sodrel (Ind.). Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.),...

DENVER (News 4) Gov. Bill Owens will not running for U.S. Senate, News 4 reports. News 4 has confirmed that Owens will make the announcement at 1 p.m. Watch his announcement live on the home page of news4colorado.com at that time. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, 70, said last week that he would not seek re-election to a third term in a surprise announcement that came after two hospital visits for stress-related heartburn. Owens won re-election in 2002 with 65 percent of the vote and has been mentioned as a possible cabinet member in a second Bush administration and even as...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez has raised more than $1 million for his re-election campaign. The $363,937 the Arvada Republican raised in the last three months of 2003 put him past the $1 million mark and left him with $790,133 in the bank to beat back Jefferson County District Attorney Dave Thomas, his Democratic challenger. The money Beauprez raised comes on top of the $75,000 he lent himself after his narrow 2002 election. By contrast, Thomas' first fundraising report, due Monday, showed that he raised $22,325 in the last three months of 2003. Beauprez has been considered one of...

DENVER - Republican Gov. Bill Owens signed a bill on Friday that redraws congressional districts that are less than 2 years old, a move that could bolster the GOP's slim advantage in a new congressional district. Democrats vowed to challenge the redistricting in court. "We plan to use every legal option at our disposal," said Sen. Ron Tupa, chairman of the Democratic caucus. States must redraw boundaries for congressional and legislative districts every decade to reflect population shifts recorded by the census. The current battle is leftover business from the last two years, when the states were required to adjust...

WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Bob Beauprez won his first term in Congress from the Denver suburbs by 121 votes last fall, began fund raising for re-election with scarcely a pause and quickly pulled in more than $300,000. "Maybe that sends a message to someone thinking about taking us on, that they'll have second thoughts," Beauprez says. By contrast, Democratic Rep. Jim Marshall of Georgia has raised slightly more than $50,000 since winning his seat by little more than 1,500 votes. "I expect to raise a lot of money," he says. So far, he says, he has concentrated on hiring staff,...

The curtain came down Wednesday on the regular session of the 64th General Assembly with the Republican majority celebrating numerous victories and the Democrats smarting from a session of lost causes. Republicans moved the state down a more conservative path, approving vouchers for K-12 public school students, reducing state-mandated health insurance coverage, trimming Medicaid rolls, requiring the Pledge of Allegiance in classrooms and liberalizing gun laws. Democrats celebrated small victories that included restoring small amounts of funding to a juvenile diversion program, the arts and libraries. But they failed to stop legislation that strips mandates from health insurance, eliminates property...

DENVER - Republicans redrew Colorado's congressional districts just two years after the once-per-decade redistricting, in a rare move that would solidify the GOP's tenuous hold on a new U.S. House seat and bolster the party's majority in Congress. The Legislature approved the plan late Wednesday before adjourning for the year. The maps will be sent to GOP Gov. Bill Owens for a promised signature. The current map was drawn two years ago by a judge after the Republican-dominated House and Democrat-controlled Senate deadlocked. Republicans now hold majorities in both houses of the Legislature. Reopening the process is unprecedented in Colorado...

3:45 p.m. - A plan to redraw congressional districts advanced in a House committee today after Republicans refused to allow Democrats to amend it. Two Senate staffers quit in protest Tuesday after Republicans refused to allow Democrats to record votes and explain their votes. A House staffer was left in tears as she took the votes in committee after Republicans refused to allow amendments. "She was very upset. Politics is politics, but this is unfair. It is really an abuse of the process," said Rep. Frank Weddig, D-Aurora. Senate Bill 352 was approved by the House State Veterans and Military...

Majority Republicans won a bitter fight in the Colorado Senate for a new congressional redistricting map late Monday, overcoming a blunt warning from Attorney General Ken Salazar and seemingly endless stalling tactics by angry Democrats who eventually stormed out of the chambers. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. - after minority Democrats had thrown up delaying tactics all evening - the GOP gave initial approval to the bill on an 18-0 party-line vote with 17 excused. Democrats walked out of the chambers at the request of their minority leader, Sen. Joan Fitz-Gerald, D-Jefferson County. "I asked my members to leave the chambers...

In a hastily arranged counterattack to Republican plans to shift the lines of Colorado's congressional districts for the second time in less than two years, state Democrats labeled the plan Sunday "undemocratic," "arrogant" and "a raw power grab." It's also, as far as Democratic researchers scouring law books over the weekend can tell, never been accomplished by any other state legislature and no court has ruled whether it's legal. Always a contentious process, redistricting is normally a once-a-decade event that follows each census. Though the Colorado Constitution gives the power to redraw the boundaries of congressional districts to state lawmakers,...

Colo. GOP Wins House Seat in Last Race Colorado Republican Wins House Seat in Nation's Last Undecided Race D E N V E R, Dec. 10 — Republican Bob Beauprez won Colorado's new House seat by 121 votes Tuesday, defeating Democrat Mike Feeley after a recount wrapped up the nation's last undecided congressional race. Beauprez had 81,789 votes and Feeley ended up with 81,668 votes. Secretary of State Donetta Davidson announced the results after clerks in three suburban Denver counties completed a recount triggered automatically by the slim margin in the race. The announcement ended five weeks of uncertainty for...

Feeley should concede by Collegian Editorial Board November 18, 2002 If all goes according to plan today, Democrats plan to announce whether they'll contest the results of yet another razor-thin election. Mike Feeley, the Democratic contestant for the newly created 7th Congressional District, is behind Republican Bob Beauprez by a mere 380 votes. Feeley and Democrats say they might sue, arguing: "all voters in the district aren't being treated equally." Well, this sure sounds familiar. In the 2000 presidential election, if you remember, Al Gore brought the contested recount results all the way to the Supreme Court and many were...

7th Congressional District Results of congressional race delayed. by AP 11/12/2002 Candidates and voters in the hotly contested Seventh Congressional District will have to wait until next week to find out who won the race. Three county clerks and Colorado Secretary of State Donetta Davidson decided to release the results at 4:30 p-m November 19th, the date election results are due to Davidson's office from the counties. Davidson said she would give the Arapahoe, Adams and Jefferson county clerks an extra day to produce the results if checking the ballots takes longer than expected. The anxious campaigns of Republican Bob...

New "provisional" ballots threw a bitter race into pandemonium Wednesday, leaving in question just who is Colorado's first congressman from the new suburban district. Republican Bob Beauprez claimed victory, but Democrat Mike Feeley urged calm and a continued count for a race that may not be settled until next week. Thousands of ballots were still not counted, and the latest tally showed Beauprez ahead of Feeley by just 386 votes. "It's 386 votes. Sometimes an extra point wins the game," Beauprez said. "A victory is a victory." The Beauprez camp organized a noon victory rally for today, took the obligatory...

A question for the board and some comments: 1. Has any light been shed on the exact day and time that Talent will be granted a certificate of election in Missouri? Comments on the House races still out: According to www.cnn.com, the following four House races are still undecided. Any news or insight on these races would be appreciated: COLORADO 7--Bob Beauprez (GOP) is leading by 2,500 votes with 88% counted. This is the district where 60,000 ballots in the vicinity of Columbine High School were misprinted (according to press reports). What is going on in this district? TEXAS (San...

Near tie in race for 7th District Feeley, Beauprez court undecideds By Arthur Kane Denver Post Capitol Bureau Friday, October 18, 2002 - The candidates vying to represent the 7th Congressional District are locked in a virtual dead heat, with both sides seeking to lure the undecided and tune up efforts to get voters to cast ballots. Republican Bob Beauprez had the support of 40 percent, and Democrat Mike Feeley had support from 38 percent of 403 likely voters, according to a Denver Post-9News-KOA poll. Nineteen percent were undecided. Pollster Floyd Ciruli said voters can expect both sides to continue...

Democrat Touts Poll Showing Him Behind A poll taken last month for former state Sen. Mike Feeley (D) showed him trailing former state GOP Chairman Bob Beauprez by 6 points in the competitive new 7th district. The survey of 463 likely voters had Beauprez leading Feeley 39 percent to 33 percent, with 22 percent of respondents undecided. Conducted by Boulder, Colo.-based Harstad Strategic Research LLC, the poll was in the field Aug. 26-29 and had a margin of error of 4.6 percent. Given that this is considered a tossup race, it is unusual that Feeley's campaign would release a three-week-old...