Greeley and Evans’ own state representative supports destroying our region’s chief economic driver and the thousands of jobs it provides, and yet somehow thinks that it can be remedied by forcing those soon-to-be-unemployed workers into government-run retraining programs.
“We wanted to go with the values of our newly elected governor who wants a Colorado for all. We want to start the conversations with all the city leaders about bridging our community and working together.” — Deb Suniga on the Greeley Women’s March Celebration.
In the video, Galindo is inside the polling place standing with the line of people waiting to vote. Violation of the law is a misdemeanor. Galindo could face up to a $1,000 penalty and 1 year in jail, if convicted.
Koppes said of those left to be tallied 745 are Democrats, 535 are Republicans, 1,042 are Unaffiliated and 59 are minor parties.
House District 50, has been held by Democrats for nearly two decades; however, Democrats are behind Republicans in ballot returns — by 450 as of Monday.
“If a candidate feels that an opposing message contains false information, they can request that the broadcasters stop airing the message.” — Justin Sasso, President and CEO Colorado Broadcasters Association.
“That’s the whole point of a campaign committee, is to get you elected. It’s not a slush fund for elected officials. Once elected, there is a limited amount you can do that is directly related to constituent communications or the duties of the office.” — Director of Campaign Integrity Watchdog Matt Arnold on Rochelle Galindo using campaign money for a trip to Las Vegas.
In fact, of the $81,000 in funds Galindo has raised though the last reporting period, more than $30,000 or nearly 40 percent is from special interest groups, and nearly 80 percent ($64,000) is from donors outside of Weld County.
If we could get to 100 percent renewable that would be fantastic, the reality is, it’s not going to happen. The technology is not there. It’s not consistent, and one of the biggest challenges for that is storage. We should not be mandating anybody to renewable if they are not ready to make that investment on themselves. — House District 50 candidate Michael Thuener.
“Over the past few weeks, I’ve come to believe that although I may share similar goals for House District 50 and the State of Colorado, we have a difference of opinion on how to reach those goals,” Deb Suniga — former campaign manager for House District 50 candidate Rochelle Galindo.
“It’s a new and exciting energy,” Tommy Butler, 28, said, adding he doesn’t think Democrats are split with some more progressive than others. “It’s not an either/or, but a melting together of what people want to see. Since 2016, more outside people are talking about the ideas they haven’t talked about in the past.”
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