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• Campaign trail is well-worn for candidates

  October 31, 2010 11:39 PM

  The campaign trail can be a long one for candidates, but the end is in sight. Colorado candidates spent most of the weekend going from one corner of Colorado to the other to rally supporters and generate votes. In Colorado Springs Sunday, people could shake hands with both... more »

• Conservatives square off in Colorado Springs

  October 24, 2010 12:40 AM

  South Sierra Madre in Colorado Springs drew the battle lines for Republicans Sunday, amongst themselves; both sides with a conservative candidate they want in the Governor's office. "We wouldn't be in it, this dividing up the Republican vote, if Tancredo hadn't jumped in after the assembly," says Jimmie Butler,... more »

• GOP fears losing majority party status in Colorado

  October 19, 2010 9:03 AM

  Colorado's Republican Party could become a minor party and lose traditional fundraising opportunities in the 2012 presidential election if its candidate for governor, tea party favorite Dan Maes, gets less than 10 percent of the vote on Nov. 2. It's a stunning prospect for a party that has the... more »

• Dan Maes filed for bankruptcy in 1989

  October 18, 2010 9:13 AM

  GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes, who has touted his business experience running telecommunications and credit reporting companies, says he filed personal bankruptcy 20 years ago. According to The Denver Post, Maes filed bankruptcy in 1989 when he was 29 years old and single. Maes spokesman Nate Strauch says Maes... more »

• Statistical dead heat in Colorado gubernatorial race

  October 15, 2010 4:34 PM

  One of the most closely watched political polls in Colorado, the Rasmussen Poll, now shows independent Tom Tancredo in a statistical dead heat with democrat John Hickenlooper in the race for governor. The poll released Friday shows Hickenlooper with 42% support from likely voters, while Tancredo has 38%. Since... more »

• Colorado gubernatorial hopefuls favor tax exemptions

  October 15, 2010 8:20 AM

  Colorado's top three gubernatorial candidates tell business leaders they will restore tax exemptions eliminated by Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter earlier this year. Ritter ended or suspended tax exemptions on things like online sales, takeout food containers and industrial energy bills to raise an estimated $130 million a year to... more »

• Gubernatorial candidates debate in Pueblo

  October 12, 2010 11:40 PM

  The three major candidates for Colorado's governor came together in Pueblo Tuesday night for a debate in front of a packed crowd at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. Republican candidate Dan Maes was about 25 minutes late, after getting caught in heavy traffic from a bizarre accident involving... more »

• Tancredo closing-in on Hickenlooper in governor's race

  October 4, 2010 4:08 PM

  With each poll released, third party candidate Tom Tancredo inches closer to front-leading democrat John Hickenlooper. A Rasmussen Poll released Monday shows Hickenlooper with 43% of the vote, Tancredo with 35% and republican Dan Maes trailing with 16%. This is the first time that Tancredo has narrowed the... more »

• Maes calls for school funding mandate time-out

  October 1, 2010 8:20 AM

  Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is asking voters to approve a time-out on Colorado's public school funding mandate similar to the five-year time-out they approved for the state's tax- and spending-limitation amendment. Maes told the Colorado Nonprofit Association on Thursday that nonprofit organizations could pick up the slack for... more »

• Party leaders speak about bizarre governor's race

  September 16, 2010 7:35 PM

  It's one of the most unusual governor's races in Colorado history: three candidates vying for the top spot and a series of twists and turns shaking up the race. Democrats think they have the advantage, Republicans are trying to recover from a rift within their party and the American Constitution... more »

• Three-party race for governor in Colorado

  September 14, 2010 10:41 PM

  With a Denver District Court Judge's decision Tuesday to keep third-party candidate Tom Tancredo's name on the November ballot, Colorado is faced with a three-party race for governor: Tancredo with the American Constitution Party, Dan Maes with the Republican Party, and John Hickenlooper with the Democratic Party. Tuesday's court... more »

• Dan Maes decries 'evil' around his gubernatorial bid

  September 10, 2010 1:50 PM

  Colorado's embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate is firing back at critics who say he's unfit for office. A defiant Dan Maes told a group in Durango Thursday that the political process is surrounded by "evil." He spent more than an hour talking about the scandals that have plagued his campaign,... more »

• GOP governor's group hints Colo. race a lost cause

  September 9, 2010 8:23 AM

  Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is shrugging off the suggestion that a national GOP group won't help finance his campaign anymore and says he will continue to fight for votes. A Maes spokesman made the comments Wednesday in response to Republican Governors Association Chairman Haley Barbour's remarks hinting... more »

• Two more Republicans withdraw support for Maes

  September 3, 2010 4:29 PM

  Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes appears headed for the November ballot. Secretary of State Bernie Buescher has to certify the ballot by the close of business Friday, and Maes says he's not going anywhere. Maes has faced a growing chorus of calls to drop out of the race amid... more »

• GOP candidate Maes says he staying in the race

  September 3, 2010 12:25 AM

  There's more controversy in the race to be Colorado's next governor. This time G.O.P. candidate Dan Maes is in the hot seat, getting calls to drop out of the race. It's not the first time a candidate has been asked to drop out of this race, and like others... more »

• Republican in-fighting in governor's race

  August 18, 2010 1:29 PM

  Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has rejected an offer from former congressman Tom Tancredo for both men to get out of the Colorado governor's race and let the Republican Party pick a new candidate. State Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams said he delivered the offer to Maes on Wednesday... more »

• Dan Maes to announce running mate at noon

  August 17, 2010 10:21 AM

  Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has reached the deadline for announcing his choice of a running mate. Spokesman Nate Strauch says Maes interviewed four or five candidates over the weekend and will announce his choice on Tuesday. He'll make the announcement at noon at his campaign office in Englewood.... more »

• Dan Maes picks up backing from 2 former Colorado senators

  August 17, 2010 8:28 AM

  Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has picked up endorsements from two former Colorado senators. His campaign announced Monday that former Sens. Wayne Allard and Hank Brown have endorsed his run for governor. Allard says as a businessman, Maes will apply private-sector principles to public problems. Allard and Brown... 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 »

• Tancredo Won't Exit Gov. Race, Says Maes Should Withdraw

  August 11, 2010 7:25 PM

  Former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo tells News First 5 he will not withdraw from the race for governor and says Republican nominee Dan Maes is splitting the conservative vote and should withdraw. Tancredo entered the race as a candidate for the American Constitutionalist Party after numerous scandals plagued Republican... more »

• Scott McInnis concedes race, throws support behind Maes

  August 11, 2010 12:49 PM

  Scott McInnis has officially conceded the GOP gubernatorial primary election to opponent Dan Maes. Both the Maes and McInnis camps confirmed to NewsFirst5 that McInnis phoned Maes Wednesday morning to congratulate him on his win. Maes will face Democrat John Hickenlooper, and Tom Tancredo, formerly a Republican now... more »

• Dan Maes prevails in GOP governor's race

  August 11, 2010 8:22 AM

  Businessman Dan Maes has ridden support from tea party groups to claim Colorado's Republican gubernatorial primary, defeating former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis. McInnis is a former six-term congressman who failed to recover after it was revealed that he plagiarized parts of a water study for which a Colorado foundation... more »

• Sprint time for Colorado Senate candidates

  August 9, 2010 11:09 AM

  It's sprint time for Colorado Senate candidates in primary elections. They're working the phones, waving signs on busy street corners and putting final touches on what they hope will be victory speeches Tuesday night. Democrats are focusing on Colorado Springs. That's because El Paso is the most populous Colorado... more »

• Clearing up robocall confusion

  July 29, 2010 2:59 PM

  Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes announced Wednesday that he was asking the state Attorney General's Office to investigate a false robocall campaign. The automated called made to registered Republicans allegedly said that Maes had dropped out of the race. NewsFirst5 has learned that the confusion may have stemmed from... more »

• Hickenlooper says GOP alienating Colorado voters

  July 28, 2010 8:20 AM

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper says internal feuding in the Colorado Republican Party is alienating voters. Drawing on his experience as a brewpub owner, Hickenlooper says it's bad practice to attack another company and he believes it's bad practice for candidates to attack each other. The Denver mayor... more »

• Tancredo answers critics

  July 27, 2010 9:39 PM

  The path has been cleared for former republican congressman Tom Tancredo to head the American Constitution Party, as candidate for governor. Benjamin Goss resigned his candidacy on Tuesday morning, paving the way for Tancredo, who submitted the proper paperwork Tuesday. "This is it! It's all I can do!" he told... more »

• Candidate makes way for Tom Tancredo on ballot

  July 27, 2010 1:29 PM

  Benjamin Goss has submitted his resignation letter as the American Constitution Party's candidate for governor. Goss is stepping down to make way for former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo, who plans to run on the party's ticket. Tancredo switched his party affiliation on Monday. American Constitution Party chairman Clyde... more »

• Tom Tancredo seeks nomination to run for governor

  July 27, 2010 8:12 AM

  Former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo is seeking a third-party nomination to enter the Colorado governor's race. In a terse, one-sentence announcement, Tancredo said "I am going to seek the nomination of the American Constitution Party for governor of Colorado." Tancredo says Republican candidates Scott McInnis and Dan Maes... more »

• Scott McInnis scoffs at Tancredo deadline

  July 26, 2010 2:15 PM

  A noon deadline set by Republican Tom Tancredo has passed, without word on whether he plans to switch parties and run for governor. He gave the two Republican candidates for governor, Scott McInnis and Dan Maes, until noon to agree to step aside following the August primary, and allow him... more »

• Tancredo issues ultimatum to Republican candidates

  July 26, 2010 10:18 AM

  Former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo has issued a noon deadline for two Republican Party gubernatorial candidates. Tancredo said he believes the two GOP candidates in the Aug. 10 primary, Scott McInnis and Dan Maes, have no chance of winning the general election against Democratic Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. ... more »

• Colorado GOP candidates struggling

  July 26, 2010 8:47 AM

  At a time when Republicans across the nation are counting on victories in gubernatorial races, Colorado's GOP is struggling with gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates who have stumbled in recent months. The latest problems include a spat between GOP Senate candidates Jane Norton and Ken Buck touching on gender... more »

• Candidates withholding some financial statements

  July 21, 2010 12:17 PM

  Several Colorado candidates are refusing to make all financial documents public. GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is refusing to release his tax returns. Instead, he turned them over to an Internet Web site run by campaign supporters. The site has posted a summary of the returns but not the... more »

• Primary ballots in the mail today

  July 19, 2010 9:09 AM

  Mail-in ballots for Colorado's Aug. 10 primary elections were going out Monday. Because the vast majority of Colorado primary voters will cast their ballots at home, that means candidates have the next three weeks to try to sell themselves to party voters. The race on ballots this election is... more »

• McInnis: "I'm in it to win it," despite plagiarism flap

  July 15, 2010 7:23 PM

  Amid new revelations surrounding the plagiarism scandal involving Scott McInnis, the Republican candidate for governor stated on Facebook and Twitter Thursday that he's "in it to win it" and he "will not leave this race." McInnis is accused of plagiarizing writings from a now-Colorado Supreme Court Justice in essays... more »

• Hickenlooper against Army's Pinon Canyon expansion

  June 14, 2010 11:13 AM

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper has come out against plans by the Army to expand training in Pinon Canyon. Hickenlooper made the comments Sunday evening during a campaign stop in Hoehne in southeastern Colorado. The Denver mayor told property owners he is pro-military, but he opposes the expansion... more »