Posted on 11/22/2009 12:20:14 PM PST by george76
Republican Scott Tipton, a Colorado state representative, announced Monday that he will challenge Democrat John Salazar for the congressional seat he has held for three terms.
"With encouragement from people around our district — Republicans, Democrats, unaffiliated voters — I am entering the race to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Colorado," Tipton said in a statement Monday. He argues that voters are ready to turn out the Democratic majority in Congress and that includes Salazar, who has served three terms.
Tipton challenged Salazar once before, in 2006, but lost 146,488 to 86,930.
Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District includes nearly all of the western half of Colorado and reaches into the southeastern corner of the state as well.
Tipton will likely become the front-runner in a Republican primary that includes Martin Beeson, a county district attorney, and Bob McConnell, a retired lawyer and Army officer.
Tipton, who owns a Cortez pottery company, says voters aren't seeing any growth in jobs despite the Democrats expensive stimulus spending.
"I look around the 3rd District and I don't see the jobs,"
The contentious healthcare vote earlier this month — when House Democrats approved a massive healthcare reform package — "was the straw that broke the camel's back," Tipton said. "Now we're moving to a government-run health care system," Tipton argued. "That will be punitive. They are talking about cutting $500 million from Medicare. No one can look me in the eye and tell us how this will create any more efficiency."
Tipton says Salazar's support for some of those initiatives are out of step with people in his district. He said the race is about Salazar's voting record and Obama's agenda.
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Josh is one of the people who urged me to run again.
http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2009/11/12/news/local/doc4afba31987ff7748909499.txt
thanks for the heads up
Go Tip!
G76: I didn’t know you were a FReeper. I’m in the 3rd district. Good luck. The Dems decimated the economy around here.
I am not Scott Tipton.
OK Sorry. My dumb.
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