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Schaffer, Salazar in, Norton out.

DENVER -- Colorado's lieutenant governor has opted out of running for the U.S. Senate, just as a former representative officially entered the race. Jane Norton said Monday in a statement that she and her family believe she can best serve the state by continuing as lieutenant governor for the next three years. "We have important work to do by continuing our progress in education and healthcare reform, transportation improvements and protecting and preserving the environment. I will continue to fully support Gov. Owens as he leads the state forward in these efforts," Norton said. Her decision comes as Bob Schaffer...

Two years after he left the House to honor his pledge of "three terms-I'm-out" and barely a week after Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R.-Col.) dropped the political bombshell that he was retiring this year, Bob Schaffer looms large as the probable Republican Senate nominee in the Centennial State. "I'm running and the phone is ringing off the hook!" a breathless Schaffer told HUMAN EVENTS, as he hastily cobbled together a campaign from his home in Fort Collins. The stalwart conservative lawmaker, who once made headlines by refusing to attend the State of the Union address because Bill Clinton was delivering...

DENVER - Former Rep. Bob Schaffer on Friday became the first Republican candidate in the race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Schaffer made the announcement just hours after Reps. Scott McInnis and Tom Tancredo joined a growing list of Republicans who declined to run. Schaffer said a formal announcement would come next week. "I've filed and I have an organization that I've put together, an exploratory team and a team that is getting larger," he said. "I see nothing that discourages me." Schaffer was elected to the House of Representatives in 1996 and served three terms, stepping...