Free Republic

Voters are heading to the polls for the Colorado primary Tuesday. With races all around the state, one with potentially widespread implications is taking place in Colorado’s Third Congressional District. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), endorsed by former President Donald Trump, is trying to hold onto her seat. But keeping her office in Congress is not happening without a challenge. Her primary opponent, Republican State Senator Don Coram, touts himself as a legislator, not an instigator. “He’s respected pretty broadly within the Republican Party and even by many Democrats who’ve worked with him over the years. And he’s generally considered a...

Archuleta County businesswoman Marina Zimmerman has dropped out of the Republican primary for the U.S. House of Representatives seat held by Lauren Boebert, making the vote in June a two-horse race between longtime state Sen. Don Coram and Boebert, who is seeking a second two-year term. “We need every chance we can get to get her and her extremism out,” Zimmerman told The Chieftain Wednesday, hours after announcing on Twitter that she was pulling out of the primary. “I don't want to take any votes away from Coram,” whose petition to be included on the primary ballot was approved Tuesday...

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert will face a Republican challenger in Colorado's June primary election after state election officials announced Tuesday that state Sen. Don Coram submitted enough valid signatures on nominating petitions.The Montrose lawmaker said he's anxious to put up his record of delivering results for the Western Slope against what his campaign described as Boebert's "embarrassing juvenile antics on the national stage."

A House committee rejected a measure Wednesday to require Coloradans to show a picture identification card if they are registering to vote immediately before an election. Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose, who introduced HB1111, said it makes sense to require photo IDs to guard against anyone from fraudulently casting a ballot, especially that close to an election. ... The bill, which the House State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee killed on a party-line 5-4 vote, would have sent the idea to voters in November. Supporters said the state should do everything it can to ensure election integrity, even if there is...