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CO-05th - Lamborn up big [Greg Pollowitz 10/20 08:53 AM] On Oct. 10th, I posted news that the race for the C0-05th was tied.  This was horrible news for Republicans as the district is very Republican.  A new poll out from SurveyUSA, however, tells a different story: Lamborn Keeps CO5 House Seat for GOP: In an election in Colorado's 5th Congressional District today, 10/19/06, Republican Doug Lamborn defeats Democrat Jay Fawcett, 51% to 38%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KUSA-TV Denver. Lamborn wins by 24 points among men. The contest is tied among women. Lamborn gets 78% of...

Republican state Sen. Doug Lamborn's fiercest opponent in the 5th District race isn't his Democratic foe. It's the Republican he's trying to succeed -- 10-term Rep. Joel Hefley. Mr. Lamborn is running neck and neck with Democrat Jay Fawcett ... Shortly after Mr. Lamborn won a six-candidate primary on Aug. 8, Mr. Hefley, who is retiring, said he would refuse to endorse the Republican candidate, pointing to what he described as his "sleazy, dishonest campaign." That stinging rebuke, coming from the highly regarded Mr. Hefley, delivered a devastating blow to Mr. Lamborn's candidacy. Several other prominent Republicans soon joined Mr....

Rep. Joel Hefley (R-CO 05) just announced he wouldn't run a write-in campaign against state Sen. Doug Lamborn (R), but he's still not going to lift a finger to help his party hold the seat. -- Hefley's handpicked candidate, Jeff Crank, lost a close and nasty primary to Lamborn. The CO arm of the Christian Coalition sent direct mail accusing him of supporting "the radical homosexual lobby." Many prominent conservatives condemned the attacks and Lamborn's campaign. But Lamborn won because he had a solid enough lead among early voters who cast ballots before the pieces hit. -- A reliable conservative,...

U.S. Rep. Joel Hefley declined Tuesday to reconsider his retirement and run as a writein candidate, but he won’t be supporting Doug Lamborn, the Republican nominee for his seat in Congress. Hefley said he couldn’t endorse Lamborn because he ran a “sleazy, dishonest” primary campaign.

Rep. Joel Hefley is seriously considering running as a writein candidate to retain his seat rather than risk handing it over to Republican nominee Doug Lamborn. In meetings with national political consultants, Hefley and his supporters have come up with yard-sign designs and the key messages of a possible campaign, Republican Party activist Peggy Littleton said. Hefley, who has represented the 5th Congressional District for 20 years, has been the subject of a three-week push by high-level Republicans to take this nearly unheard-of step, Littleton said Monday. To be a write-in candidate, Hefley must file an affidavit of intention with...

WASHINGTON — A new piece of ethics reform legislation is Rep. Joel Hefley's strongest statement yet that he felt retaliation last year over his handling of a complaint against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. In the past, Hefley, R-Colorado Springs, has downplayed speculation about his removal from the ethics committee chairmanship in early 2005, shortly after the committee admonished DeLay for actions related to campaign fundraising. "If they want someone new, I'm not going to accuse them of retaliation," Hefley said in February 2005. But this week, Hefley joined one of two other ousted committee members, Rep. Kenny Hulshof,...

Congressman Joel Hefley announced late Thursday afternoon that he will not seek an 11th term in Congress, setting the stage for what could be one of the most crowded Republican primaries in the nation. Hefley, a Republican from Colorado Springs, sent out a news release just before 4 p.m. stating that he had reached the decision with mixed feelings. “I like my job and it is an enormous honor and privilege to represent the people of the 5th District of Colorado,” Hefley wrote. “I have received a great deal of encouragement to run again and I appreciate that support, but...

Two GOP Congressmen announce today they are not seeking re-election. Google the news for details.

More than 30 Iraq and Persian Gulf War veterans have entered congressional races across the country as Democrats, hoping to capitalize on their military experience to topple the incumbent Republican majority. In Colorado, two former military men, Jay Fawcett and Bill Winter, are vying for the House seats of two strong, entrenched Republicans: Rep. Joel Hefley of the 5th Congressional District and Rep. Tom Tancredo of the 6th Congressional District, respectively. "Do we understand military and foreign affairs? You bet," Fawcett said. "Most of us have been to the point where you get a direct dose of military and foreign...

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Dennis Hastert is considering replacing the chairman of the ethics committee, which admonished Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is the focus of a grand jury probe into his campaign finance practices. Hastert has not yet made up his mind about whether to replace Rep. Joel Hefley (news, bio, voting record), R-Colo., when Congress reconvenes on Tuesday, his spokesman said. "The speaker thinks that Chairman Hefley has done a terrific job," Hastert spokesman John Feehery said Thursday. "If he makes that decision, it will be because of the rules, not for any other reason." Hastert believes House...

Senate Republican leaders plan to move legislation next year to protect the Boy Scouts of America from attacks by liberal groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union over government ties to the organization, which has an oath that acknowledges God.     The Defense Department recently agreed to warn military bases that department policy does not allow them to be official sponsors of Boy Scout units and that military personnel may sponsor Boy Scout groups only in their civilian capacity. [snip]Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist introduced legislation this month stipulating that no federal law, directive, rule, instruction or order should...

WASHINGTON -- The House Democratic leader Thursday asked for an investigation of alleged threatening remarks made to the ethics committee chairman by GOP lawmakers. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, in a letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert, asked the House ethics committee to investigate the comments allegedly made to its chairman, Joel Hefley, R-Colo. The comments apparently followed release of a report last week that criticized the conduct of Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas. The Capitol newspaper The Hill quoted Hefley as saying: "I've been attacked; I've been threatened" by Republican lawmakers. The newspaper did not say who made the remarks, but...

Hefley’s McCain bashing riles challenger By ED SEALOVER - THE GAZETTE Congressional candidate Fred Hardee blasted Congressman Joel Hefley on Friday, saying remarks he made against Sen. John McCain should offend veterans. A Hefley spokeswoman shot back that Hardee’s allegations are so baseless that “they do not meet the laugh test.” The controversy revolves around a comment that Hefley, a Republican from Colorado Springs, made about fellow Republican McCain at a GOP gathering Thursday night. One night earlier, the Arizona senator criticized a speech at the Republican National Convention in which Democratic Sen. Zell Miller bashed John Kerry. McCain said...