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  • Most Expensive State House Race in Colorado Comes Back To Gun Control

    10/11/2014 9:39:32 PM PDT · by george76 · 14 replies
    Freedom Outpost ^ | 11 Oct 2014, | Greg Campbell
    Beyond Colorado's headline-grabbing races for Senate and governor, the election for House District 59 is starting to generate its own news for being the most expensive race for state house in Colorado — all thanks to tough new gun control laws passed in 2013. The contest is between Democratic incumbent Mike McLachlan and Republican challenger J. Paul Brown for a small district centered on the rural city of Durango. According to the Durango Herald, the race has attracted "a waterfall of money" from outside groups, to the tune of at least $718,000 in a market where media and advertising are...
  • Colorado Democrats Face Recall Efforts After Gun Control Votes

    05/11/2013 10:15:43 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 14 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | May 11, 2013 | Jim Hoft
    Four Colorado Democrats, including Senator Angela Giron, face recall efforts. (Opposing Views) Colorado Democratic lawmakers face recall efforts after their gun control votes. FOX News reported: Colorado Democratic lawmakers who recently helped pass some of the toughest gun-control laws in the country now face the political backlash of recall efforts. Two groups are targeting state Rep. Mike McLachlan and state Sens. Angela Giron, Evie Hudak and John Morse. The Democrat-controlled legislature passed bills that ban magazines holding more than 15 rounds and require background checks for all gun transfers. They were signed into law in March by Democratic Gov. John...
  • Recall effort begins; Petition aims to oust McLachlan (Anti-Gun Colorado Dem State Rep.)

    03/13/2013 5:05:24 PM PDT · by Red Steel · 26 replies
    Durango Herald ^ | Updated: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 11:06pm | Joe Hanel
    DENVER – Gun-rights advocates filed a recall petition against state Rep. Mike McLachlan, D-Durango, on Tuesday. A group called Colorado Accountability has been threatening the recall for two weeks. Organizers now have about two months to collect 10,586 valid signatures from voters in McLachlan’s House District 59. “This is their right to petition to recall me. I look forward to a full discussion of the issues,” McLachlan said. He didn’t want to comment further until he saw the official petition. The secretary of state’s office will work with Colorado Accountability to make sure the petition is formatted properly. After that,...