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Meet Misty Plowright: The trans, Trekkie tech geek vying to unseat...

People like Misty Plowright don’t get elected to Congress. And that, she says, is exactly why she’s trying. The 33-year-old tech consultant is the nation’s...

Colorado Springs group skewers Lamborn for “chickening out” of public debate

  Only one of the two candidates running to represent Colorado's 5th Congressional District participated in the only public forum of the general election season,...

State GOPers put distance between themselves and Lamborn remarks

  "I know better." "There's no room for that." "He's an embarrassment." Those are some of the phrases with which state Republicans are putting space...

Lamborn won’t debate the upstart

  Rep. Doug Lamborn's spokesman told The Gazette that the Republican congressman wouldn't debate Democrat Irv Halter, the retired Air Force major general who's trying...

For Colorado congressman on the defensive, VA reform bill couldn’t come...

  The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to reform the troubled Veterans Affairs department. It's expected to quickly clear the Senate and...

Democrat takes fundraising lead in Colorado Springs

  IN the deeply red 5th congressional district, it’s Democratic challenger Irv Halter who has the fundraising edge over Republican incumbent Rep. Doug Lamborn. New FEC...

Lamborn ekes out GOP primary win in 5th Congressional District

In Congressional District 5, the election was so close that it wasn’t until 10:45 p.m. Tuesday that retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Bentley Rayburn finally called to congratulate incumbent Rep. Doug Lamborn.

Lamborn’s Check Returned to Gambling Group without Date, Signature

A controversial $1,000 campaign contribution that a gambling company made in January to Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn arrived back in the company's offices more...

Lamborn + Colbert = Prime Time Desire

On Election Night, oh those many months ago, when Doug "Landslide Lamborn" proved true to his name, we asked the positively jubilant new Republican...
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