Fort Collins City Councilman Diggs Brown is currently on active duty as a major in the Army National Guard, serving in Africa. He's also running for Congress in the 4th congressional district - in a way. Political consultants and activists are keeping the fires burning on a campaign effort that is set to go from simmer to boil this fall.
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Follow this topic by RSSDiggs Brown will run for Congress
Fort Collins city councilman Diggs Brown is back from a tour of duty with the U.S. Army and will make official his run for the 4th congressional district. Brown joins an increasingly crowded Republican field alongside CU Regent Tom Lucero and state Rep. Cory Gardner.
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Diggs Brown on a 'count down'
July 22, 2009FTS on 1310 KFKA: CD 4 fundraising; weekend show preview
Face The State visits with 1310 KFKA morning show hosts Trevor Carey and George Gray for a look at the most recent 4th congressional district fundraising, plus a preview of the next FTS Weekend Edition, heard on KFKA at 6 am Sundays.
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Diggs PAC raises $23k in Q2
July 7, 2009The "Draft Diggs for Congress" PAC this afternoon announced its fundraising numbers for the second quarter of 2009, having brought in roughly $23,000 in receipts.
Lucero's $700/hr sprint to midnight
June 30, 2009
Today marks the end of the 2nd quarter, and candidates for political office are scrambling to bring in last minute cash to pump up their July campaign finance reports. Among them is Tom Lucero, a CU Regent and one of two announced GOP contenders in the 4th congressional district. In an e-mail sent at 4:30 this afternoon, Lucero is getting aggressive with his fundraising, albeit a little late in the day.
Brian Walsh, NRCC political director, on the GOP's chances v. Betsy Markey
FTS visits with Brian Walsh, political director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, on the GOP's chances of unseating freshman Democrat Rep. Betsy Markey in 2010.
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5/13: CD 4 race heats up
The list of candidates lining up to challenge U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey is growing.
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FTS on 1310 KFKA: Cory Gardner announces in the 4th; weekend show preview
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 1310 KFKA morning team George Gray and Trevor Carey to talk Colorado politics. State Rep. Cory Gardner announces a bid for the GOP nod to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, and early fundraising will be key to his success. Also, a preview of this week's FTS Weekend Edition radio program.
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Gardner announces run for 4th CD
May 8, 2009
After months of speculation that he would jump into the 2010 GOP primary race for Colorado's 4th Congressional District, state Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, has now made it official.
Reading the tea leaves in CD4 money chase
April 16, 2009
Incumbency has its advantages.
In the already heated race to oust Rep. Betsy Markey in Colorado's 4th Congressional District, Republicans are trailing far behind the freshman incumbent Democrat by six figures.
Boucher to challenge Ohlson for Ft. Collins seat
February 23, 2009Using the popular social networking site Facebook, GOP political consultant Andrew Boucher announced Friday that he is running for the Fort Collins City Council.
"The Buzz" on 1310 KFKA, 1/26 - CD4 contenders; a do-nothing legislature
FTS visits with 1310 KFKA host Amy Oliver to discuss likely challengers to U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey in 2010. Plus, Colorado's legislature is off to a slow start, and lawmakers have done nothing to address the state's looming budget deficit. Should the General Assembly meet for less time, perhaps encouraging them to get more done?
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Segment 3 - The legislature's slow start, plus: who will challenge Betsy Markey?
FTS staff writer Rachel Boxer helps in evaluating the progress of the 2009 session of Colorado's General Assembly. In short: Not much is getting done. Also, who will challenge freshman U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, a Democrat, in 2010?
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Fort Collins voters "Draft Diggs" for 2010 Markey challenge
A Face the State Staff Report
January 20, 2009Fort Collins City Councilman Diggs Brown may be stationed in Africa with the Army National Guard, but that isn't stopping his local supporters from drumming up support for his potential 2010 bid to challenge Congresswoman-elect Betsy Markey, who was sworn in this month to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional District.
Diggs Brown on the Fort Collins special election
Fort Collins city councilman Diggs Brown discusses a union-backed ballot initiative which would institute binding arbitration in contract disputes.
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