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Candidate profiles: 6th Congressional District
AsU.S. Rep. MikeCoffmanmade the leap from state to federal office in 2008, a national political analyst predicted he could “hold this seat as long as he wants it.”
Coffman could have been forgiven for digging in his heels just three years later, ignoring the perpetual vulnerability handed to him by a Democratic redistricting plan. The newlines transformed the rock-ribbed conservative 6th Congressional District, which included south Denver suburbs, into a cutthroat competitive seat. But Coffman chose to fight— and adapt. His reinvention could prove key for his survival, but it’s also become a top topic of debate, aswell as Democratic attack ads, as Coffman mounts his second re-election bid since redistricting. In 2012, he squeaked by in a close win.
Coffmanhas made severalmoves aimed at This is the last in a series of profiles of candidates in key races. Read recent profiles of Gov. John Hickenlooper, gubernatorial challenger Bob Beauprez, U.S. Sen. Mark Udall and challenger Rep.
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When Andrew Romanoff left the state Capitol for the final time asHouse speaker, the political world awaited the talented Denver politician’s next move.
Six years later, everyone’s still waiting to see where he ends up, including the battered, bruised and rebornRomanoff. He has recovered froma stinging intraparty loss in the 2010U.S. Senate primary to take onU.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, a three-term incumbent Republican representing suburban Denver.
Despite his fundraising prowess and knack for energizing Democrats, Romanoff’s return to politics 20 months ago — coinciding with his move into the 6th Congressional District — has been anything but easy.
Romanoff, 48, prefers not to focus on himself or his career. Asked in The Denver