Posts Tagged ‘Manuel Solano’
Today’s the day – Get your ballot in!
November 3rd, 2009
It’s Election Day across the county today. Here in Thornton there are city council races in every ward and we also have Adams County Issue 1A on the ballot. Historically voter turnout in off-year elections is pretty dismal – around 30% or so. This is truly sad and disappointing. It is my firm belief that [...]
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What do union campaign contributions to council candidates get the unions?
October 19th, 2009
We recently wrote about how much money had been raised by the people running for the four open Thornton City Council seats. This was done as an exercise in understanding not only how much it costs to run for local office but also where that money comes from. In looking at the candidate contribution reports, [...]
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How much does it cost to run for city council?
October 17th, 2009
Thornton City Council candidates posted their contribution / expenditure reports this week (click here to view them). In looking at them, they provide some insight into how much it costs to gain one of the eight coveted seats – four of which are up for grabs right now. It is also interesting to see who [...]
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