Coffman received $6,500 from Koch Industries last month
Politico Morning Energy reports today that Coffman received $6,500 from Koch Industries PAC last month.
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Reporter omits detail that Hispanic population in Coffman’s district is about 20%
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) The National Journal's Alex Roarty wrote Wednesday it was "surprising" that most House Republicans voted to reverse Obama's order halting deportations of many undocumented young people who were brought to the U.S. by their parents. He pointed specifically to "House members like Reps. Mike Coffman of Colorado" whose district represents a […]
Coffman disappoints Personhood USA
After pointing to Rep. Mike Coffman after the last election as a national model of a winning candidate, in a swing district, who “maintained his 100% pro-life position,” including his opposition to abortion for rape, Jennifer Mason, communications director of the anti-abortion group Personhood USA, is disappointed by Coffman’s statement yesterday that he now “strongly” […]
New Coffman® “Strongly” Opposes Old Coffman
A sidenote to this week's passage in the U.S. House of H.R. 1797, a GOP-sponsored bill to restrict abortion rights, helpfully brought to our attention by a reader. Following the vote on H.R. 1797 Tuesday, Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado put out a statement attempting to explain his vote in favor of this abortion ban […]
Has Waller’s thinking on AG race changed since Coffman’s announcement?
(Pols note: Waller has yet to file paperwork to become a candidate for AG) Just a couple days before Cynthia Coffman officially launched her campaign for Colorado state attorney general, State Rep. Mark Waller sounded awfully serious when he told KNUS' Jimmy Sengenberger that he was considering entering the race as well. Here's what Waller […]
Abortion will likely take center stage in Coffman-Romanoff race
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) This article originally appeared in RhRealityCheck, a national blog focusing on "reproductive & sexual health and justice." After last year’s election, the communications director of the anti-abortion group Personhood USA held up U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) as a candidate who “maintained his 100% pro-life position (without compromising or denying the […]
Coffman votes against saving money; for ineffective camo
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) As reported by military.com, the House Armed Services Committee today voted to approve an amendment to the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act (the bill that funds the military for the year); the amendment would end the practice of allowing each branch of the Armed Services to contract for branch-specific camoflage uniforms, […]
Cynthia Coffman Enters AG Race, but Where’s Waller?
Republican Cynthia Coffman has formally entered the race for Attorney General, joining Democrat Don Quick as only the second official candidate for 2014. From The Denver Post: In her announcement, Coffman said she would campaign on protecting water rights; fighting the “federal government oversteps” on states rights protected by the 10th Amendment; and maintainin “the […]
DCCC Slams Coffman For DREAMer Vote (En Español)
9NEWS' Brandon Rittiman: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched a radio ad campaign on Spanish-language stations Monday targeting Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colorado) for voting with most other most Republicans to effectively undo the deferred-deportation program, which has been criticized as a form of executive-branch amnesty. "Congressman Coffman wants to restart the deportations of 800,000 young […]
New Coffman® Stumbles
FOX 31's Eli Stokols updates in the aftermath of Rep. Mike Coffman's (R-Endangered) vote against a presidential executive order halting the deportation of "child arrival" undocumented immigrants, a.k.a. "DREAMers." Congressman Mike Coffman, perhaps the most vulnerable incumbent in Washington heading into next year’s election cycle, has been making serious overtures to Latino voters. But on […]
BREAKING – Gardner and Coffman vote to defund DACA
(PCG Note: Hey, Coffman, enjoy the commercials on Spanish-language TV stations explaining how you voted for this…) POLS UPDATE #2: The Denver Post's Allison Sherry: The vote, which all the other Colorado House Republicans supported as well, is interesting because Coffman has tried in recent months to rebrand himself as more sympathetic to his Latino […]
DCCC Hits Mike Coffman (And Brian Watson)
A press release from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) late last week brought a smile to Democratic veterans of the 2012 Colorado state legislative election cycle: Showing that he’ll say or do almost anything to win an election, Congressman Mike Coffman is scheduled to host a fundraiser today with R. Brian Watson, who just […]
Will Tancredo’s GOP allies, like Coffman, denounce Tancredo’s anti-immigration views?
(How will the New Coffman® handle this? – promoted by Colorado Pols) Now that former Congressman Tom Tancredo is officially running for governor, you wonder how many Republicans will go out of their way to denounce Tanc's anti-anti-anti (that's triple anti-) immigration views. It's a question reporters should put to Republicans (why not denounce Tancredo […]
No justification for journalists to label Coffman a “moderate”
The jaw of anyone who’s followed the career of Rep. Mike Coffman dropped upon reading the National Journal’s characterization of Coffman yesterday as a “moderate who sometimes refers to himself as an independent.” It’s true that Coffman refers to himself as a moderate. Most endangered politicians trying to appeal to independent voters do so. But […]
Attention Journalists: Mike Coffman is NOT a “Moderate”
UPDATE: Jason Salzman weighs in with a similar conclusion. —– Somebody help out Tim Alberta at National Journal, please: Heritage Action, an influential group that works closely with the Republican Study Committee and its conservative members, wrote a letter Thursday to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., urging them not […]
GOP attacks Romanoff on immigration, even though Coffman is their candidate
(It's called "chutzpah" – promoted by Colorado Pols) POLS UPDATE: This messaging could soon get very complicated for Rep. Coffman. The Hill reports that House Republicans may take up Mitt Romney's infamous "self-deportation plan" as part of their immigration package in an effort "to make a comprehensive overhaul acceptable to conservatives." This idea did more […]
What’s up with label-loving Coffman joining a “No Labels” group?
(Here’s a label: “Endangered Species” – promoted by Colorado Pols) Rep. Mike Coffman announced last week that he's joining "No Labels’ Problem Solvers — a group of 56 Democrats and Republicans committed to meeting regularly across the aisle to build trust and talk about solving problems." Some labels, like the label of "citizen" for Obama, […]
Coffman, Romanoff Q1 Virtual Tie, Advantage Romanoff
UPDATE: FOX 31's story revised–did Andrew Romanoff in fact outraise Mike Coffman in only two months? [R]oughly an hour after FOX31 Denver reported Coffman’s fundraising, Romanoff’s campaign called and said that its first quarter total is actually $513,977 — possibly just more than Coffman, who’s exact total has not been released. —– FOX 31's Eli Stokols: Coffman, R-Aurora, raised […]
Coffman Reinvention Watch: Love Me Some Solar Power!
A brief story on an obscure energy blog will provoke a double-take from anybody who knows Rep. Mike Coffman: Today (April 1) SolarCity and Walgreens introduced a new partnership in Aurora, CO, under which SolarCity will install solar photovoltaics on Walgreens pharmacies at 22 locations throughout Colorado. The companies are installing the arrays in 14 Colorado […]
Rep. Mike Coffman Endorses Andrew Romanoff in CD-6
Rep. Mike Coffman Endorses Andrew Romanoff in CD-6 Monday, April 1, 2013 AURORA: In a stunning turn of events, incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Coffman announced this morning that he is endorsing his Democratic opponent, former Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, for election to Coffman’s CD-6 seat in 2014. “Since narrowly surviving my re-election […]
Tancredo says Coffman’s proposal for “legal status” without citizenship is “a distinction without a difference”
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Former Rep. Tom Tancredo and Rep. Mike Coffman have a tight political history, each endorsing the other at various points along the way. (Tancredo endorses Coffman here and vice versa here.) So I wondered how Tancredo, who's known for his hard-line stance against illegal immigration, felt about Coffman's recent announcement that […]
Politico corrects its article stating that Coffman supports path to citizenship for undocumented adults
On Friday, Politico corrected its January 26 article stating that Rep. Mike Coffman “came out in favor of establishing a pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in the country illegally, and for their children.” The corrected article now reads: “[Coffman] came out in favor of granting legal status to immigrants residing in the country illegally, […]
Where are Coffman, Suthers, and other Obamacare opponents now?
The Denver Post's Daily Dose and Colorado Public Radio's "Check and Balance" blogs reported Friday that no one testified against Colorado's proposed expansion of Medicaid, a key step in the implementation of Obamacare that would provide 100,000 to 150,000 uninsured people in Colorado with health insurance.
Los Angeles Times corrects its March 6 article, which falsely stated that Coffman supports path to citizenship for adults
Last week, in an otherwise excellent article about the Rep. Mike Coffman's positions on gun-safety issues, The Los Angeles' Times Mark Z. Barabak wrote: Since starting to represent his new district — he barely survived in November against a weak opponent — Coffman has changed his position on immigration reform, endorsing a pathway to citizenship […]
Politico incorrectly reports that Coffman now backs “pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in the country illegally, and for their children”
On Feb. 10, at a public forum in Aurora, Rep. Mike Coffman told the crowd (See video here.): “I haven’t resolved the question about a pathway to citizenship for (adults) who’ve overstayed their visa or crossed the border illegally,” Coffman said. Coffman also said that 1) he supports granting undocumented children, brought to America by […]