Dick Wadhams

Stokols Becoming the Face of Political Journalism on Local TV News

Jason Salzman | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Fox 31, Eli Stokols, Fox 31 Denver, Dick Wadhams, Brandon Shaffer, 9news, Adam Schrager, Mike Cerbo, Amy Stephens, Colorado Politics, Denver Journalism, Local News, Denver News
Jason Salzman

What Fox 31 is doing, dedicating a reporter to the political beat and airing stories most nights, is turning heads because it's just not done much anywhere by local TV news, much less in Denver.

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Ten Legislators Abandon Right-Wing Republican Study Committee

The Colorado Independent | Leslie Jorgensen | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Republican Study Committee, Frank McNulty, Dave Shultheis, Republican Study Committee of Colorado, Denver News

Former Colorado Springs Senator Dave Schultheis is no longer holding forth on bills on the Senate floor in Denver, but he has continued to exert influ...

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Outgoing GOP Chair Wadhams Vows To Expose 'Little Creep' Harvey

Colorado Independent | Leslie Jorgensen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Colorado GOP Chair, Ted Harvey, Colorado Republican Party, Denver News

Colorado Republican Party Chair Dick Wadhams apparently isn't the only one attacking the financial acumen of state Sen. Ted Harvey, who aims to succee...

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Tea Party Activist To Run For Colorado GOP Chair

KDVR | Eli Stokols | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Colorado Republican Party, Ted Harvey, Colorado GOP Chair, Colorado GOP, Ryan Call, Matt Arnold, Denver News

DENVER -- Matt Arnold, who led last year's effort to "Clear the Bench" of Democratic judges, is planning to run for chairman of the Colorado Republica...

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What Kind of "Real Conservative" Will Be the Next Dick Wadhams

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Ted Harvey, Ryan Call, Dan Caplis, Referendum C, Caplis and Silverman, Jane Norton Senate Run, Denver News
Jason Salzman

To me, Referendum C gets to the heart of the matter. No one will say it's a litmus test. But which candidate sounds like they're having it, ahh, both ways?

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Race For Colorado GOP Party Chair Poised To Break Open

The Colorado Statesman | Ernest Luning | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ted Harvey, Colorado GOP, Ryan Call, Don Ytterberg, Larry Carillo, Dick Wadhams, Colorado Republican Party Chair, Cleve Tidwell, Denver News

The race for Colorado Republican Party chair was upended this week by two-term Chairman Dick Wadhams' unexpected withdrawal but the dust might not hav...

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A Note on Dick Wadhams' Decision: Colorado Political Parties in Transition

Pat Waak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Dick Wadhams Resignation, Colorado Democrats, Colorado Republican Party, Denver News
Pat Waak

In Colorado our political parties are more ideological than is prudent to win elections. And the job of the chair is to try and keep them focused on their job: fielding candidates and winning elections.

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GOP Chair Slams Tea Party, Says He Won't Seek Third Term

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Colorado Republican Party Chair, Colorado GOP Chair, Ted Harvey, Tea Party, Denver News

Colorado Republican Party Chair Dick Wadhams told KDVR on Monday that he will not seek a third term as head of the state party. After months of sou...

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Wadhams Has Competition For GOP Chair

Ted Harvey to run for state GOP chair | Lynn Bartels | Posted 05.25.2011

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State Sen. Ted Harvey said today he is going to run for chairman of the Colorado Republican Party. "I believe that the last election created a huge...

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Wadhams: I Wish Buck Had Taken A Few Minutes Before Deciding To Support 'Personhood'

Colorado Statesman | Judy Hope Strogoff and Ernest Luning | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Colorado Personhood Amendment, Michael Bennet, Colorado Republican Party, 2010, Jane Norton, Ken Buck, Denver News

Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dick Wadhams reflects on the roller-coaster election season just finished in a wide-ranging interview with The Co...

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Tancredo Returning To GOP; No Guarantee He'll Be Welcomed

AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, American Constitution Party, Colorado GOP, Tom Tancredo, Colorado Republican Party, Denver News

DENVER — Former Republican congressman Tom Tancredo, who quit the party last year to run as a third-party candidate for Colorado governor, has r...

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Wadhams Will Seek Third Tem

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Colorado GOP, Colorado Republican Party, Dan Maes, Denver News

Colorado Republican Party Chair Dick Wadhams will seek a third term as leader of the state party, he announced Tuesday in an email to supporters. W...

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Dick Wadhams: Michael Bennet Won Because Of Negative Campaigning

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Colorado Republicans, Michael Bennet, Colorado Senate Race, Ken Buck, Denver News

GOP state chairman Dick Wadhams today dismissed the theory that Democrats had a great get-out-the-vote operation, and that's why Michael Bennet won th...

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Pat Waak Will Not Seek Reelection As Colorado Democratic Party Chair

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Dem Party Chair, Pat Waak, Colorado Democratic Party Chair, Colorado Democratic Party, Denver News

Pat Waak, the chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party since 2005, announced on Friday that she would not be seeking a fourth term at the helm of t...

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Tea Party Pining For Shake-Up Of Colorado GOP

Colorado Statesman | Leslie Jorgensen | Posted 05.25.2011

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If state Republican Party Chairman Dick Wadhams were handed a report card for his performance in the 2010 election cycle, he would be awarded high mar...

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Dick Wadhams Called 'Astonishingly Ineffective,' An Impediment To Success

The Colorado Independent | John Tomasic | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, 2010, Colorado GOP, Tom Tancredo, Dan Maes, Colorado Tea Party 2010, Denver News

The Colorado Republican Party's effort to win back top seats has been characterized nationally as a "gaffapalooza" and a "farce," with many analysts p...

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Dan Maes Unlikely To Capture 10% Of The Vote: Dick Wadhams

AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado GOP, GOP Minor Party, Colorado Republican Party, Dan Maes, Dick Wadhams, American Constitution Party, John Hickenlooper, Tom Tancredo, Dan Maes Governor Less Than 10 Percent, Denver News

DENVER — Colorado Republicans fear their party will become a minor party and lose fundraising advantages in the 2012 presidential election if it...

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Pat Waak: I Was Stunned At How The Colorado GOP Deconstructed

The Colorado Statesman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Pat Waak, Ken Buck, John Hickenlooper, Colorado 2010, Tom Tancredo, Michael Bennet, Dan Maes, Denver News

At several points in the interview, Waak takes issue with statements made by her Republican counterpart, state GOP Chairman Dick Wadhams, in his own i...

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Dan Maes's Struggles Could Result In Future Fundraising Problems For GOP

The Denver Post | Jessica Fender | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Colorado GOP, Fundraising, Tom Tancredo, Colorado Republican Party, Dan Maes, Denver News

Republicans could face a massive fundraising hurdle in future election cycles if their gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes continues to lose support....

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Dick Wadhams Considering Whether To Run For Re-Election

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Colorado GOP, Dick Wadhams Retiring, Colorado Republican Party, Denver News

Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dick Wadhams is considering whether or not he will run for re-election, the AP reports. Wadhams, who became GOP ...

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Dan Maes's Struggles Could Make Colorado GOP A 'Minor Party' In 2010

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, 'Minor Party, Bernie Buescher, Colorado Ballot, Colorado Republican Party, Dan Maes, Denver News

If GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes doesn't pull 10 percent of the vote in this year's elections, Republicans will become a minor party. What d...

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Ken Buck: 'Democrats Did A Great Job Of Getting Out The Vote' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Get Out the Vote, Colorado Senate Race, Ken Buck, Video, Denver News

Last week, Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dick Wadhams penned a memo to the Republican Central Committee members in which he disputed the notion t...

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Dan Maes's Lackluster Fundraising Worries Colorado GOP

POLITICO | DAVID CATANESE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Colorado GOP, Lu Busse, John Hickenlooper, Colorado Republican Party, Dan Maes Fundraising, Dan Maes, Denver News

Colorado gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes has already overcome a significant cash dearth to win once this election cycle, but now Republican leaders are...

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Tom Wiens, Former Senate Candidate, Now Eying Governor's Race In Colorado

POLITICO | DAVID CATANESE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Scott McInnis, Colorado Governor's Race, John Hickenlooper, Tom Tancredo, Tom Wiens, Colorado Republican Party, Denver News

Colorado Republican Tom Wiens, the former state legislator who dropped a bid for Senate last spring, is positioning himself as a possible alternative ...

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Colorado Republican Party Confident In Cash Despite Decline In Fundraising From Previous Years

POLITICO | Shira Toeplitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Scott McInnis, Colorado GOP, Fundraising, Jane Norton, Ken Buck, Colorado Republican Party, Denver News

On top of a bloody Senate primary, a stumbling candidate for governor and a third-party gubernatorial candidate likely to siphon conservative votes aw...

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