WEEK OF OCTOBER 10, 2024
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George Brauchler faces Karen Breslin in DA race for new 23rd Judicial District
Four Castle Rock council members seek reelection, but face challengers BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Karen Breslin
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Republican George Brauchler, a former district attorney, faces Democrat Karen Breslin in the race that will determine the first-ever district attorney of Colorado’s first new judicial district in decades. Colorado’s court system is made up of 22 judicial
districts, and a new district is on the way. Today, the 18th Judicial District includes Douglas, Arapahoe, Elbert and Lincoln counties. But state lawmakers — driven by population growth and a political split in the region — decided to break it up, moving Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties into a new district.
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courts, also leading the prosecutors that work in that DA’s office. The office is responsible for prosecuting crimes that allegedly occur in the area. Both candidates spoke to Colorado Community Media ahead of the election, laying out their experience and values.
Castle Rock voters will decide in November whether to reelect four of its town council members for another term or choose new representatives. The seats for Districts 1, 2, 4 and 6 are up for grabs. The districts are currently represented by Councilmembers Ryan Hollingshead, Laura Cavey, Desiree LaFleur and Tim Dietz, respectively. In District 1, Hollingshead faces a challenge from Pam Gillies. Candidate William Tubbs is taking on Cavey in District 2. In District 4, candidate Mark Davis wants to unseat LaFleur, who is also the town’s mayor pro tem. And Dietz is facing Kevin McHugh and Karen Lindberg Jefferson in District 6. Hollingshead, a Douglas County native, is the principal of Ponderosa High School and a former teacher and athletics coach. Hollingshead said his top issues are public safety and open space.
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George Brauchler
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The 23rd Judicial District is set to launch in January 2025. The 18th Judicial District will then only include Arapahoe County. Voters in Arapahoe County will select a new district attorney in a separate race in the November election as well. A district attorney serves as the head prosecutor for a region of Colorado’s
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