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Week of November 17, 2022
ADAMS & JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
A publication of
WestminsterWindow.com
VOLUME 78 | ISSUE 4
Caraveo wins close race in Colorado’s new 8th District Thornton pediatrician first Latina to represent Colorado in Congress BY JESSE PAUL AND SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN
and raffles, and expanded property tax exemptions for the surviving spouses of fallen military service members.
Democrat Yadira Caraveo will be the first representative in Washington from Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District after she beat Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer in a very close race. Caraveo, who works as a pediatrician, will be the first Latina to represent Colorado in Congress. The 8th District’s population is nearly 39% Latino. Caraveo, a state representative, was leading Kirkmeyer, a state senator, by less than 1 percentage point and fewer than 500 votes when Kirkmeyer conceded Wednesday night at about 6 p.m.”While this is not the outcome we hoped for, I am proud of our team and our campaign,” Kirkmeyer posted on Twitter. Caraveo’s win also gives Democrats a better chance at holding onto their slim majority in Congress. “In many ways, the story of my family is the story of this district — my parents immigrated here to afford us a better life,” Caraveo said in a written statement Wednesday. “And because of their hard work, I was able to go to college, become a doctor and live my version of the American Dream. But for too many people in Colorado, that dream has slipped out of reach. Our district deserves a leader who will fight to restore access to the American Dream
SEE ELECTION, P12
SEE CARAVEO, P8
Adams County Democratic candidate for Sheriff Gene Claps visits with Adams County Coroner Monica Broncucia-Jordan (center) and her Deputy Chief of Staff Sherronda Appleberry during Claps’ election night party in Adams County on Nov. 8. PHOTO BY STEFAN BRODSKY
Early results show Adams County trending blue BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Adams County Democrats were preparing to complete a second blue wave, taking sizeable leads
in seven out of seven county races in early voting returns. County Commissioners Steve O’Dorisio and Emma Pinter, Democrats both, had better than 15,000 vote leads over their op-
ponents, Republicans Joseph Domenico and Sean Forest. In early results as of 12 p.m. Nov. 9, O’Dorisio had 68,044 votes SEE COUNTY, P7
Coloradans vote to cut income taxes, limit liquor chains BY MARK HARDEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS
Coloradans gave themselves a tax break in the Nov. 8 election, while also blocking a proposal to
let liquor-store operators add more locations. Voters also agreed to raise taxes on high-income Coloradans to support free school meals, refused to relax rules for charity bingo games
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