ICYMI: Q & A with 5th Congressional District Candidates

By On June 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, Elections, Interview, Interviews, KRCC News, Politics

Ballots for the June primary election are due next week on Tuesday. Perhaps one of the biggest regional races comes on the Republican ballot, where Robert Blaha is challenging incumbent Congressman Doug Lamborn.

KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin spoke with both candidates. In case you missed it, here are the conversations that aired, and the full conversations.

Incumbent Doug Lamborn:

Edited version (about 9 minutes):

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Full conversation (about 17 minutes):

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Challenger Robert Blaha:

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Full conversation (about 33 minutes):

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Note: There are no candidates in the Democratic primary for CD5. Ballots are due June 26.

 
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