Tancredo wins 6th Congressional battle
Charley Able, Rocky Mountain News
Published November 8, 2006 at midnight
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo won Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, beating Democratic challenger Bill Winter.
Tancredo, a Republican often at odds with his own party and seeking a fifth term , has gained a nationwide reputation as a staunch opponent of the rising influx of illegal immigrants in the country. Tancredo supports dramatically increased border security and a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as penalties for employers who hire illegal immigrants.
Winter, a 10-year veteran of the Navy and Marine Corps, championed veterans’ rights and universal health care, and endorsed President Bush’s call for a guest-worker program and economic development in Latin America as a means of stemming the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States.
The 6th District spans parts of Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson and Park counties. It is home to 498,000 registered voters.
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