Paccione pulls out of race against Musgrave

Chris Barge, Rocky Mountain News

Published September 26, 2007 at midnight

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Angie Paccione announced this morning she is dropping out of the race to unseat Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave.

The Democratic front-runner, whom Musgrave defeated last year by less than a three-point margin, now leaves an opening for U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar's former staffer, Betsy Markey, to take center stage in Colorado's Fourth Congressional District race.

Eric Eidsness, a former Reagan appointee who now is a Democrat, is also running for his new party's nod.

At a press conference in Fort Collins, Paccione said she has taken a job with Pathways to Leadership Inc., "a company that gives businesses a competitive advantage over others by helping them unleash the greatness in their employees, teams, and organization."

She said the new job will take her to Australia, Switzerland, Mexico and Italy, where she will work with businesses. She has been working with the company since January.

"I thought that I might be able to work with Pathways to Leadership and campaign for Congress at the same time," she said. "However, the opportunities with Pathways have grown and I must say 'yes' to those opportunities."

She said she plans to refund the money she has raised for her campaign back to her donors.

bargec@RockyMountainNews.com or 303-954-5059.

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