Mailing criticizes Coffman's spending
Rocky Mountain News
Published July 31, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.
A mailing to Republicans in Colorado's 6th Congressional District brands Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman "a big government professional politician."
The mailing is the first negative campaigning in the four- way race for the Republican nomination to succeed U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Littleton, who is stepping down.
The mailing was sent by the group Protect Colorado Jobs, a 501(c)(4) group. Such organizations are not permitted to back candidates but may attack them.
John W. Berry, a Denver attorney who is the registered agent for Protect Colorado Jobs, could not be reached for comment.
"We were always expecting some sort of negative campaigning," said Coffman's campaign manager, Dustin Zvonek.
The mailing says Coffman "increased his office's budget by a whopping 33 percent" when he was treasurer.
In fact, elected officials cannot increase their budgets, which are set by the legislature under Colorado law.
The mailing comes two weeks before the Aug. 12 primary.
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