Udall tour to launch Senate bid

First stop: GOP stronghold of Colorado Springs

By Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)

Published May 25, 2008 at 11:15 p.m.

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Mark Udall

Democrat Mark Udall on Tuesday officially kicks off his campaign for U.S. Senate in the heart of Republican territory - Colorado Springs.

Over four days, the Eldorado Springs congressman will visit 16 cities as part of what his campaign is calling his "Standing Up for Colorado" tour. The event finishes Friday in Greeley.

Udall will speak to the Retired Enlisted Association at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday in Colorado Springs.

"We want to talk about what Mark's been doing on the Armed Services Committee and what he's been doing to strengthen national security and to take care of veterans," said his campaign spokeswoman, Taylor West.

Udall faces Republican Bob Schaffer, of Fort Collins, a member of the state Board of Education and a former congressman, in the November election.

This Saturday, Schaffer will accept his party's nomination for the U.S. Senate. An official kickoff will happen "shortly thereafter," said his campaign manager, Dick Wadhams.

"Bob has already done a significant amount of travel around Colorado," he said.

bartelsl@RockyMountainNews.com or 303-954-5327

On the road

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall will kick off his campaign Tuesday with a four-day tour around Colorado:

TUESDAY

* 7:45 a.m. Colorado Springs, Retired Enlisted Association

* 10:15 a.m. Gunnison, IOOF Park

* 12:30 p.m. Grand Junction, Marillac Medical Clinic

* 3 p.m. Craig, The Center of Craig

* 5:30 p.m. Denver, Metro Taxi headquarters

WEDNESDAY

* 8:45 a.m. Sterling, Salud Health Center

* 11:15 a.m. Burlington, VFW Hall

* 1:45 p.m. Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College

* 4:45 p.m. Alamosa, Alamosa Family Medical Center

THURSDAY

* 8:45 a.m. Pueblo, Pueblo County Courthouse

* 4 p.m. Leadville, National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum

* 5:15 p.m. Frisco, Frisco Nordic Center

FRIDAY

* 8:15 a.m. Boulder, Manhattan Middle School

* 10 a.m. Longmont, Ziggy's Coffee House

* 11:45 a.m. Fort Collins, Colorado State University

* 1:30 p.m. Greeley, VFW Hall

Information: udallforcolorado.com

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