Eye on the 5th

By Daniel Smith

Despite reportedly strong caucus turnouts in the district, nothing is very clear yet on the strength of the various candidates running for the Fifth Congressional District seat.

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Eye on the 5th

By Daniel Smith

Our second column focusing on the 5th Congressional District finds an interesting, if somewhat predictable, turn of events.

The 10-year incumbent, Doug Lamborn, now has a Republican primary challenger: 32-year-old Owen Hill, a two-term state senator who recently announced he would challenge the 62-year-old representative, telling the Colorado Springs Gazette that frustration with the incumbent has reached “A deafening chorus.”

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