Bigger money wins in school board races
Final campaign finance filings show top fundraisers victorious in seven of eight board races in Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties
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EdNews’ Election 2011 Coverage
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Committee filings shed financial light
A handful of political committees active in school board races in Jefferson County, Denver and Westminster filed campaign finance reports Tuesday night
GOP influence nets mixed results
Updated – GOP-backed candidates lost in Jefferson County but won in Douglas County, seen as affirming support for Dougco’s voucher pilot
Round two of candidate finance reports
Wide gaps in dollars raised between candidates in Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties appear little changed as Denver candidate Happy Haynes nears record
Dougco GOP active in Jeffco races
Douglas County’s Republican Party plans to help out GOP-backed school board candidates in Jefferson County as Election Day draws closer
Predicting higher ballot returns
Ballots returned to date signal higher voter interest than usual in “off-year” elections in Douglas and Jefferson counties
Jeffco candidates spar over “lying”
A candidate for the Jefferson County school board asks her opponent to “stop spreading lies” during a forum. Video
Campaign finance filings show wide gaps
Some DPS board candidates are far outstripping their opponents in fundraising, a pattern also seen in Douglas and Jefferson counties. Updated
Jeffco candidates spark lively debate
Party politics, vouchers and the teachers union emerge as issues for candidates who want to run the state’s largest school district
