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Firearms Coalition Endorses Incumbent Commissioners

March 13th, 2012, 2:05 pm by

Three challengers took their best shot but missed the target as the Pikes Peak Firearms Coalition endorsed a trio of incumbents for county commissioner. The PPFC announced its support for Dennis Hisey, Sallie Clark and Amy Lathen on its Facebook page this morning.
Bernie Herpin, treasurer for PPFC, and also a Colorado Springs city councilman, posted the info on Facebook. Here’s a sampling of the post: “The endorsement was based on their previous support for our right to keep and bear arms, their performance at the PPFC candidate forum, results from a candidate survey on firearms issues, and a straw poll of the PPFC members.
“The candidates’ survey answers are available on the PPFC website: www.ppfc.org. The PPFC PAC will be making further endorsements prior to the November general election.
“A candidate survey has been sent to all local candidates for the Colorado legislature. The candidates responses will be posted on the PPFC later this month.”
Clark is opposed in District 3 by Karen Magistrelli. Hisey is opposed in District 4 by Auddie Cox. And Lathen is opposed in District 2 by Phil McDonald.
It’s notable that the county commissioners approved a new firing range in a joint agreement with Fort Carson.
The Republican Assembly is March 24.

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Magistrelli will run for county commissioner

November 7th, 2011, 12:25 pm by

Karen Magistrelli of Crystola will vie for the District 3 El Paso County Commissioner’s seat next November. The district covers the county’s western section and includes Old Colorado City, Manitou Springs, Chipita Park and Green Mountain Falls. Commissioner Sallie Clark currently represents the district.

A 27-year county resident who runs a nonprofit organization that helps ex-prisoners rejoin society, Magistrelli said she’s concerned about “government shenanigans,” including the “confusing, deceptive language of the term limit ballot issue” and “unreasonable, excessive government regulations.”

“I’m ready to fight back to reduce waste, restore trust and integrity, and return to the principles of freedom,” she said, in announcing her candidacy.

Magistrelli became familiar with county government during a three-year struggle to win approval to build residences on land her family owns in the western-most part of the county.

Magistrelli said she’s “not a career politician,” and her qualifications come from life in the private sector.

Two other candidates have announced they will seek office in the November 2012 election. Commissioner Amy Lathen, current chairwoman of the board of county commissioners, has said she will run again for the eastern District 2, and Auddie Cox, a military veteran, will challenge the seat currently held by Commissioner Dennis Hisey, who represents the southern part of the county.

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