Campaign fundraising and spending among Aspen City Council candidates is ramping up as finance reports due Monday show thousands of dollars have been contributed and spent in a 12-day period.
Kimbo Brown-Schirato, who is vying against seven other candidates for two open seats, still leads in fundraising with an additional $3,275 between Feb. 9 and Sunday. That brings her total fundraising to $10,575.
Brown-Schirato has spent over $3,343 on web-based advertising, Facebook and printing.
Mark Reece raised $3,635 in the past 10 days in addition to his self-loan of $5,000 during the first reporting period, which covered Jan. 1 through Feb. 8.
He has spent $4,155, mostly on door hangers, printing, flyers, newspaper ads and yard signs.
Staff report
Two Aspen City Council candidates who are using the treasurer services of a woman who previously worked for Rep. Lauren Boebert claimed no connection Monday to the controversial congresswoman.
Mark Reece and Casey Endsley both hired Marjorie Klein of Fort Lupton as treasurer of their campaigns, according to campaign finance reports. Klein served as Boebert’s treasurer until June, according to federal campaign finance reports.
“I’ve never met her,” Reece said of Boebert. “I’ve never spoken to her. I don’t know her.”
Reece said Klein’s name was one of three given to him by his bookkeeper in Denver when he asked for campaign accountant references, and Klein was the first to call him back. Endsley, who is a friend of Reece’s, said he received Klein’s name from Reece.
As GrowGeneration looks to expand and "serve cultivators throughout the state, this particular acquisition helps us strengthen our presence in Pueblo."
Collage of the Aspen City Council candidates 2021. Top row from left: Sam Rose, Erin Smiddy, Casey Endsley, John Doyle; second row from left: Ward Hauenstein, Jimbo Stockton, Mark Reece, Kimbo Brown-Schirato.
Of the eight candidates vying for two seats on Aspen City Council, four of them did not vote in the last municipal election, and all of them have not attended a council meeting in years, except the incumbent, and only two said they have not violated local COVID-19 public health orders.
Those revelations, among others, were made public Thursday during the traditional, albeit non-traditional Zoom platform, Squirm Night debate among the candidates hosted by The Aspen Times, Aspen Daily News and GrassRoots TV.
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GrowGeneration Acquires Colorado-Based Grow Warehouse, Expands Footprint in Colorado and Oklahoma
February 16, 2021 GMT
GrowGeneration Acquires Colorado-Based Grow Warehouse, Expands Footprint in Colorado and Oklahoma (CNW Group/GrowGeneration)
Acquisition Brings Total Number of GrowGen Locations to 46
DENVER, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG), (“GrowGen” or the “Company”) the nation’s largest chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers, today announced its acquisition of Grow Warehouse, a four-store chain of hydroponic and organic garden stores in Colorado and Oklahoma. The acquisition brings the total number of GrowGen hydroponic garden centers to 46, with new locations in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.