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Energy, environment at forefront of Colo. AG’s race

But there's no starker distinction between the two candidates for Colorado attorney general than on the twin topics of energy and the environment.
Credit: Andy Colwell
Phil Weiser, former dean of the University of Colorado Law School, accepts his nomination for Colorado Attorney General during the 2018 Colorado Democratic State Assembly at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield on April 14, 2018.

COLORADO POLITICS — From standing up to President Donald Trump to gun control, there are a lot of issues where George Brauchler and Phil Weiser diverge dramatically.

But there’s no starker distinction between the two candidates for Colorado attorney general than on the twin topics of energy and the environment.

And it’s over those issues that Brauchler and Weiser differ sharply on the legacy of their predecessor, Cynthia Coffman.

The fall election pits Republican Brauchler, the 18th Judicial District attorney since 2013 and the man who prosecuted Aurora theater shooter James Holmes, against Democrat Weiser, a former dean of the University of Colorado Law School and Justice Department official in the Clinton and Obama administrations.

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