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Andrew Romanoff files Senate campaign paperwork

A poll released this week by ProgressNow Colorado showed Gardner trailing an unnamed Democratic challenger by 6 percentage points.
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Former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, D-Denver, talks about mental health policy at the offices of Mental Health Colorado, which he heads, in a January 2017 interview. On Sept. 13, 2018, he filed to run in 2020 for Colorado's U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Cory Gardner.

DENVER — Former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, a Denver Democrat, on Thursday filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission concerning a campaign for U.S. Senate.

The filing comes as speculation has ramped up in recent weeks that Romanoff will mount a challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, considered by some to be the most vulnerable GOP incumbent senator up for election in 2020.

But a Romanoff representative said Thursday's filing is an update of previous information concerning a campaign committee dating from Romanoff's unsuccessful 2010 Senate bid and not specifically related to a 2020 challenge to Gardner.

Democratic operatives tell Colorado Politics that Romanoff and his representatives have been contacting potential supporters and operatives ahead of an anticipated announcement of a campaign.

Colorado Politics has reached out to Romanoff for comment. When they hear back, you can read what he has to say at this link

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