Reality Check: Environmental Group Takes Aim At Mike Coffman
DENVER (CBS4) - Colorado's Congressional District 6 is one of the most competitive in the country.
Incumbent Congressman Mike Coffman has held the seat for nearly a decade, but Democrats are hoping to unseat him this year.
A major environmental group could help. It has put Coffman on its "dirty dozen" list of "anti-environment" lawmakers and just dropped more than $660,000 on its first attack ad in the race.
Political Specialist Shaun Boyd gives the ad a Reality Check.
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Boyd's sources for this Reality Check are as follows:
https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/industries?cid=N00024753&cycle=CAREER&type=I
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll650.xml
https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/house-amendment/368
https://www.congress.gov/amendment/114th-congress/house-amendment/1289
https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/house-amendment/347
https://www.awea.org/Coffman_WindChampionAward
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-08/documents/utilities_ria_proposed_ace_2018-08.pdf
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b00407
https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/news/news-stories/2018/february/clean-power-plan-compliance-paths.html