Neurosurgeon Steve Shogan, who has made the U.S. Senate ballot as an unaffiliated candidate, wants to be included in debates with Democrat Mark Udall and Republican Cory Gardner.
Steve Shogan (Handout)
Shogan’s campaign manager, Sue Hoover, said letters have been sent to the candidates and other outlets requesting Shogan be included .
“The fact is,” said Hoover, “there are as many voters registered in Colorado as unaffiliated as there are Republican and Democrat, so it only makes sense that an independent candidate be heard along side the party candidates.”
Colorado’s U.S. Senate race is one of the most as Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Udall tries to end off a challenge by Republican Congressman Cory Gardner. The candidates have not finalized a .
“Colorado has a rich tradition of open discourse,” Shogan said, in a news release. “There are many important issues on which we differ and it is important to provide the voters of this great state the opportunity to hear all of our views.”
Rep. Cory Gardner, a Republican, and Sen. Mark Udall, a Democrat. (The Denver Post)
Shogan needed to collect 1,000 valid voter signatures to make the ballot.
“My campaign will continue with support from the people of Colorado and, if elected, I will be beholden only to the people of Colorado,” he said. “My paramount purpose in this run for office is to break up the gridlock in Washington with an independent voice and swing vote in the Senate.”
Shogan, a prominent neurosurgeon in Denver for more than three decades, closed his practice shortly after announcing he would run for the Senate April 24. .
