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Rachel Zenzinger, above, is challenging State Sen. Laura Woods in District 19, which covers Arvada and Westminster. Colorado Citizens for Accountable Government has mailed fliers to voters claiming that as an Arvada City Council member, "Zenzinger wanted to use tax money to pay for her trip to China." Denver7 PolitiFact has deemed the claim "Pants on Fire."
Rachel Zenzinger, above, is challenging State Sen. Laura Woods in District 19, which covers Arvada and Westminster. Colorado Citizens for Accountable Government has mailed fliers to voters claiming that as an Arvada City Council member, "Zenzinger wanted to use tax money to pay for her trip to China." Denver7 PolitiFact has deemed the claim "Pants on Fire."

It is with great dismay that I have seen countless fliers with blatantly false information distributed by the opponents of state Senate candidate Rachel Zenzinger in Arvada.

The flier falsely says that Zenzinger took a trip to China using taxpayer money. Several media outlets have debunked this tripe, but recently voters even received fortune cookies in the mail, meant to “commemorate” this fictitious trip.

I call upon the district attorney to act quickly in its investigation and announce in a timely manner that Zenzinger’s opponents have violated state law, so that this material will have no adverse effect on the election outcome. And I call upon the legislature to find a way to put more teeth into the law that this group has clearly disregarded.

I have known Zenzingersince her days as a City Council member, and I can vouch for her integrity.

Bob Wilson,Arvada

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