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Oct. 9, 2024: Space Force, defense spending and the deficit – meet the candidates vying for CD5

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Jeff Crank and River Gassen
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5th Congressional District candidates Republican Jeff Crank (left) and Democrat River Gassen.

Voters in the state's 5th Congressional District, which includes Colorado Springs, have something on the ballot they haven't seen since 2006 -- an open Congressional seat. Today, we hear from the major party candidates: Republican Jeff Crank, a former political consultant and talk radio host; and Democrat River Gassen, a science lecturer and graduate research assistant at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, who is a political newcomer.