An unaffiliated candidate is collecting petition signatures to challenge Democratic nominee Melat Kiros in the November race to represent Colorado’s Denver-centered 1st Congressional District.
The secretary of state’s office on Monday approved Shimon Blau’s petition for circulation. He has until Thursday to submit 1,500 signatures to qualify for the ballot.
Blau, a doctor, announced his candidacy Sunday in a Facebook post. He said in a video on his Facebook Tuesday that he is a “true independent” who leans left on social issues and right on fiscal issues…