U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter accused Republican Joe Coors of trying to have it both ways, saying during a debate Wednesday that while Coors argues for less government, a company he once headed sought congressional earmarks.
Coors later countered that Perlmutter, a Democrat seeking a fourth term in office, ducked a question about why his wife lobbied the House of Representatives when he had promised she would not. The couple has since divorced.
Much of the back and forth between the two 7th Congressional District candidates has been hashed and rehashed in four earlier debates and on the campaign trail in Jefferson and Adams counties. That includes disagreements over the stimulus package and the Affordable Care Act, measures that Perlmutter voted for and Coors opposes.
During Wednesday's matchup, sponsored by The Denver Post and 9News, the candidates were asked a series of lightning-round questions meant to elicit "yes" or "no" answers. Coors opposes gay marriage; Perlmutter supports it. Coors is against the federal legalization of marijuana; Perlmutter said federal law needs to line up with state law.
The earmark issue came up when Coors was asked about CoorsTek, a high-tech family company he once oversaw, and whether it outsourced jobs as Perlmutter has claimed.
The charge, Coors said, is "false, misleading and deceitful." Perlmutter said he got the information from CoorsTek's own records.
"Joe complains about the high costs of government and that government picks winners and losers, but his company, CoorsTek, came to my office in the Congress and to other offices across the Congress and asked us for a $3 million earmark," Perlmutter said.
The earmark request, for the manufacture of military equipment, was made a decade after Coors retired as president of the company, said his campaign spokeswoman, Michelle Yi.
She also accused Perlmutter of failing to answer why lobbyist disclosure forms from his former wife show she lobbied the House in the first half of 2007.
"Congressman Ed Perlmutter broke his promise to the voters of Colorado and won't own up to it," she said.
During the debate, Coors said he has picked up support from Republicans who formerly backed the congressman because Perlmutter doesn't talk about jobs and they want somebody with business experience.
Perlmutter countered that he talks plenty about jobs, and Coors' decision to invest family money in a bogus bond program that promised a 75 percent rate of return a week should serve as a warning to voters about Coors' business acumen.
The debate, along with debates for the 4th and 6th congressional districts, will air at 8 p.m. Saturday on Channel 20.
Also running in the 7th District are two third-party candidates, Libertarian Buck Bailey and Doug "Dayhorse" Campbell of the American Constitution Party.
Lynn Bartels: 303-954-5327, lbartels@denverpost.com or twitter.com/lynn_bartels
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