Bennet Challenger Gino Campana Adds Kellyanne Conway As Senior Advisor

(CBS4) - One of the challengers to Sen. Michael Bennet for one of Colorado's Senate seats is adding a well-known name to his campaign. Gino Campana has announced that Kellyanne Conway has joined the campaign as a senior advisor.

I am proud to have @KellyannePolls on our team — she brings unrivaled experience and expertise to this race. Our campaign will defeat @MichaelBennet in November. It is time for a true leader in Washington — I am the man for the job. Join our team & let's turn CO red! #COPolitics pic.twitter.com/4iFDR9SRj1
— Gino Campana (@gino_campana) February 3, 2022

Campana is one of several Republican challengers to Bennet, the Democratic senior senator who currently holds the seat and is running for re-election in November. Conway served as former President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign manager, and has been one of his closest counselors. Conway also became the first woman to successfully run a presidential campaign in 2016 when Trump won.

Kellyanne Conway Speaks To Morning Shows From Front Lawn Of White House — Counselor to President, Kellyanne Conway, prepares to appear on the Sunday morning show Meet The Press, from the north lawn at the White House, January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. Conway discussed President Trump's recent visit to the CIA and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's first statement. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

"I am proud to have Kellyanne on our team," Campana said in a tweeted statement. "She brings unrivaled experience and expertise to this race."

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