CD-6

Congressional candidate Wil ArmstrongCD-6 Republican candidate Wil Armstrong released his first TV ad Monday, speaking out against "professional politicians" who have lost touch with our priorities."

"We can change Congress by changing some of the resumes," Armstrong says in the ad. "We need more business experience back there (in Washington), not more professional politicians."

Armstrong is a CEO of a software development and consulting firm who hasn't held elective office before. All three CD-6 opponents, meanwhile, currently hold elected office: Mike Coffman is Secretary of State, and Ted Harvey and Steve Ward are state senators.

The ad will be airing cable on primarily in the CD-6 area, said Armstrong manager Jack Stansbury.

CD-6 Republican candidate Mike Coffman's campaign began airing a TV ad on Denver-area cable channels Wednesday -- the first television spot of the CD-6 GOP primary.

The ad, entitled "Proven Conservative," seeks to establish Coffman as just that: the ad touts his service in Iraq as a U.S. Marine and states he seeks to create jobs and lower taxes.

Coffman manager Dustin Zvonek said the ad began airing Wednesday on cable channels such as ESPN, Fox News Channel, and the Discovery Channel.

Change, experience, fire, and command: those are the menu choices in the Republican contest to succeed Tom Tancredo in the 6th congressional district.

Debating April 21 at a rec center in Highlands Ranch, ranged across the stage alphabetically, businessman Wil Armstrong and Secretary of State Mike Coffman -- money leaders in the race so far -- sparred with State Sens. Ted Harvey and Steve Ward.

The debate was sponsored by the Sagebrush Forum, a newly formed conservative group in Douglas County, and PolitickerCO.com.