| Torsten Eckstein Running For State Senate |
Loveland - November 11, 2009
Torsten Eckstein will announce his candidacy for State Senate District 15 this Sunday at Conrad Ball Middle School in
Loveland. The announcement has been posted to his campaign website. The website shows pictures of CSU Young
Democrats preparing campaign signs for Eckstein's announcement in a classroom. This is unusual as party affiliated
organizations normally stay neutral during primaries.
A Democrat, Eckstein joins the primary race for his party's nomination to challenge incumbent State Senator Kevin
Lundberg. State Senate District 15 encompasses areas around Ft. Collins, the entire City of Loveland and numerous
smaller cities between from Estes Park and Weld County.
Eckstein is joining the race after Loveland attorney Richard Ball announced he will also campaign for the party's
nomination to challenge Lundberg. The two candidates come from very different perspectives and different worlds.
Richard Ball is a Loveland native whose father, Conrad Ball, was a Larimer County District Court judge for 20 years.
Conrad Ball Middle School, where Eckstein will make his announcement this Sunday, is named after his opponent's
father. Richard Ball worked first in real estate before becoming an attorney. His family is well established in the
community and is considered among the more prosperous and influential families of Loveland.
LovelandPolitics was told that former State House Republican Representatives from Loveland, Bill Kaufman and Don
Marostica, recruited Ball to run during a private discussion. Kaufman is a token Republican who regularly endorses
Democrats and Don Marostica now works for Governor Ritter. Some Democratic party activist were disappointed
Ball was recruited by two Republicrats who are known more for their centrist pragmatism instead of representing any
political point of view. Nonetheless, Ball has attempted to quell concerns by assuring some he really is a "liberal"
Democrat. Ball is currently working for a bank and remains active with many charitable organizations throughout the
community.
Eckstein was not born into a wealthy or powerful family like his opponent. Born in Communist East Berlin in 1961,
Eckstein was a determined student whose mother studied medicine. Eckstein now researches infectious diseases
through microbiological research at CSU (Colorado State University) to diagnose Crohn's Disease and help in the
cattle industry. He is the founder of Eckstein Diagnostics, a biotech company.
Eckstein states on his campaign website that he is running to promote, "a predictable and balanced budget; a world
class education; a robust economy and personal freedom to create the American Dream for all Coloradoans."
Torsten Eckstein will announce his candidacy for State Senate District 15 this Sunday at Conrad Ball Middle School in
Loveland. The announcement has been posted to his campaign website. The website shows pictures of CSU Young
Democrats preparing campaign signs for Eckstein's announcement in a classroom. This is unusual as party affiliated
organizations normally stay neutral during primaries.
A Democrat, Eckstein joins the primary race for his party's nomination to challenge incumbent State Senator Kevin
Lundberg. State Senate District 15 encompasses areas around Ft. Collins, the entire City of Loveland and numerous
smaller cities between from Estes Park and Weld County.
Eckstein is joining the race after Loveland attorney Richard Ball announced he will also campaign for the party's
nomination to challenge Lundberg. The two candidates come from very different perspectives and different worlds.
Richard Ball is a Loveland native whose father, Conrad Ball, was a Larimer County District Court judge for 20 years.
Conrad Ball Middle School, where Eckstein will make his announcement this Sunday, is named after his opponent's
father. Richard Ball worked first in real estate before becoming an attorney. His family is well established in the
community and is considered among the more prosperous and influential families of Loveland.
LovelandPolitics was told that former State House Republican Representatives from Loveland, Bill Kaufman and Don
Marostica, recruited Ball to run during a private discussion. Kaufman is a token Republican who regularly endorses
Democrats and Don Marostica now works for Governor Ritter. Some Democratic party activist were disappointed
Ball was recruited by two Republicrats who are known more for their centrist pragmatism instead of representing any
political point of view. Nonetheless, Ball has attempted to quell concerns by assuring some he really is a "liberal"
Democrat. Ball is currently working for a bank and remains active with many charitable organizations throughout the
community.
Eckstein was not born into a wealthy or powerful family like his opponent. Born in Communist East Berlin in 1961,
Eckstein was a determined student whose mother studied medicine. Eckstein now researches infectious diseases
through microbiological research at CSU (Colorado State University) to diagnose Crohn's Disease and help in the
cattle industry. He is the founder of Eckstein Diagnostics, a biotech company.
Eckstein states on his campaign website that he is running to promote, "a predictable and balanced budget; a world
class education; a robust economy and personal freedom to create the American Dream for all Coloradoans."
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| Torsten Eckstein shown above in a publicity photograph from his campaign. |
