The race for House District 56 should have been a bright spot in state Republicans' effort to retake the Colorado legislature: They had found a candidate, Muhammad Ali Hasan, who is young and articulate and had both the time and money to wrest the seat from Democrats, reports Michael Riley [1]. But then Hasan's campaign publicist and former girlfriend filed for a temporary restraining order against him, alleging that he tried to hack into her computer and tracked her whereabouts after their personal relationship soured.

Here's an earlier profile of Hasan from Westword [2] and his campaign Web site [3]. Click the play button below to see a recent interview with Hasan.