Tag: colorado gop
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Threats inside and out loom for Colorado’s Republicans | Dick Wadhams
Colorado Republicans made strides in 2024 despite an insidious state chairman who tried to defeat successful Republican candidates. Newly elected U.S. Reps. Gabe Evans, Jeff Hurd and Jeff Crank fought off unethical opposition from their own state party chairman, making the Colorado congressional delegation a 4-4 partisan split. Strong state legislative leadership resulted in the pickup of three seats in the…
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Rep.-elect Jarvis Caldwell calls out Colorado Republican leadership for lack of support
Updated 11/14/24 Not long after winning District 20 in the state House, Republican Rep.-elect Jarvis Caldwell took to social media to call out party leadership for what he described as its failure to support GOP candidates in this year’s election. Caldwell won the June El Paso County House District 20 primary by a 30-point margin.…
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Colorado Republicans vote to oust Dave Williams as state party chair, but he rejects meeting as ‘illegal’
A group of Colorado Republicans voted Saturday to remove Dave Williams as chairman of the state party at a meeting denounced by Williams and his allies as “fraudulent” and “illegal.” Republicans cheered when results were announced at a church in Brighton, where Williams’ opponents gathered in defiance of state GOP warnings that the proceedings lacked…
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Teller County official slams posts by Colorado GOP chair Dave Williams, asks for resignation
When the chair of the Colorado Republican Party Dave Williams posted a social media post excoriating the LGBTQ+ community and June as National Pride Month, the reaction was swift. Among the posts signed by the chair: “Burn all the #Pride Flags this June,” and “God Hates Pride,” while labeling the community as “demonic.” Teller County…