Turmoil Follows Rep. Buck’s Surprise Exit

Barely a week after Rep. Ken Buck announced he was resigning from Congress, Republicans in Colorado’s 4th District and nationwide were thrust into turmoil.

Soon after Buck announced his resignation, Colorado Democrat Gov. Jared Polis set the special election for June 25. That’s the same day as the primary for nomination for what is considered tantamount to election in one of the state’s most Republican House districts.

Three of the Republicans vying to succeed Buck in the primary are also seeking nomination at a yet-to-be-determined meeting of party leaders: radio talk show host Deborah Flora, former state Senate President Jerry Sonnenberg, and former state Sen. Ted Harvey, chair of the anti-Biden Super PAC Committee to Defeat the President.

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