The man representing House District 19 in the legislature is vouching for the man he hopes will represent it in 2019. Republican Rep. Paul Lundeen of Monument endorsed Tim Geitner of Falcon at an event in Monument last week.

Lundeen was elected to the House seat in 2014 after four years on the state Board of Education, but he’s running to replace Kent Lambert in the Senate next year. Lambert is term-limited.

Geitner faces Monument businessman Donald Bryant in the Republican primary, so far. Geitner ran unsuccessfully for the El Paso County Commission last year.

As the Colorado Springs City Council’s legislative analyst the past few years, Geitner worked with Lundeen on several legislative issues, including widening Interstate 25 and steps to combat human trafficking, Geitner’s campaign said in a statement.

He also has been endorsed by Amy Stephens, who also has represented House District 19 as well as House majority leader, and Darryl Glenn, the El Paso County commissioner who is running for the U.S. House next year.

Geitner also touts his military experience as a qualification. He served in combat in,. characterizing himself as “a patriot with a strong sense of duty to country, community and family.”

He is a combat veteran serving as an infantry officer with the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in Afghanistan. He served combined 12 years in active duty, the National Guard and Army Reserve, where he continues to serve.

“I take my oath to uphold the Constitution seriously,” Geitner said in a statement.