WATCH: The Sullivan recall campaign is over. So who’s next?
Backers of a proposed recall of Colorado state Rep. Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, over his support for a gun-control measure said Tuesday they are ending the effort. (CLICK HERE for Ernest Luning’s CoPo report.)
So what happens now? And what happens to the money donated in support of recalling or retaining Sullivan?
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The Vice Chair of the Colorado Republican Party posted on Facebook Tuesday that the recall effort she initiated against State Rep. Tom Sullivan was ending.
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