State GOP lawmakers highlight January Capitol Club
Sen. Chris Holbert, a Republican from Parker, speaks at the Northern Colorado Regional Issues Summit on Nov. 20, 2019, in Loveland.
Photo by Craig Vollmer Photography
The Colorado Republican Committee is spotlighting its top members in the legislature at its January Capitol Club Luncheon in Denver.
According to invitations that went out Thursday, the lunch panel will include Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert of Parker, House Minority Leader Patrick Neville of Castle Rock, Assistant Senate Minority Leader John Cooke of Greeley and Assistant House Minority Leader Kevin Van Winkle of Highlands Ranch.
The membership lunch is at Maggiano’s Denver Pavilions on the 16th Street Mall. Memberships to the Capitol Club are $500 a year or $50 a month, and it comes with a membership pin.
More information and registration is available by clicking here.
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